Ban Phraek (, ) is the northernmost district of
Ayutthaya province.
History
Tambon Phraek was separated from
Maha Rat district
Maha Rat (, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') in the northern part of Ayutthaya province in Thailand.
History
Originally the district was named ''Khwaeng'' Nakhon Yai. It was converted to an amphoe in 1914 and changed its name to Maha Rat in 1917.
...
to become a minor district (''
king amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...
'') in 1937. It was upgraded to a full district on 10 December 1959.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Mueang Lopburi of
Lopburi province,
Don Phut of
Saraburi province,
Maha Rat of Ayutthaya Province, and
Chaiyo of
Ang Thong province.
Administration
The district is divided into five sub-districts (''
tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...
''), which are further subdivided into 27 villages (''
muban
Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...
''). Ban Phraek has township (''
thesaban tambon
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
'') status and covers parts of ''tambon'' Ban Phraek and Sam Phaniang. There are two tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
Ban Phraek
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