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Bang Rakam
บางระกำ

Statistics
Province:	Phitsanulok
District office:	Bang Rakam 16°45′30″N, 100°7′5″E
Area:	936.040 km²
Inhabitants:	94,854 (2005)
Pop. density:	101.3 inh./km²
Geocode:	6504
Postal code:	65140
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Bang Rakam (Thai: บางระกำ) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Administration 4 Significant Settlements 5 Flooding 6 Geology 7 References 8 External links

The district was established on December 10th, 1905, then named Chum Saeng (ชุมแสง) district. Khun Phadet Prachadun was the first district head officer. Later King Rama VI ordered the district name the be changed to be the same as the central tambon, thus the district name was changed to Bang Rakam on April 24th, 1917.

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phrom Phiram, Mueang Phitsanulok, Bang Krathum of Phitsanulok Province, Sam Ngam, Wachirabarami of Phichit Province, Lan Krabue of Kamphaeng Phet Province, Khiri Mat and Kong Krailat of Sukhothai Province.

The district's chief water resources are the Yom River, and the secondary Khlong Bang Kaeo and Khlong Grung Grak. For all practical purposes, Bang Rakam lies within the Yom Basin, although the district's eastern border with Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok is essentially the booundary between the Yom Basin and the Nan Basin as well. The distinction between the basins is blurry in this region, as the terrain is flat, and residents have diverted much of the water flow for agriculture over the years. Both basins are part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 135 villages (muban). Bang Rakam and Plak Raet are townships (thesaban tambon), covering parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Bang Rakam	บางระกำ	17	17,728
2.	Plak Raet	ปลักแรด	10	8,329
3.	Phan Sao	พันเสา	11	6,108
4.	Wang Ithok	วังอิทก	10	4,652
5.	Bueng Kok	บึงกอก	11	9,688
6.	Nong Kula	หนองกุลา	21	14,273
7.	Chum Saeng Songkhram	ชุมแสงสงคราม	11	8,026
8.	Nikhom Phatthana	นิคมพัฒนา	12	8,936
9.	Bo Thong	บ่อทอง	10	4,321
10.	Tha Nang Ngam	ท่านางงาม	12	5,531
11.	Khui Muang	คุยม่วง	10	7,262

Of the numerous villages that comprise Bang Rakam District, those significant in size as to occupy multiple muban are as follows:

• Ban Rai
• Ban Plak Raet
• Ban Phan Sao
• Ban Khlong Grap Phuang

During the rainy season of 2006, 24,400 Bang Rakam residents were affected by flooding, including 1,122 residents who contracted conjunctivitis.^[1] In late September, 2006, Princess Siribha Chudhabhorn sent trucks of food from the Princess Pa Foundation to assist 11 of the district's villages.^[1] In 2006, there were also reported cases of leptospirosis among residents of Bang Rakam, contracted due to the amount of standing water.^[2]

The Thung Yai oil field is located in Bang Rakam.^[3]

1. ^ ^{a b} The Nation-Wet Season Woes
2. ^ Leptospirosis kills 31 in past eight months
3. ^ Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health Impacts

• amphoe.com (Thai)

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