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Bang Phli (Thai: บางพลี; IPA: [bāːŋ pʰlīː]) is a destrict (amphoe) o Samut Prakan Province in Thailand. It is hame tae Suvarnabhumi Airport (cried (New) Bangkok Internaitional Airport an aw), which opened on 28 September 2006 as Thailand's primar airport. The destrict wis pairt o the ance-proposed Nakhon Suvarnabhumi Province.
Bang Phli บางพลี | |
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Amphoe | |
![]() Amphoe location in Samut Prakan Province | |
Coordinates: 13°36′21″N 100°42′22″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Samut Prakan |
Seat | Bang Phli Yai |
Tambon | 6 |
Muban | 83 |
Area | |
• Total | 260.0 km2 (100.4 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 212,516 |
• Density | 817.4/km2 (2,117/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (THA) |
Postal code | 10540 |
Geocode | 1103 |
Neebourin destricts are Bang Na, Prawet an Lat Krabang (aw in Bangkok) in the north, Bang Sao Thong an Bang Bo tae the east, an Mueang Samut Prakan tae the sooth an wast.
Bang Phli Destrict is hame tae a nummer o manufacturin companies includin Plan Toys; Lingerie company, Triumph International;[1] auto pairts maker, Yarnphan;[2] Surf Technicians Inc., windsurfin equipment design company, Natural Corporation;[3] chemical manufacturer, Hanwha Chemical alkali soluble resin (ASR) an emulsion plant,[4] furnitur manufacturer, Rockworth.[5] an a Nivea cosmetics production plant. It is locatit on the ootskirts o Bangkok on the Bangna-Trad road near Loch Taco.[6] The aurie is hame tae Thai fitness an Muay Thai camps an aw. The first IKEA store in Thailand opened at 'Mega Bangna' on the Bang Na-Bang Pakong Heich-gate in Bang Kaeo in late 2011.
Bang Phli is famous for the annual Lotus Flouer (Rap Bua) festival, which taks place on the last day o vassa on the fowerteent day o the waxin muin in the eleventh lunar month, uisually the full muin in October. A boat carryin a replica o the Luang Poh To Buddha statue frae the temple Wat Bang Pli is muivit alang the main canal o the destrict. The fowk at the banks o the canal throw lotus flouers ontae the boat, as donatin lotus flouers tae Buddha is merit-makin.
The destrict is subdividit intae 6 subdestricts (tambon), which are further subdividit intae 83 veelages (muban). Bang Phli itsel is a subdestrict municipality (thesaban tambon) an aw which covers pairts o the tambon Bang Phli Yai, Bang Pla an Bang Chao Long. Thare are further 6 Tambon admeenistrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai | Veelages | Inh.[7] |
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1. | Bang Phli Yai | บางพลีใหญ่ | 23 | 72,797 |
2. | Bang Kaeo | บางแก้ว | 16 | 43,056 |
3. | Bang Pla | บางปลา | 15 | 31,816 |
4. | Bang Chalong | บางโฉลง | 11 | 36,891 |
8. | Racha Thewa | ราชาเทวะ | 15 | 25,489 |
9. | Nong Prue | หนองปรือ | 3 | 2,467 |
The missin geocodes in the table are nou the Bang Sao Thong Destrict.
The American School of Bangkok Bangna Campus is in the destrict.[8] The Thai-Chinese International School is locatit in Bang Phli Yai.[9]
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