Pak Khlong Bang Pla Kot ( th, ปากคลองบางปลากด, ) is a ''
tambon'' (subdistrict) in
Phra Samut Chedi District
Phra Samut Chedi ( th, พระสมุทรเจดีย์, ) is the westernmost district (''amphoe'') of Samut Prakan province in central Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west, clockwise) Bang Khun Thian and Thung ...
,
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 ...
.
History
Pak Khlong Bang Pla Kot is the settlement located along the ''
khlong
A ''khlong'' ( th, คลอง, ), alternatively spelt as ''klong'' () commonly refers to a canal in Thailand. These canals are spawned by the rivers Chao Phraya, Tha Chin, and Mae Klong, along with their tributaries particularly in the low-ly ...
'' (canal) of the same name that runs through the area. ''Pak Khlong Bang Pla Kot'' literally translates as "the mouth of the bagrid catfish canal". Khlong Bang Pla Kot is a canal on the right bank 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 ...
. Folks have used it as a thoroughfare since the past.
In the middle
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 ...
during the King
Ekathotsarot's reign it was the site of a Dutch trading-post called "New Amsterdam". The story of New Amsterdam has been described in ''The History of Japan Together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam, 1690-1692'', the archives of
Engelbert Kaempfer, a German physician who followed the Dutch diplomatic corps who came to develop good relations with the Ayutthaya in the early the King
Phetracha's reign.
According to Kaempfer, the trading-post was located two leagues away from the river mouth. It as large bamboo building, the roof of which was used as a storage place for hides awaiting shipment.
The current location of New Amsterdam is believed to be in
Soi Suk Sawat 55, off
Highway 303 (Suk Sawat Road), the location of now AGC Chemicals (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (ACTH), without even leaving any debris.
Geography
The terrain is a lowland with the Chao Phraya River flowing through, affected by the flooding of the sea. The soil condition is
saline soil, not suitable for cultivation.
It has a total area of 6.55 square kilometers, about from the
city of Samut Prakan.
Adjacent areas are (from the north clockwise):
Lat Luang Town Municipality, Chao Phraya River, Laem Fa Pha Subdistrict Municipality, and Subdistrict Administrative Organization Nai Khlong Bang Pla Kot.
Administration
The entire area of the Pak Khlong Bang Pla Kot is governed by the Phra Samut Chedi
Subdistrict Municipality (เทศบาลตำบลพระสมุทรเจดีย์).
It was also divided into four ''
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)
These four villages could also be divided into 15 communities.
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Population
Pak Khlong Bang Pla Kot has a total population of 11,299 (5,552 men, 5,747 women) in 5,708 households.[
]
Place
Temples
*Wat Phra Samut Chedi 250px, Wat Phra Samut Chedi
Wat Phra Samut Chedi ( th, วัดพระสมุทรเจดีย์, ) is an ancient Buddhist temple in Phra Samut Chedi District, Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand.
Lined on the Chao Phraya River's ba ...
* Wat Khae
Historical house
* Phisuea Samut Fort
Education
* Pomnakkarach Sawatyanon School
Hospital
* Paolo Hospital Phrapradaeng
Government office
*Phra Samut Chedi Police Station
Notes
External links
* {{Official website, 1=https://phrasamutjedee.go.th/public/
Tambon of Samut Prakan province
Populated places on the Chao Phraya River
category:Historic districts in Thailand