Pho Hak ( th, โพหัก, ) is a ''
tambon'' (subdistrict) of
Bang Phae district,
Ratchaburi province,
western Thailand.
History
Pho Hak (literally "broken
bodhi tree") has a lot of land still retains its past and rural character. It was used as a filming location for ''
Plae Kao
''Plae Kao'' ( th, แผลเก่า, ; literally, 'old wound'), also known as ''The Scar'', is a 1977 Thai romantic drama film directed by Cherd Songsri and starring Sorapong Chatree and Nantana Ngaograjang as two peasants in rural Thailan ...
'', a 1977 rural love tragedy film.
Geography
Pho Hak is a plain that is flooded all year round because of the influence of sea water pushing into the
Mae Klong mouth
In animal anatomy, the mouth, also known as the oral cavity, or in Latin cavum oris, is the opening through which many animals take in food and issue vocal sounds. It is also the cavity lying at the upper end of the alimentary canal, bounded on ...
and
Khlong Damnoen Saduak
Khlong Damnoen Saduak ( th, คลองดำเนินสะดวก, ) is a khlong, canal in western central Thailand. It links the Tha Chin and Mae Klong rivers, and has a length of approximately 35 km. The canal was built by order of ...
canal. Therefore, it is suitable for farming and agriculture. There are no mountains and forests, with a total area of approximately 22,484
rais (33.155 km
2).
The condition of the soil is clay and sandy soil.
It is approximately from Bangkok by car, from
Ratchaburi town and from Bang Phae District Office.
The main water resource is Khlong Pho Hak canal that flows through the area.
Neighbouring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise), Don Kha and Don Yai in its district, Nong Song Hong in
Ban Phaeo district,
Samut Sakhon province and Talat Chinda in
Sam Phran district
Sam Phran ( th, สามพราน, ) is the southernmost district ('' amphoe'') of Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand.
History
The district was established in 1896, then named Talat Mai District. It was renamed Sam Phran in 1917.
The name '' ...
,
Nakhon Pathom province, Bua Ngam and Don Khlang in
Damnoen Saduak district, Hua Pho in its district and Don Khlang in Damnoen Saduak district, respectively.
Administration
All areas are administered by Pho Hak Subdistrict Municipality.
It can also be divided into 11 ''
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 ...
s'' (village).
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Economy
At present, Pho Hak is the place with the most giant river prawn farms in Thailand.
References
External links
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Tambon of Ratchaburi province
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