Pak Kret (Thai: ปากเกร็ด, pronounced [pàːk krèt]) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Nonthaburi province, central Thailand.
Pak Kret
ปากเกร็ด | |
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Coordinates: 13°54′45″N 100°29′54″E / 13.91250°N 100.49833°E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Nonthaburi |
Seat | Pak Kret |
Tambon | 12 |
Muban | 51 (administrative) |
District established | 1884 |
Area | |
• Total | 89.023 km2 (34.372 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 246,212 |
• Density | 2,765.71/km2 (7,163.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Postal code | 11120 |
Geocode | 1206 |
Geography
editThe district is in the northeast of the province. It borders (from north clockwise) the districts Lat Lum Kaeo and Mueang Pathum Thani of Pathum Thani province, Don Mueang and Lak Si of Bangkok, and Mueang Nonthaburi and Bang Bua Thong of Nonthaburi.
The district is crossed by the Chao Phraya River. A large oxbow of the river has been shortened by a canal, Khlong Lat Kret, dug in 1722 in the Ayuthaya Era, to form the island of Ko Kret.
Administration
editThe district is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambons). These are further subdivided into 85 villages (mubans).
No. | Name | Thai name | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Pak Kret | ปากเกร็ด | 7. | Tha It | ท่าอิฐ | |||
2. | Bang Talat | บางตลาด | 8. | Ko Kret | เกาะเกร็ด | |||
3. | Ban Mai | บ้านใหม่ | 9. | Om Kret | อ้อมเกร็ด | |||
4. | Bang Phut | บางพูด | 10. | Khlong Khoi | คลองข่อย | |||
5. | Bang Tanai | บางตะไนย์ | 11. | Bang Phlap | บางพลับ | |||
6. | Khlong Phra Udom | คลองพระอุดม | 12. | Khlong Kluea | คลองเกลือ |
Five of the tambons covering 34 villages belong to the city (thesaban nakhon) of Pak Kret. Bang Phlap itself has had township (thesaban tambon) status since 2013. The other six tambons are each administered by a Tambon Administrative Organization (TAO).
Education
editA partial list of primary and secondary schools in Pak Kret:
- Pakkred Secondary School[1]
- Nawamintarachinuthid Horwang Nonthaburi School (also called Horwangnon)
- Suan Kularb Wittayalai Nonthaburi School (also called Suannon)
- Triamudom Suksa Nomklao Nonthaburi School (also called Triam Nom Non)
- Wat Paramaiyikawat School
- Wat Sala Kun School
- Pichaya Suksa School
- International School Bangkok[2]
- Rose Marie Academy
- Saint Francis Xavier School
- Chonprathanwittaya School
References
edit- ^ "ติดต่อโรงเรียน". Pakkred Secondary School. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Contact Us". International School Bangkok. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
External links
edit- Ko Kret travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Impact Arena, Exhibition and Convention Center
- Site dedicated to Muang Thong Thani