Phra Pradaeng Destrict

Phra Pradaeng
Phra Pradaeng; พระประแดง
	Amphoe
	Amphoe location in Samut Prakan Province
	Coordinates: 13°39′30″N 100°32′2″E / 13.65833°N 100.53389°ECoordinates: 13°39′30″N 100°32′2″E / 13.65833°N 100.53389°E
Kintra	Thailand
Province	Samut Prakan
Seat	Talat
Tambon	15
Area
• Total	73.4 km2 (28.3 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	207,141
• Density	2822/km2 (7,310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (THA)
Postal code	10130
Geocode	1104

Phra Pradaeng (Thai: พระประแดง; IPA: [pʰráʔ prā.dɛ̄ːŋ]) is a destrict (Amphoe) o Samut Prakan Province in Thailand.

Geografie

Neebourin destricts are (frae the wast clockwise) Thung Khru, Rat Burana, Yan Nawa, Khlong Toei, Phra Khanong an Bang Na (aw Bangkok), an the destricts Mueang Samut Prakan an Phra Samut Chedi o Samut Prakan.

It is locatit a big bend on the Chao Phraya river.

History

Phra Pradeang wis the oreeginal centre o the aurie sooth o Bangkok near the mooth o the Chao Phraya river. Oreeginally named Nakhon Khuan Khan (นครเขื่อนขันธ์) it wis settled bi Mon. In 1815, Keeng Rama II biggit the Pom Phlaeng Faifa fort at the river bend. The fort is nou locatit in a smaw pairk an accessible for visitors.

In 1819 the new toun Samut Prakan (or Paknam) wis established. Due tae the economic problems in the early 1930s several admeenistrative entities wur abolished, includin Phra Phradaeng province which haed its destricts wur assigned tae Samut Prakan an Thonburi effective 1 Apryle 1932.^[1]

A 2 km tramwey athort the neck o the huge Phra Pradaeng river bend opened in 1908 an closed c.1940. Operatit bi a private company, the motorised trams connectit wi motorboat services tae Bangkok an tae Paknam at each end o the line. The tram cut a considerable time aff the up an dounriver jurney bi avoidin the lang river bend.

Admeenistration

The destrict is subdividit intae 15 subdestricts (tambon), which are further subdividit intae 67 veelages (muban). The toun (thesaban mueang) Phra Pradaeng covers the whole tambon Talad, the toun Lat Luang the tambon Bang Phueng, Bang Chak an Bang Kharu. The tounship (thesaban tambon) Samrong Thai covers the tambon Samrong Tai, Samrong, Samron Klang, Bang Hua Suea an Bang Ya Phraek. Thare are further 6 Tambon admeenistrative organisations (TAO) for the tambon no covered bi the municipalities.

No.	Name	Thai name	Veelages	Inh.
1.	Talat	ตลาด	-	11,864
2.	Bang Phueng	บางพึ่ง	-	26,420
3.	Bang Chak	บางจาก	-	22,079
4.	Bang Khru	บางครุ	-	27,311
5.	Bang Ya Phraek	บางหญ้าแพรก	-	24,506
6.	Bang Hua Suea	บางหัวเสือ	-	11,367
7.	Samrong Tai	สำโรงใต้	-	14,850
8.	Bang Yo	บางยอ	10	10,860
9.	Bang Kachao	บางกะเจ้า	9	5,342
10.	Bang Nam Phueng	บางน้ำผึ้ง	11	4,636
11.	Bang Krasop	บางกระสอบ	11	2,402
12.	Bang Ko Bua	บางกอบัว	13	7,184
13.	Song Khanong	ทรงคนอง	13	8,505
14.	Samrong	สำโรง	-	50,936
15.	Samrong Klang	สำโรงกลาง	-	13,879

References

↑ "พระบรมราชโองการ ประกาศ ยุบรวมท้องที่บางมณฑลและบางจังหวัด" (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 48 (0 ก): 576. 21 Februar 1932. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 9 Apryle 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2014.

Freemit airtin

http://www.phrapradaeng.org (Thai anerly)

[1] "พระบรมราชโองการ ประกาศ ยุบรวมท้องที่บางมณฑลและบางจังหวัด" (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 48 (0 ก): 576. 21 Februar 1932. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 9 Apryle 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2014.

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