Ban Na district


Ban Na is a district in the western part of Nakhon Nayok province, central Thailand.

History

In the Ayutthaya era, the people of Tambon Pa Kha were elephant catchers, catching wild elephants to use as war elephants.
Ban Na district was established in 1903, then named Tha Chang District. As the original district office in Tambon Bang O was inconvenient for transportation and prone for flooding, the government moved the office to Suwannason Road in 1965.
When Nakhon Nayok Province was downgraded, the government transferred Ban Na District to Saraburi province. It became a district of Nakhon Nayok again on 9 May 1946 when the province was re-established.

Geography

Neighboring districts are Mueang Nakhon Nayok and Ongkharak of Nakhon Nayok Province; Nong Suea of Pathum Thani province; and Wihan Daeng and Kaeng Khoi of Saraburi province.
The important water resource is Khlong Ban Na.

Administration

Central government

The district is divided into 10 subdistricts, which are further subdivided into 116 villages.
No.SubdistrictThaiVillagesPop.
1.Ban Naบ้านนา118,077
2.Ban Phraoบ้านพร้าว125,221
3.Ban Phrikบ้านพริก1210,724
4.Asaอาษา82,509
5.Thonglangทองหลาง85,053
6.Bang Oบางอ้อ144,058
7.Phikun Okพิกุลออก125,719
8.Pa Khaป่าขะ138,749
9.Khao Phoemเขาเพิ่ม168,198
10.Si Ka-angศรีกะอาง1010,513
Total11668,821

Local government

As of December 2023 there are two subdistrict municipalitues. Ban Na covers halve of Ban Na subdistrict and a small part of Phikun Ok subdistrict. Phikun Ok covers the remaining part of Phikun Ok subdistrict. There are nine subdistrict administrative organizations - SAO.
Ban Na subdistrict mun.Pop.website
Ban Na4,283
Phikun Ok348
Total4,631

Subdistrict
adm.org.-SAO		Pop.website
Ban Phrik10,724
Si Ka-ang10,513
Pa Kha8,749
Khao Phoem8,198
Ban Phrao5,221
Thonglang5,053
Bang O4,058
Ban Na3,794
Asa2,509

Healthcare

Government hospitals

There is Ban Na community hospital with 70 beds.

Health-promoting hospitals

There are total 14 health-promoting hospitals in the district, of which; one in Asa, Bang O, Phikun Ok, Pa Kha and Si Ka-ang and two in Ban Phrao, Ban Phrik and Thonglang and three in Khao Phoem.

Religion

There are fifty-five Theravada Buddhist temples in the district.
Three in Bang O, four in Asa and Thonglang, five in Ban Na, Ban Phrao, Pa Kha and Phikun Ok, seven in Khao Phoem, eight in Si Ka-ang and nine in Ban Phrik.