Bang Tanai ( th, บางตะไนย์, ) is one of twelve ''

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'' ...

s'' (sub-districts) of Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi Province in

central Thailand Central Thailand (Central plain) or more specifically Siam (also known as Suvarnabhumi and Dvaravati) is one of the regions of Thailand, covering the broad alluvial plain of the Chao Phraya River. It is separated from northeast Thailand (Isan) by ...

History

Since the late

Ayutthaya period The Ayutthaya Kingdom (; th, อยุธยา, , IAST: or , ) was a Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand. The Ayutthaya Kingdom is conside ...

, Bang Tanai was settled by a large number of

Mon Mon, MON or Mon. may refer to: Places * Mon State, a subdivision of Myanmar * Mon, India, a town in Nagaland * Mon district, Nagaland * Mon, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Mon, Switzerland, a village in the Canton of Grisons * An ...

inhabitants. They inhabit areas along the

Chao Phraya River The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Et ...

, such as Bang Khu Wat in Pathum Thani Province. After the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767, the area was abandoned.

King Taksin King Taksin the Great ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช, , ) or the King of Thonburi ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้ากรุงธนบุรี, ; ; Teochew: Dên Chao; April 17, ...

later allowed the Mon people resettle their former villages. In 1822, a large number of Mon immigrants from

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

settled in

Siam Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 mi ...

. King

Nangklao Nangklao ( th, พระบาทสมเด็จพระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว, ; 31 March 1788 – 2 April 1851), birth name Thap ( th, ทับ), also styled Rama III, was the third king of Siam u ...

(Rama III) allow them to populate Bang Tanai, Bang Phut, and Khlong Ban Laem Yai. They have lived there continuously since then. The name "Bang Tanai" means "place of toothbrush trees" ('' Streblus asper''), as this plant once flourished along waterways from here to Pathum Thani. Mons call this species of plant ''khanai'' (คะไน), which the Thais mispronounced as ''tanai''. ''Bang'' is defined by the

Royal Institute Dictionary The ''Royal Institute Dictionary'' (RID; th, พจนานุกรม ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน, ) is the official and prescriptive dictionary of Thai language, published by the Royal Society of Thailand. The R ...

as 'hamlet or community by the waterfront'.

Geography

Bang Tanai has an area of approximately , most of the area consisting of lowlands along the Chao Praya River. It is about from

Pak Kret Pak Kret ( th, ปากเกร็ด, ) is a city (''thesaban nakhon'') in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. It lies in the Central Thai plains on the east bank of the lower Chao Phraya River, bordering Bangkok to the east, Mueang Nonthaburi d ...

. Neighboring tambons are (from the north clockwise): Khlong Khoi and Bang Khu Wat of Pathum Thani Province; Bang Phut and Pak Kret,

Ko Kret Ko Kret ( th, เกาะเกร็ด, ) is a small island in the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. It is around long and wide with an area of over 4.2 square kilometers. It has seven main villages, the largest and most p ...

, and Khlong Phra Udom of Nonthaburi.

Economy

Most Bang Tanai residents work in agriculture.

Administration

Bang Tanai is administered by the

Subdistrict Administrative Organization ''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'' ...

(SAO) Bang Tanai (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบางตะไนย์).

Local products

*Handicrafts *Herbal products *

Khao mak ''Khao mak'' ( th, ข้าวหมาก, ), also known as "Thai fermented sweet rice dessert", is a Thai dessert. The sticky rice used to prepare ''khao mak'' is fermentation, fermented for several days, resulting in an alcohol content of just ...

Places of interest

*Wat Toei *Wat Tan *Wat Tamnak Nuea

References

{{Subdistricts of Nonthaburi Tambon of Nonthaburi province Populated places on the Chao Phraya River