Amphoe Bang Khan
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Bang Khan is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Nakhon Si Thammarat is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand...

, southern Thailand
Southern Thailand
Southern Thailand is a distinct region of Thailand, connected with the Central region by the narrow Kra Isthmus.-Geography:Southern Thailand is located on the Malay Peninsula, with an area around 70,713 km², bounded to the north by Kra Isthmus as the narrowest part of the peninsula. The...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Thung Yai
Amphoe Thung Yai
Thung Yai is the westernmost district of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.-History:Tambon Ku Rae was separated from Thung Song district and made the minor district Ku Rae in 1906. When the office was moved to Tambon Tha Yang in 1909, the minor district was renamed following the...

 and Thung Song
Amphoe Thung Song
Thung Song is a district in the southwestern part of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Bang Khan, Thung Yai, Na Bon, Chang Klang, Lan Saka, Ron Phibun, Chulabhorn, Cha-uat of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Huai Yot and Ratsada of Trang...

 of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Ratsada
Amphoe Ratsada
Ratsada is a district in the northeastern part of Trang Province, Thailand.- History :The minor district Ratsada was established on April 1 1991 by splitting off five tambon from Huai Yot district...

, Huai Yot
Amphoe Huai Yot
Huai Yot is a district in the northern part of Trang Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ratsada of Trang Province, Thung Song of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Pa Phayom, Si Banphot of Phatthalung Province, Mueang Trang, Wang Wiset of Trang Province again and Bang Khan of...

 and Wang Wiset
Amphoe Wang Wiset
-History:The minor district Wang Wiset was established on July 15 1981 by splitting off five tambon from Sikao district. The first temporary district office within the temple Rat Rangsan was opened on November 2 1981.It was upgraded to a full district on May 21 1990.-Geography:Neighboring...

 of Trang Province
Trang Province
Trang is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the western shore of the Malay Peninsula to the Andaman Sea. Neighboring provinces are Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Satun....

, and Lam Thap
Amphoe Lam Thap
-History:The minor district Lam Thap was established on June 30 1984, when the two tambon Lam Thap and Din Udom were split off from Khlong Thom district...

 of Krabi Province
Krabi Province
Krabi is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the shore of the Andaman Sea. Neighbouring provinces are Phang Nga, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Trang. The Phuket province to the west is also neighbouring, but without any land boundary...

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History

The district was created as a minor district (King Amphoe) on April 1, 1984, when the three tambon Bang Khan, Ban Lamnao and Wang Hin were split off from Thung Song district
Amphoe Thung Song
Thung Song is a district in the southwestern part of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Bang Khan, Thung Yai, Na Bon, Chang Klang, Lan Saka, Ron Phibun, Chulabhorn, Cha-uat of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Huai Yot and Ratsada of Trang...

. On April 9, 1992 the minor district was upgraded to a full district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon
Tambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 60 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). There are no municipal (thesaban
Thesaban
Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....

) areas, and 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

1. Bang Khan บางขัน 18 12,253
2. Ban Lamnao บ้านลำนาว 16 13,271
3. Wang Hin วังหิน 13 8,145
4. Ban Nikhom บ้านนิคม 13 6,829
 

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