Phan Thong District
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Phan Thong ( th, พานทอง, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') of the province of
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. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Bang Pakong, Ban Pho (both Chachoengsao province), Phanat Nikhom, Ban Bueng and Mueang Chonburi.


History & toponymy

The district is home to a large Catholic community. The community owns 10,000
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of land in Ban Hua Pai of Tambon Khok Ki Non where the St Philip and St James Catholic Church is located. The church was founded by Francois Marie Guego, a French missionary who arrived in Thailand in 1867. His mission was to spread the
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Chachoengsao Chachoengsao ( th, ฉะเชิงเทรา, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand, capital of Chachoengsao Province. It is on the banks of the Bang Pakong River. It includes ''tambon'' Na Mueang and parts of Ban Mai, Bang Ti ...
. Today, more than 3,000 Catholics reside on the land. The community, the largest landholder in the area, is under pressure from developers to sell the property to feed the industrialization fostered by the Eastern Economic Corridor. Its name ''Phan Thong'' literally translates to "golden pedestal tray". It is said that its name is distorted from the name of a local hunter (''phran'' in Thai) "Thong", who led warlord Phraya Tak to flee the Burmese army from Ayutthaya to the eastern region during the second fall of Ayutthaya, before the counterattack and established himself as a new king
Taksin the Great King Taksin the Great ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช, , ) or the King of Thonburi ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้ากรุงธนบุรี, ; ; Teochew: Dên Chao; April 17, ...
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Administration


Central administration

Phan Thong is divided into 11 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 '' khwaen ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 76 administrative villages ('' mubans'').


Local administration

There are two sub-district municipalities (''
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 ...
s'') in the district: * Phan Thong (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Phan Thong. * Nong Tamlueng (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Nong Tamlueng and parts of sub-districts Map Pong and Nong Kakha. There are eight subdistrict administrative organisations (SAO) in the district: * Phan Thong Nong Kakha (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-districts Phan Thong and Nong Kakha. * Map Pong (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Map Pong. * Nong Hong (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Nong Hong. * Khok Khi Non (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Khok Khi Non. * Ban Kao (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Ban Kao. * Na Pradu (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Na Pradu. * Bang Nang (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Bang Nang. * Ko Loi Bang Hak (Thai: ) consisting of sub-districts Ko Loi and Bang Hak.


References

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