Ban Khai district

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Ban Khai บ้านค่าย
District
District location in Rayong province
Coordinates: 12°47′1″N 101°17′48″E / 12.78361°N 101.29667°E / 12.78361; 101.29667
Country	Thailand
Province	Rayong
Seat	Ban Khai
Area
• Total	489.6 km2 (189.0 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	58,914
• Density	120.3/km2 (312/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	21120
Geocode	2105

Ban Khai (Thai: บ้านค่าย, pronounced [bâːn kʰâːj]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Rayong province, eastern Thailand.

History[edit]

In 1767 after Ayutthaya was destroyed by the Burmese, King Taksin the Great lead his troops to build a Siamese military base at Chanthaburi. On the way to Chanthaburi, the troops had their night camp (Thai: khai ค่าย) in the area of modern-day Ban Khai District. Assumed that Ban Khai and the area called Ban Kao at that time was the center of Rayong.^[1]

Ban Khai was created as a district of Rayong Province in 1902.

Geography[edit]

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Nikhom Phatthana, Pluak Daeng, Wang Chan and Mueang Rayong.

Administration[edit]

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 66 villages (mubans). Ban Khai itself is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of tambons Ban Khai and Nong Lalok. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• amphoe.com

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