| Official Name: | Bang Khan |
| Native Name: | บางขัน |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
| Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ban Lamnao |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
| Established Title: | District established |
| Population Total: | 40498 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Density Km2: | 67.3 |
| Area Total Km2: | 601.7 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 80360 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 8017 |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 8.0267°N 99.4733°W |
Bang Khan (Thai: บางขัน, in Thai pronounced as /bāːŋ kʰǎn/) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Thung Yai and Thung Song of Nakhon Si Thammarat; Ratsada, Huai Yot, and Wang Wiset of Trang province; and Lam Thap of Krabi province.
The district was created as a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 April 1984, when the three tambons Bang Khan, Ban Lamnao, and Wang Hin were split off from Thung Song district.[1] On 9 April 1992, the minor district was upgraded to a full district.[2]
The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 60 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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