Pak Khlong Bang Pla Kot


Pak Khlong Bang Pla Kot is a tambon in Phra Samut Chedi District, Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand.

History

Pak Khlong Bang Pla Kot is a settlement located along a khlong of the same name that runs through the area. The name literally translates as "the mouth of the bagrid catfish canal". Khlong Bang Pla Kot is a waterway on the right bank of the Chao Phraya River, which has long been used as a thoroughfare.
During the middle Ayutthaya period, in the reign of King Ekathotsarot, the area was the site of a Dutch trading post known as "New Amsterdam". This is described in The History of Japan Together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam, 1690-1692, based on the writings of Engelbert Kaempfer, a German physician who accompanied the Dutch diplomatic mission seeking to establish good relations with Ayutthaya in the early reign of King Phetracha.
According to Kaempfer, the trading post was located about two leagues from the river mouth. It consisted of a large bamboo building whose roof was used to store animal hides awaiting shipment.
The present-day site of New Amsterdam is believed to be Soi Suk Sawat 55, off Highway 303, now the location of AGC Chemicals Co., Ltd. No visible remains of the post survive today.

Geography

The terrain is a lowland with the Chao Phraya River flowing through, affected by the flooding of the sea. The soil condition is saline soil, not suitable for cultivation.
It has a total area of 6.55 square kilometers, about from the city of Samut Prakan.
Adjacent areas are : Lat Luang Town Municipality, Chao Phraya River, Laem Fa Pha Subdistrict Municipality, and Subdistrict Administrative Organization Nai Khlong Bang Pla Kot.

Administration

The entire area of the Pak Khlong Bang Pla Kot is governed by the Phra Samut Chedi Subdistrict Municipality.
It was also divided into four muban
No.NameThai
1.Ban Khlong Song Phi Nongบ้านคลองสองพี่น้อง
2.Ban Wat Khaeบ้านวัดแค
3.Ban Chediบ้านเจดีย์
4.Ban Khlong Wat Botบ้านคลองวัดโบสถ์

These four villages could also be divided into 15 communities.

Population

Pak Khlong Bang Pla Kot has a total population of 11,299 in 5,708 households.

Place

Temples

Historical house

  • Phisuea Samut Fort

Education

  • Pomnakkarach Sawatyanon School

Hospital

  • Paolo Hospital Phrapradaeng

Government office