Amphoe Pak Kret
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Pak Kret ปากเกร็ด |
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| Province: | Nonthaburi |
| Surface: | 89.0 km² |
| Residents: | 232,481 (2013) |
| Population density : | 2296.6 U / km² |
| ZIP : | 11120 |
| Geocode : | 1206 |
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Amphoe Pak Kret ( Thai : อำเภอ ปากเกร็ด , pronunciation: ʔāmpʰɤ̄ː pàːk krèt ) is a district ( Amphoe - administrative district) of the Nonthaburi Province . The Nonthaburi Province is located north of Bangkok in the central region of Thailand .
geography
Amphoe Pak Kret is located in the northeast of the Nonthaburi province.
The neighboring Amphoe are clockwise from the north: Lat Lum Kaeo and Mueang Pathum Thani of Pathum Thani Province , the districts of Bangkok Don Mueang and Lak Si, and Mueang Nonthaburi and Bang Bua Thong of Nonthaburi Province .
Amphoe Pak Kret is traversed by the Mae Nam Chao Phraya ( Chao Phraya River ), the most important river in central Thailand. This forms a larger loop, the abbreviation of which a puncture was made in the 18th century , the Mae Nam Lat Kret ( แม่น้ำ ลัด เกร็ด ). This is how the island of Ko Kret (see below) was created.
The Chao Phraya or Lat Kret divides the district into a very densely populated eastern part, which is completely occupied by the town of the same name (Thesaban Nakhon) Pak Kret (more than three quarters of the district's residents live here), and a rather rural or suburban western part.
education
Elementary and secondary schools in Amphoe Pak Kret:
- Nawamintharachinuthit Horwang School Nonthaburi (Thai: โรงเรียน นว มิ นท ราชิ นู ทิศ หอวัง นนทบุรี , also called "Horwang-Non"), coeducational secondary school (Matthayom)
- Suankularb Wittayalai School Nonthaburi (Thai: โรงเรียน สวน กุหลาบ วิทยาลัย นนทบุรี , also called "Suan-Non"), coeducational secondary school (Matthayom)
- School Pak Kret (Thai: โรงเรียน ปากเกร็ด ), co-educational secondary school (Matthayom)
- Wat Poramai Yigawat School (Thai: โรงเรียน วัด ปร มัย ยิ กา วา ส ), school on Ko Kret, from preschool to secondary level I ( Anuban to Mathayom ton ton )
- Wat Salakun School (Thai: โรงเรียน วัด ศาลา กุล ), pre- and elementary school on Ko Kret ( Anuban to Prathom )
- Pichaya Suksa School (Thai: โรงเรียน พิ ช ญ ศึกษา ), private coeducational school, from pre-school to upper secondary level ( Anuban to Mathayom )
- International School Bangkok
In addition, the Amphoe Pak Kret is home to the center of the Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University , a state, open- access university.
transport
Several important roads run through Pak Kret:
- the western section of Kanchanaphisek Road (Thanon Kanchanaphisek) , also called Outer Bangkok Ring Road , Autobahn 9 or Asian Highway 2 , six-lane outer bypass of the greater Bangkok area
- Sirat-Expressway (Thang Phiset Si Rat) , toll road for the northern emergency traffic from Bangkok
- Chaeng Watthana Road (Thanon Chaeng Watthana) , National Road 304, connects Pak Kret with Bangkok's Lak Si district
- Tiwanon Road (Thanon Tiwanon) , National Road 306, connects Pak Kret with Nonthaburi in the south and Pathum Thani Province in the north
- Nonthaburi – Pathum Thani Road (Thanon Nonthaburi – Pathum Thani) , National Road 307, connects Pak Kret with the western part of Pathum Thani Province
- Bang Bua Thong – Bang Khu Wat Road (Thanon Bang Bua Thong – Bang Khu Wat) , National Road 345,
- Pak Kret bypass (Thanon Liang Mueang Pak Kret) , alternative route to Thanon Tiwanon, which bypasses the city center of Pak Kret,
- Chaiyaphruek-Strasse (Thanon Chaiyaphruek) , western extension of Chaeng-Watthana-Strasse to Ratchaphruek-Strasse,
- Ratchaphruek Street (Thanon Ratchaphruek) , connects Amphoe Pak Kret with Amphoe Mueang Nonthaburi and the Bangkok district of Taling Chan ,
- Si Saman Road (Thanon Si Saman) connects Pak Kret with Bangkok's Don Mueang district.
There are two bridges over the Chao Phraya in the area of Amphoe Pak Kret.
economy
- Selected OTOP products from the district:
- Handbags made of braided water hyacinths ( เบญจรงค์ )
religion
- Wat Paramai Yikawat Worawihan ( วัด ปร มัย ยิ กา วา ส์ วรวิหาร )
- Wat Ku ( วัด กู้ )
- Wat Chim Phli Sutthawat ( วัด ฉิ พลี สุทธาวาส )
- Wat Ko Phaya Cheng ( วัด เกาะ พญา เจ่ง )
- Wat Prot Ket ( วัด โปรด เก ษ )
- Wat Saeng Siri Tham ( วัด แสง สิริ ธรรม )
- Wat Sao Thong Thong ( วัด เสา ธง ทอง )
- Wat Thong Khung ( วัด ท้องคุ้ง )
Wat Chim Phli
Wat Ko Phaya Cheng
Wat Prot Ket
Wat Saeng Siri Tham
Wat Sao Thong Thong
Wat Thong Khung
Attractions
Ko Kret
The island of Ko Kret , an island of almost four square kilometers in the middle of the Mae Nam Chao Phraya. This island is formed in the north, west and south by the original course of the Mae Nam Chao Phraya, the east bank forms a channel ( Khlong ), the Khlong Lat Kret ( คลอง ลัด เกร็ด ). This is said to have been dug in 1721, but it looks as if this canal is already shown on a very precise Dutch nautical map from 1650. Foreign seafarers who sailed as far as Ayutthaya with their sailing ships called the canal the “little mosquito pierce”, as there was always a large number of mosquitos gathered here. Today the island is almost exclusively inhabited by the people of the Mon ethnic group , who are famous throughout Thailand for their pottery . At the northeast end of the island is the landmark of the crooked chedi of Wat Paramai Yikawat . The island is closed to car traffic.
Mueang Thong Thani
Mueang Thong Thani is a satellite city with numerous residential high-rise buildings, which was planned in 1989 by the Thai company Bangkok Land . In 1998 the company built the Mueang Thong Thani Stadium for the 13th Asian Games , which took place in December 1998 in Bangkok and the surrounding area. The stadium was later renamed “IMPACT Arena” and is part of the “Impact” event, conference and exhibition area. The concert and sports hall with 12,000 seats is the first address in the Bangkok area for international concerts. The complex also includes exhibition halls and a conference center.
Also in this area is the SCG Stadium, the home stadium of the first division soccer club Muangthong United .
administration
Provincial Administration
Pak Kret County is divided into twelve tambon ("subdistricts" or "municipalities"), which are further subdivided into 85 muban ("villages").
| No. | Surname | Thai | Muban | Pop. |
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| 1. | Pak Kret | ปากเกร็ด | 5 | 36,869 |
| 2. | Bang Talat | บาง ตลาด | 10 | 47,378 |
| 3. | Ban Mai | บ้าน ใหม่ | 6th | 27,696 |
| 4th | Bang Phut | บาง พูด | 9 | 61,628 |
| 5. | Bang Tanai | บาง ตะ ไน ย์ | 5 | 4,724 |
| 6th | Khlong Phra Udom | คลอง พระ อุดม | 6th | 5,272 |
| 7th | Tha It | ท่า อิฐ | 10 | 16,237 |
| 8th. | Ko Kret | เกาะ เกร็ด | 7th | 5,705 |
| 9. | Om Kret | อ้อม เกร็ด | 6th | 2,943 |
| 10. | Khlong Khoi | คลอง ข่อย | 12 | 7.147 |
| 11. | Bang Phlap | บาง พลับ | 5 | 8.223 |
| 12. | Khlong Kluea | คลอง เกลือ | 4th | 8,659 |
Local administration
There is one commune with "big city" status ( Thesaban Nakhon ) in the county:
- Pak Kret (Thai: เทศบาล นคร ปากเกร็ด ) consisting of the complete Tambon Pak Kret, Bang Talat, Ban Mai, Bang Phut, Khlong Kluea.
There is one municipality with "small town" status ( Thesaban Tambon ) in the district:
- Bang Phlap (Thai: เทศบาล ตำบล บาง พลับ ) consisting of the complete Tambon Bang Phlap.
In addition, there are six " tambon administration organizations " ( องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล - Tambon Administrative Organizations, TAO)
- Bang Tanai (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล บาง ตะ ไน ย์ ) consisting of the complete tambon Bang Tanai.
- Khlong Phra Udom (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล คลอง พระ อุดม ) consisting of the complete tambon Khlong Phra Udom.
- Tha It (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล ท่า อิฐ ) consisting of the complete Tambon Tha It.
- Ko Kret (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล เกาะ เกร็ด ) consisting of the complete tambon Ko Kret.
- Om Kret (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล อ้อม เกร็ด ) consisting of the complete Tambon Om Kret.
- Khlong Khoi (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล คลอง ข่อย ) consisting of the complete tambon Khlong Khoi.
literature
- Derick Garnier: Ayutthaya - Venice of the East . River Books, Bangkok 2004, ISBN 974-8225-60-7
Individual evidence
- ↑ Examples of OTOP products from the county (in Thai)
- ↑ Derick Garnier: Ayutthaya - Venice of the East
- ↑ Example of Ko Kret pottery (in Thai)
- ↑ 2013 population statistics ( Thai ) Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
Web links
- More information on Amphoe Pak Kret from amphoe.com (in Thai). Archived from the original on July 2, 2007 ; accessed on July 28, 2015 .
Coordinates: 13 ° 55 ' N , 100 ° 30' E