Ban Tak district explained

Official Name:Ban Tak
Native Name:บ้านตาก
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tak
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:46492
Population As Of:2005
Population Density Km2:46.8
Area Total Km2:992.495
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:63120
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:6302
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:17.0433°N 99.0789°W

Ban Tak (Thai: บ้านตาก, in Thai pronounced as /bâːn tàːk/) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Tak province, western Thailand.

History

The area of Ban Tak is the old location of Mueang Tak. It was an ancient frontier city, on the west bank of the Ping River in Ban Tha Phra That, Tambon Ko Taphao. King Maha Thammaracha of Ayutthaya moved the center of Mueang Tak to its present site in Tambon Pa Mamuang at the end of the 16th century.

The current district office of Ban Tak is at Ban Tak Ok, Tambon Tak Ok, on the west side of Phahonyothin Highway.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (south from clockwise): Mueang Tak, Mae Ramat, Sam Ngao of Tak Province, Thoen of Lampang province and Ban Dan Lan Hoi of Sukhothai province.

The southwest end of the Phi Pan Nam Range reaches the eastern end of the district.

The important water resources of the district are the Ping and Wang rivers.

The Bantak Petrified Forest Park is in this district.[1]

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 67 villages (mubans). There are two townships (thesaban tambon): Ban Tak and Thung Kra Cho. Ban Tak covers parts of tambon Tak Ok and Tak Tok, and Thung Kracho, the whole tambon Thung Kracho, and parts of Thong Fa.

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.    
1.Tak Okตากออก1210,443
2.Samo Khonสมอโคน94,347
3.Mae Salitแม่สลิด127,987
4.Tak Tokตากตก105,811
5.Ko Taphaoเกาะตะเภา86,667
6.Thung Krachoทุ่งกระเชาะ95,771
7.Thong Faท้องฟ้า75,466

Notes and References

  1. http://www.milkblitzstreetbomb.com/sea/thailand/tak/the-petrified-wood-forest-tak-thailand/ Petrified Wood Forest located in Ban Tak, Thailand