Amphoe Bang Phli
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| Statistics | |
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| Province: | Samut Prakan |
| Area: | 260.0 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 132.271 (2000) |
| Pop. density: | 509 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 1103 |
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| Missing image Amphoe_1103.png Map of Samut Prakan, Thailand highlighting Bang Phli | |
Amphoe Bang Phli is a district of Samut Prakan province in Thailand.
The new international airport of Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi Airport, is under construction in Amphoe Bang Phli.
Bang Phli is famous for the annual Lotus Flower (Rap Bua) festival, which takes place on the last day of vassa on the fourteenth day of the waxing moon in the eleventh lunar month, 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 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 communes (tambon). The missing geocodes in the table are now the King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong.
| Nr. | Name | Thai name | ||||||
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| 1. | Bang Phli Yai | บางพลีใหญ่ | 4. | Bang Cho Long | บางโฉลง | |||
| 2. | Bang Kaeo | บางแก้ว | 8. | Racha The Wa | บางโฉลง | |||
| 3. | Bang Pla | บางปลา | 9. | Nong Prue | หนองปรือ |
Links
- Lotus flower festival (http://www.paknam.com/rap_bua.htm)
| Amphoe of Samut Prakan | Missing image Seal_Samut_Prakan.png Seal of Samut Prakan | ||
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| Amphoe: | Mueang Samut Prakan - Bang Bo - Bang Phli - Phra Pradaeng - Phra Samut Chedi | ||
| King Amphoe: | Bang Sao Thong | edit (https://academickids.com:443/encyclopedia/index.php?title=Template:Amphoe_Samut_Prakan&action=edit) | |