Banphot Phisai is the northernmost 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 Sawan Province

Nakhon Sawan Province

Nakhon Sawan is one of the provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Lop Buri, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani and Tak.- Etymology :...

, northern Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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History

At first, the central tambon was Tambon Ta Sang. In 1910, the government moved the district office to the west bank of the Ping River

Ping River

The Ping River , along with the Nan River, is one of the two main contributaries of Chao Phraya River. It originates at Doi Chiang Dao in Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai Province. After passing Chiang Mai town, it flows though the provinces Lamphun, Tak, and Kamphaeng Phet...

 in Tambon Tha Ngiew area and officially upgraded the district at the same time.

The name Banphot Phisai comes from the mountains in the district that look likes row of Prang

Stupa

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Bueng Na Rang

Amphoe Bueng Na Rang

Bueng Na Rang is a district in the western part of Phichit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pho Prathap Chang, Taphan Hin and Pho Thale of Phichit Province, Banphot Phisai of Nakhon Sawan Province and Bueng Samakkhi of Kamphaeng Phet Province.-History:The minor...

 and Pho Thale

Amphoe Pho Thale

Pho Thale is a district in the southwestern part of Phichit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Bueng Na Rang, Taphan Hin, Bang Mun Nak of Phichit Province, Chum Saeng, Kao Liao and Banphot Phisai of Nakhon Sawan Province.-History:In 1939, the district office was...

 of Phichit Province, Kao Liao

Amphoe Kao Liao

Kao Liao is a district of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on October 1 1969, when five tambon were split off from Banphot Phisai district...

, Mueang Nakhon Sawan

Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Sawan

Mueang Nakhon Sawan is the capital district of Nakhon Sawan Province, in northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Banphot Phisai, Kao Liao, Chum Saeng, Tha Tako, Phayuha Khiri, Krok Phra, Lat Yao....

 and Lat Yao

Amphoe Lat Yao

Lat Yao is a district of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Originally, Lat Yao was a part of Krok Phra district. Khun Lat Boriban , the head of the Tambon developed the infrastructure of the tambon. In 1913, he proposed to the governor of Nakhon Sawan that the tambon should be...

 of Nakhon Sawan Province, and Khanu Woralaksaburi

Amphoe Khanu Woralaksaburi

Khanu Woralaksaburi is a district in the southern part of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand.-History:In 1987 history students from Silpakorn University surveyed in Khanu Woralaksaburi district area. They found stone axe, clay pot and beads of the Khao Kalon community...

 and Bueng Samakkhi

Amphoe Bueng Samakkhi

Bueng Samakkhi is a district in the eastern part of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand.-History:Tambon Rahan, Wang Cha-on and Bueng Samakkhi were separated from Khanu Woralaksaburi district to form the minor district Bueng Samakkhi on April 30, 1994...

 of Kamphaeng Phet Province

Kamphaeng Phet Province

Kamphaeng Phet is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Phichit, Nakhon Sawan and Tak.- Etymology :...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 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 117 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...

). The township (thesaban tambon) Banphot Phisai covers parts of the tambon Tha Ngio and Charoen Phon. There are further 13 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.	Tha Ngio	ท่างิ้ว	8	7,413
2.	Bang Ta Ngai	บางตาหงาย	7	6,963
3.	Hukwang	หูกวาง	4	4,446
4.	Ang Thong	อ่างทอง	6	4,190
5.	Ban Daen	บ้านแดน	9	7,189
6.	Bang Kaeo	บางแก้ว	8	5,603
7.	Ta Khit	ตาขีด	8	8,508
8.	Ta Sang	ตาสัง	11	7,284
9.	Dan Chang	ด่านช้าง	13	6,935
10.	Nong Krot	หนองกรด	15	11,737
11.	Nong Ta Ngu	หนองตางู	13	6,341
12.	Bueng Pla Thu	บึงปลาทู	9	4,221
13.	Charoen Phon	เจริญผล	6	7,470