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Geography

Ban Pa is bordered to the north by

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History

The local legend is that Ban Pa was originally a thick rain forest, settled primarily by Laotian emigrants who cleared the vegetation for farm land. However, much of the land turned out to be unsuitable for agriculture, as the Wang Yao River seasonally floods and dries to too great an extent to sustain profitable farming.

Economy

The economy of Ban Pa is based on agriculture and contract labor.

Education

The following schools are located in Ban Pa: *โรงเรียนวัดบึงกระดาน *โรงเรียนบ้านน่า *โรงเรียนบ้านดง

Attractions

*Bueng Kradan Yai ( th, บึงกระดานใหญ่, Big Plank Swamp) *Bueng Kradan Noi ( th, บึงกระดานน้อย, Little Plank Swamp) *Bueng Thung Hong ( th, บึงทุ่งหงษ์)

Administration

The following is a list of the subdistrict's muban, which roughly correspond to the villages:Pitlocal.org
(in Thai)

Temples

*วัดบ้านป่า in muban 6 *วัดเขาไร่เอี่ยมโสภณ in muban 9 *วัดบ้านแซ่ in muban 5 *วัดวังยาวสามัคคีธรรม in muban 3 *วัดบึงกระดาน in muban 3 *วัดแสงมุขอโณทัย in muban 1 *วัดวังยาวสามัคคีธรรม in muban 10

References

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