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Bang Phli 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....
) of Samut Prakan Province
Samut Prakan Province

Samut Prakan is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand.Neighboring provinces are in the west and north Bangkok and Chachoengsao Province to the east....
 in 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....
.

Suvarnabhumi Airport
Suvarnabhumi Airport

BKK redirects here. For the Norwegian power company see Bergenshalv?ens Kommunale Kraftselskap.'For other uses see BKK .Suvarnabhumi Airport , also known as Bangkok International Airport, is the international airport serving Bangkok, Thailand....
 (also called (New) Bangkok International Airport) opened on September 28, 2006 serving the Amphoe Bang Phli district, replacing Don Muang International Airport as Bangkok's primary airport. The district is set to become part of the new Nakhon Suvarnabhumi Province
Nakhon Suvarnabhumi Province

Nakhon Suvarnabhumi is a proposed new province of Thailand in the southeast of Bangkok around the Suvarnabhumi Airport. It is planned to cover the districts Lat Krabang and Prawet of Bangkok and King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong and Amphoe Bang Phli of Samut Prakan Province, an area of 521 km? with about 462,000 residents....
, once its creation is approved.

hboring districts are Bang Na
Bang Na

Bang Na is one of the Districts of Bangkok of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbors, clockwise from the north, are the Phra Khanong and Prawet districts of Bangkok, Amphoe Bang Phli, Amphoe Mueang Samut Prakan, and Amphoe Phra Pradaeng of Samut Prakan Province....
, Prawet
Prawet

Prawet is one of the Districts of Bangkok of Bangkok, Thailand, located in the southeast of the town. Neighboring districts are Amphoe Bang Phli , Bang Na, Phra Khanong, Suan Luang, Bang Kapi, Saphan Sung and Lat Krabang ....
 and Lat Krabang
Lat Krabang

Lat Krabang is one of the Districts of Bangkok of Bangkok, located in the east of the town.Neighboring districts are Amphoe Bang Bo, King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong and Amphoe Bang Phli , Prawet, Saphan Sung, Min Buri and Nong Chok and Amphoe Mueang Chachoengsao ....
 (all Bangkok
Bangkok

The city of Bangkok is the Capital , largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom and came to the forefront of Thailand when it was given the status as the...
) in the north, Bang Sao Thong
King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong

Bang Sao Thong is a district of Samut Prakan Province in central Thailand....
 and Bang Bo
Amphoe Bang Bo

Amphoe Bang Bo is a district of Samut Prakan Province in Thailand....
 to the east, and Mueang Samut Prakan
Amphoe Mueang Samut Prakan

Mueang Samut Prakan is the capital district of Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand. The district has the highest population of all districts of Thailand....
 to the south and west.

Phli is famous for the annual Lotus
Nymphaea lotus

Nymphaea lotus, the Tiger Lotus or Egyptian White Water-lily, is a flowering plant of the family Nymphaeaceae that grows in various parts of East Africa and Southeast Asia....
 Flower (Rap Bua) festival, which takes place on the last day of vassa
Vassa

Vassa , also called Rains Retreat, is the traditional Retreat during the rainy season lasting for three lunar months from July to October....
 on the fourteenth day of the waxing moon in the eleventh lunar month
Thai lunar calendar

The Thai lunar calendar is Thailand's version of the lunisolar calendar Buddhist calendar used in the southeast Asian countries of Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar....
, usually the full moon in October.






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Bang Phli 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....
) of Samut Prakan Province
Samut Prakan Province

Samut Prakan is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand.Neighboring provinces are in the west and north Bangkok and Chachoengsao Province to the east....
 in 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....
.

Suvarnabhumi Airport
Suvarnabhumi Airport

BKK redirects here. For the Norwegian power company see Bergenshalv?ens Kommunale Kraftselskap.'For other uses see BKK .Suvarnabhumi Airport , also known as Bangkok International Airport, is the international airport serving Bangkok, Thailand....
 (also called (New) Bangkok International Airport) opened on September 28, 2006 serving the Amphoe Bang Phli district, replacing Don Muang International Airport as Bangkok's primary airport. The district is set to become part of the new Nakhon Suvarnabhumi Province
Nakhon Suvarnabhumi Province

Nakhon Suvarnabhumi is a proposed new province of Thailand in the southeast of Bangkok around the Suvarnabhumi Airport. It is planned to cover the districts Lat Krabang and Prawet of Bangkok and King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong and Amphoe Bang Phli of Samut Prakan Province, an area of 521 km? with about 462,000 residents....
, once its creation is approved.

Geography

Neighboring districts are Bang Na
Bang Na

Bang Na is one of the Districts of Bangkok of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbors, clockwise from the north, are the Phra Khanong and Prawet districts of Bangkok, Amphoe Bang Phli, Amphoe Mueang Samut Prakan, and Amphoe Phra Pradaeng of Samut Prakan Province....
, Prawet
Prawet

Prawet is one of the Districts of Bangkok of Bangkok, Thailand, located in the southeast of the town. Neighboring districts are Amphoe Bang Phli , Bang Na, Phra Khanong, Suan Luang, Bang Kapi, Saphan Sung and Lat Krabang ....
 and Lat Krabang
Lat Krabang

Lat Krabang is one of the Districts of Bangkok of Bangkok, located in the east of the town.Neighboring districts are Amphoe Bang Bo, King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong and Amphoe Bang Phli , Prawet, Saphan Sung, Min Buri and Nong Chok and Amphoe Mueang Chachoengsao ....
 (all Bangkok
Bangkok

The city of Bangkok is the Capital , largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom and came to the forefront of Thailand when it was given the status as the...
) in the north, Bang Sao Thong
King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong

Bang Sao Thong is a district of Samut Prakan Province in central Thailand....
 and Bang Bo
Amphoe Bang Bo

Amphoe Bang Bo is a district of Samut Prakan Province in Thailand....
 to the east, and Mueang Samut Prakan
Amphoe Mueang Samut Prakan

Mueang Samut Prakan is the capital district of Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand. The district has the highest population of all districts of Thailand....
 to the south and west.

Festivals

Bang Phli is famous for the annual Lotus
Nymphaea lotus

Nymphaea lotus, the Tiger Lotus or Egyptian White Water-lily, is a flowering plant of the family Nymphaeaceae that grows in various parts of East Africa and Southeast Asia....
 Flower (Rap Bua) festival, which takes place on the last day of vassa
Vassa

Vassa , also called Rains Retreat, is the traditional Retreat during the rainy season lasting for three lunar months from July to October....
 on the fourteenth day of the waxing moon in the eleventh lunar month
Thai lunar calendar

The Thai lunar calendar is Thailand's version of the lunisolar calendar Buddhist calendar used in the southeast Asian countries of Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar....
, usually the full moon in October. A boat carrying a replica of the Luang Poh To Buddha statue from the temple Wat Bang Pli is moved along the main canal
Khlong

A khlong is the general name for a canal in the central plain of Thailand. These canals are spawned by the Chao Phraya River, the Tha Chin River, the Mae Klong River Rivers and their tributaries....
 of the district. The people at the banks of the canal throw lotus flowers onto the boat, as donating lotus flowers to Buddha is merit-making.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 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 83 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....
). Bang Phli itself is also a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Bang Phli Yai, Bang Pla and Bang Chao Long. There are further 6 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.Bang Phli Yai ??????????2346,269
2.Bang Kaeo???????1639,061
3.Bang Pla??????1529,486
4.Bang Chalong ???????1124,254
8.Racha Thewa
Racha Thewa

Racha Thewa is a commune in Amphoe Bang Phli, Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. It is the location of Suvarnabhumi Airport. The name of the district originates from Saming Racha, a famous family in the area....
????????1521,786
9.Nong Prue????????32,519
The missing geocodes in the table are now the King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong
King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong

Bang Sao Thong is a district of Samut Prakan Province in central Thailand....
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