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Ban Khai is a district (amphoe
Amphoe

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

767 when Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya (city)

Ayutthaya city is the capital of Ayutthaya province in Thailand. The city was founded in 1350 by King Ramathibodi I, who came here to escape a smallpox outbreak in Lop Buri, and proclaimed it the capital of his kingdom, often referred to as the Ayutthaya kingdom or Siam....
 was destroyed by the Burmese, the later King Taksin
Taksin

Somdet Phrachao Taksin Maharaj or Somdet Phrachao Krung Thonburi ; ; Teochew: D?nchao; was the first and only monarch of Thonburi kingdom....
 the Great lead his troops to built a Siamese military base at Chanthaburi
Chanthaburi

Chanthaburi is a town in the east of Thailand, at the banks of the Chanthaburi River. It is the capital of the Chanthaburi Province and the Amphoe Mueang Chanthaburi....
. On the way to Chanthaburi, the troops had their night camp (Thai: khai ????) in the area of modern day Ban Khai district.

Ban Khai was created to as district of Rayong Province in 1902.

hboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Nikhom Phatthana, Pluak Daeng
Amphoe Pluak Daeng

Pluak Daeng is a district in the northwestern part of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand....
, Wang Chan
Amphoe Wang Chan

Wang Chan is a district in the northern part of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand....
 and Mueang Rayong
Amphoe Mueang Rayong

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

district is subdivided into 7 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 66 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....
).






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Ban Khai is a district (amphoe
Amphoe

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

In 1767 when Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya (city)

Ayutthaya city is the capital of Ayutthaya province in Thailand. The city was founded in 1350 by King Ramathibodi I, who came here to escape a smallpox outbreak in Lop Buri, and proclaimed it the capital of his kingdom, often referred to as the Ayutthaya kingdom or Siam....
 was destroyed by the Burmese, the later King Taksin
Taksin

Somdet Phrachao Taksin Maharaj or Somdet Phrachao Krung Thonburi ; ; Teochew: D?nchao; was the first and only monarch of Thonburi kingdom....
 the Great lead his troops to built a Siamese military base at Chanthaburi
Chanthaburi

Chanthaburi is a town in the east of Thailand, at the banks of the Chanthaburi River. It is the capital of the Chanthaburi Province and the Amphoe Mueang Chanthaburi....
. On the way to Chanthaburi, the troops had their night camp (Thai: khai ????) in the area of modern day Ban Khai district.

Ban Khai was created to as district of Rayong Province in 1902.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Nikhom Phatthana, Pluak Daeng
Amphoe Pluak Daeng

Pluak Daeng is a district in the northwestern part of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand....
, Wang Chan
Amphoe Wang Chan

Wang Chan is a district in the northern part of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand....
 and Mueang Rayong
Amphoe Mueang Rayong

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

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 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 66 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 Khai itself is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of tambon Ban Khai and Nong Lalok. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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.Ban Khai????????77,340 
2.Nong Lalok?????????1111,470 
3.Nong Taphan?????????63,504 
4.Ta Khan?????97,237 
5.Bang But???????129,666 
6.Nong Bua???????1112,040 
7.Chak Bok?????107,657 


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