| Bang Rak | |
| Official Name: | Bang Rak |
| Native Name: | Thai: บางรัก |
| Nickname: | Tha Chin |
| Etymology: | love hamlet |
| Settlement Type: | Tambon |
| Motto: | Good Quality of Life, Sustainable Organic Farming, Return to Sufficiency |
| Pushpin Label: | Bang Rak |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 7.547°N 99.5773°W |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Trang |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mueang Trang |
| Government Type: | Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO) |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Preecha Phaknam |
| Leader Title1: | Vice mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Wirote Kaewphittaya |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.6 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population: | 3,982 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 92000[1] |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Area Code: | (+66) 02 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Bang Rak (Thai: บางรัก, in Thai pronounced as /bāːŋ rák/) is a tambon (subdistrict) of Mueang Trang District, Trang Province.
Bang Rak is part of Mueang Trang District otherwise known as downtown Trang. It is classified as one of the oldest populated places of Trang. It is a quay since ancient times where the Chinese settled and lived on the banks of the Trang River. Hence, the Trang River has another name "Tha Chin River" (แม่น้ำท่าจีน, in Thai pronounced as /tʰâː tɕīːn/; "Chinese port river"). Therefore, Bang Rak area is known as "Tha Chin" as well.[2]
Its terrain is a lowland area with the Trang River or locally known as Tha Chin River flowing through it. The subdistrict is bounded by other subdistricts (from the north clockwise): Nong Trut and Na Ta Luang with Khok Lo as well as Khuan Pring in its district, Khuan Thani in Kantang District, and Na To Ming in its district again.
There is an island in the middle of the Trang River that looks like a map of Thailand in the Nong Pluak Public Space. It is an artificial island completed on April 30, 1990.[3]
Bang Rak is governed by the Subdistrict Administrative Organization Bang Rak (SAO Bang Rak).
The area also consists of six administrative muban (village)[2]
| No. | Name | Thai |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ban Nong Prue | บ้านหนองปรือ |
| 2. | Ban Nam Phut | บ้านน้ำผุด |
| 3. | Ban Tai | บ้านใต้ |
| 4. | Ban Tha Chin | บ้านท่าจีน |
| 5. | Ban Saphan Chang | บ้านสะพานช้าง |
| 6. | Ban Khuan Yod Thong | บ้านควนยอดทอง |
The emblem of the Subdistrict Administrative Organization shows a Chinese junk sailing on the Trang River.
As of May 2008, it had a total population of 3,982 (1,950 men, 2,032 women) in 1,510 households.[2]