Bang Nam Phueng ( th, บางน้ำผึ้ง, ) is a ''

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'' ...

'' (sub-district) in

Phra Pradaeng District Phra Pradaeng ( th, พระประแดง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. History Phra Pradeang was the original center of the area south of Bangkok near the mouth of the Chao Phraya River. Originally na ...

, Samut Prakan Province,

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 ...

, known for local

floating market A floating market is a market where goods are sold from boats. Originating in times and places where water transport played an important role in daily life, most floating markets operating today mainly serve as tourist attractions, and are chie ...

History & toponymy

Its name ''"Bang Nam Phueng"'' literally translates to "place of

honey Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...

". According to the stories of the elders who said that in the past, Bang Nam Phueng was full of perennials and a swarm of bees came to make the

honeycomb A honeycomb is a mass of Triangular prismatic honeycomb#Hexagonal prismatic honeycomb, hexagonal prismatic Beeswax, wax cells built by honey bees in their beehive, nests to contain their larvae and stores of honey and pollen. beekeeping, Beekee ...

. Locals therefore popularly offer food to monks with honey, regarded as the highest merit. Originally, Bang Nam Phueng had a much more spacious area but has divided the area into a new sub-district,

Bang Kachao Bang Kachao ( th, บางกะเจ้า) is an artificial island formed by a bend in the Chao Phraya River and a canal at its western end. It lies south of the Thai capital Bangkok in Phra Pradaeng District of Samut Prakan Province. The isl ...

, making it smaller in size. According to historical evidence make believe that Bang Nam Phueng have at least 200 years of living inhabitants.

Geography

Bang Nam Phueng lies on the banks of 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 ...

, on the

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or pork stomach-shaped meander known as

. It is about from downtown Phra Pradaeng along Phetchahung Road. The terrain is a lowland along the Chao Phraya River. It is a sedimentary area caused by the deposition of sediments in river and its tributaries. The soil is highly fertile, suitable for making various orchards. It has six natural canals, most of them short canals. They connected to the Chao Phraya River, the main waterway is Khlong Bang Nam Phueng, with a distance of approximately . It is bounded by other subdistricts (from the north clockwise): Bang Ko Bua in its district, (across the Chao Phraya River) Phra Khanong Tai in Phra Khanong District and

Bang Na Nuea Bang Na Nuea ( th, บางนาเหนือ, ) is a '' khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Bang Na District, in Bangkok, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast ...

with

Bang Na Tai Bang Na Tai ( th, บางนาใต้, ) is a '' khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Bang Na District, in Bangkok, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, ...

Bang Na District Bang Na ( th, บางนา, ) is one of the fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbors, clockwise from the north, are the Phra Khanong and Prawet Districts of Bangkok and Bang Phli, Mueang Samut Prakan, and Phra Pradaeng D ...

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

, Samrong and Bang Krasop with Bang Yo in its district, respectively. 250px, Wat Bang Nam Phueng Nok

Administration

The entire area of Bang Nam Phueng is governed by

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'' ...

Bang Nam Phueng (SAO Bang Nam Phueng). The area also consists of 11 administrative ''

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 ...

'' (village).

Population

Most of the people are central Thais and Mons with some

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. People engaged in agriculture employed in industrial factories, private companies, government services and others.

Places

Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market Bang Nam Phueng ( th, บางน้ำผึ้ง, ) is a ''tambon'' (sub-district) in Phra Pradaeng District, Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand, known for local floating market. History & toponymy Its name ''"Bang Nam Phueng"'' liter ...

Wat Bang Nam Phueng Nok A wat ( km, វត្ត, ; lo, ວັດ, ; th, วัด, ; khb, 「ᩅᨯ᩠ᨰ」(waD+Dha); nod, 「ᩅ᩠ᨯ᩶」（w+Da2)) is a type of Buddhist temple and Hindu temple in Cambodia, Laos, East Shan State, Yunnan, the Southern Pr ...

* Wat Bang Nam Phueng Nai

Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market

250px, Atmosphere in the market Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market ( th, ตลาดน้ำบางน้ำผึ้ง, ) is in Bang Nam Phueng Subdistrict,

, Samut Prakan Province adjacent to Wat Bang Nam Phueng Nai temple and considered as part of

, a good atmosphere area on bend of the

. The market was inaugurated in 2004 by the local subdistrict authority to help locals move an oversupply of agricultural products. Its vendors limited to people from the community. The market is on a canal surrounded by a residential neighborhood. Products include commercial crops such as fruits and sweets, noodles, processed food, sea shells, dried shrimp, pickled shrimp, desserts, grain cakes, and fruit.

Local products

*Mosquito repellent incense *Water hyacinth handbag *Homemade toilet cleaner *Butterfly pea washing liquid *

Nam Dok Mai The 'Nam Dok Mai' mango ( th, น้ำดอกไม้, also spelled Nam Doc Mai) is a mango cultivar which originated in Thailand. It is the most popular mango variety in Thailand, and is grown commercially in Australia and Colo ...

mango *

Cavendish banana Cavendish bananas are the fruits of one of a number of banana cultivars belonging to the Cavendish subgroup of the AAA banana cultivar group. The same term is also used to describe the plants on which the bananas grow. They include commercially ...

Notes

External links

* {{Official website, 1=https://bangnamphueng.go.th/public/ category:Tambon of Samut Prakan Province category:Populated places on the Chao Phraya River