Amphoe Ban Phaeng

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Ban Phaeng
บ้านแพง
Statistics
Province: Nakhon Phanom
District office: 17°58′5″N, 104°12′57″E
Area: 284.7 km²
Inhabitants: 33,804 (2005)
Pop. density: 118.7 inh./km²
Geocode: 4804
Postal code: 48140
Map
Map of Nakhon Phanom, Thailand highlighting Ban Phaeng

Ban Phaeng (Thai: บ้านแพง) is a district (Amphoe) in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Tha Uthen, Si Songkhram and Na Thom of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Bueng Khong Long of Nong Khai Province. To the east across the Mekong river is the Laotian province Khammouan.

Originally the area belonged to the Mueang Chaiburi, now part of the Tha Uthen district.

The minor district (King amphoe) was established in 1948 by splitting it from Tha Uthen district. In 1952 it was elevated to full district status.

1956 the sanitary district (sukhaphiban) Ban Phaeng was established, which was upgraded to a township (thesaban tambon) in 1999.

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 75 villages (muban). Ban Phaeng itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of the tambon Ban Phaeng. There are further 5 tambon Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Ban Phaeng บ้านแพง 14 8,965
2. Phai Lom ไผ่ล้อม 13 3,228
3. Phon Thong โพนทอง 14 5,237
4. Nong Waeng หนองแวง 17 9,181
8. Na Ngua นางัว 11 5,006
9. Na Khe นาเข 6 2,187

Missing number are tambon which now form Na Thom district.

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