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Ban Chang is the westernmost district (amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) of Rayong Province
Rayong Province

Rayong province is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chonburi Province and Chanthaburi Province. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand....
, eastern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

area originally was Tambon Phala of Mueang Rayong district
Amphoe Mueang Rayong

Mueang Rayong is the capital district of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand....
. From 1963 on the American military used the U-Tapao airforce base
U-Tapao International Airport

U-Tapao International Airport , also spelled Utapao and U-Taphao, is a public airport serving Rayong, a city in Thailand. It is approximately southeast of Bangkok, near Sattahip on the Gulf of Siam....
, thus the community grew bigger.

The government created Ban Chang minor district (King Amphoe) on May 7th, 1976 by splitting two tambon from Mueang district. It was upgraded to be full district on March 16th, 1985.

hboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Sattahip
Amphoe Sattahip

Sattahip is a district in the province Chonburi Province, Thailand. It is located at the southern tip of the province, close to the tourism center Pattaya....
, Bang Lamung
Amphoe Bang Lamung

Bang Lamung is a district in the southern part of Chonburi Province, Thailand....
 of Chonburi Province
Chonburi Province

Chonburi is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chachoengsao Province, Chanthaburi Province and Rayong Province. To the west is the Gulf of Thailand....
, Nikhom Phatthana and Mueang Rayong
Amphoe Mueang Rayong

Mueang Rayong is the capital district of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand....
 of Rayong Province.






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Ban Chang is the westernmost district (amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) of Rayong Province
Rayong Province

Rayong province is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chonburi Province and Chanthaburi Province. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand....
, eastern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

History

The area originally was Tambon Phala of Mueang Rayong district
Amphoe Mueang Rayong

Mueang Rayong is the capital district of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand....
. From 1963 on the American military used the U-Tapao airforce base
U-Tapao International Airport

U-Tapao International Airport , also spelled Utapao and U-Taphao, is a public airport serving Rayong, a city in Thailand. It is approximately southeast of Bangkok, near Sattahip on the Gulf of Siam....
, thus the community grew bigger.

The government created Ban Chang minor district (King Amphoe) on May 7th, 1976 by splitting two tambon from Mueang district. It was upgraded to be full district on March 16th, 1985.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Sattahip
Amphoe Sattahip

Sattahip is a district in the province Chonburi Province, Thailand. It is located at the southern tip of the province, close to the tourism center Pattaya....
, Bang Lamung
Amphoe Bang Lamung

Bang Lamung is a district in the southern part of Chonburi Province, Thailand....
 of Chonburi Province
Chonburi Province

Chonburi is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chachoengsao Province, Chanthaburi Province and Rayong Province. To the west is the Gulf of Thailand....
, Nikhom Phatthana and Mueang Rayong
Amphoe Mueang Rayong

Mueang Rayong is the capital district of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand....
 of Rayong Province. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Thailand

The Gulf of Thailand is a body of water that borders, but is not part of the South China Sea . The gulf is bordered by Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam....
.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 subdistricts (tambon
Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
), which are further subdivided into 22 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
). Ban Chang is a town (thesaban mueang) and covers parts of the tambon Ban Chang and Phla. Samnak Thon is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Samnak Thon. There are further 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal areas.
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
1.Samnak Thon?????????816,442 
2.Phla???79,432 
3.Ban Chang???????723,315 


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