Bang Len ( Thai : บางเลน, pronounced [ bāːŋ lēːn ] ) is a district ( amphoe ) in the northern part of Nakhon Pathom Province, central Thailand .
history [edit ]
The zone was created in 1896 under the list Bang Phai Nat ( บางไผ่นารถ ). The district office was in Ban Bang Phai Nat, Tambon Bang Sai Pa, on the east bank of the Tha Chin River. Later the government moved the central zone to Tambon Bang Pla on the west bank of the Tha Chin. At the same time the district name was changed accordingly to Bang Pla. In 1939 the zone was again rename and received its current name Bang Len. [ 1 ] The district office was moved to Tambon Bang Len in 1978. The term Bang Len refers to ‘place of slop ‘, named after Khlong Bang Len, a conducive of Tha Chin river.
Reading: Bang Len District
geography [edit ]
Neighbouring districts are ( from the north clockwise ) : song Phi Nong of Suphanburi Province ; Lat Bua Luang of Ayutthaya Province ; Sai Noi of Nonthaburi Province ; and Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Chai Si, Don Tum, and Kamphaeng Saen of Nakhon Pathom Province .
economy [edit ]
Wat Lampaya floating market ( ตลาดน้ำวัดลำพญา ) on the Tha Chin river is a long-familiar floating market as is Don Wai in Sam Phran. [ 2 ]
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In mid-2019, the Department of Airports ( DOA ) proposed the construction of a new airport in Nakhon Pathom Province, 50 kilometres west of Bangkok, to relieve press on Bangkok ‘s two existing airports. The 20 billion baht airport would occupy 3,500 rai of bring in Bang Len angstrom well as Nakhon Chai Si District. Its capacity would be 25 million passengers per annum. If approved, construction would start in 2023 and the airport would be operational by 2025 or 2026. [ 3 ]
administration [edit ]
The district is divided into 15 subdistricts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 180 villages ( mubans ). There are four townships ( thesaban tambons ) : Bang Len, Bang Luang, Rang Krathum, and Lam Phaya. There are 15 tambon administrative organizations, one for each tambon.
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No.
Name
Thai name
Villages
1.
Bang Len
บางเลน
12
2.
Bang Pla
บางปลา
13
3.
Bang Luang
บางหลวง
21
4.
Bang Phasi
บางภาษี
13
5.
Bang Rakam
บางระกำ
15
6.
Bang Sai Pa
บางไทรป่า
10
7.
Hin Mun
หินมูล
11
8.
Sai Ngam
ไทรงาม
11
9.
Don Tum
ดอนตูม
9
10.
Ninlaphet
นิลเพชร
10
11.
Bua Pak Tha
บัวปากท่า
10
12.
Khlong Nok Krathung
คลองนกกระทุง
11
13.
Naraphirom
นราภิรมย์
9
14.
Lam Phaya
ลำพญา
11
15.
Phai Hu Chang
ไผ่หูช้าง
7
References [edit ]