Pak Kret District

Pak Kret (Thai: ปากเกร็ด, pronounced [pàːk krèt]) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Nonthaburi Province, central Thailand.

Pak Kret

ปากเกร็ด
District
Aerial photograph mainly showing the area of Pak Kret District in the centre and lower right
District location in Nonthaburi Province
Coordinates: 13°54′45″N 100°29′54″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceNonthaburi
SeatPak Kret
Tambon12
Muban51 (administrative)
District established1884
Area
 • Total89.023 km2 (34.372 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total246,212
 • Density2,765.71/km2 (7,163.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code11120
Geocode1206

Geography
Leaning chedi on Ko Kret

The district is in the northeast of the province. It borders (from north clockwise) the districts Lat Lum Kaeo and Mueang Pathum Thani of Pathum Thani Province, Don Mueang and Lak Si of Bangkok, and Mueang Nonthaburi and Bang Bua Thong of Nonthaburi.

The district is crossed by the Chao Phraya River. A large oxbow of the river has been shortened by a canal, Khlong Lat Kret, dug in 1722 in the Ayuthaya Era, to form the island of Ko Kret.

Administration

The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambons). These are further subdivided into 85 villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai name     
1.Pak Kretปากเกร็ด 7.Tha Itท่าอิฐ
2.Bang Talatบางตลาด 8.Ko Kretเกาะเกร็ด
3.Ban Maiบ้านใหม่ 9.Om Kretอ้อมเกร็ด
4.Bang Phutบางพูด 10.Khlong Khoiคลองข่อย
5.Bang Tanaiบางตะไนย์ 11.Bang Phlapบางพลับ
6.Khlong Phra Udom คลองพระอุดม  12.Khlong Kluea คลองเกลือ 

Five of the tambons covering 34 villages belong to the city (thesaban nakhon) of Pak Kret. Bang Phlap itself has had township (thesaban tambon) status since 2013. The other six tambons are each administered by a Tambon Administrative Organization (TAO).

Thai dance at Wat Pailom

Education

A partial list of primary and secondary schools in Pak Kret:

  1. Pakkred Secondary School
  2. Nawamintarachinuthid Horwang Nonthaburi School (also called Horwangnon)
  3. Suan Kularb Wittayalai Nonthaburi School (also called Suannon)
  4. Triamudom Suksa Nomklao Nonthaburi School (also called Triam Nom Non)
  5. Wat Paramaiyikawat School
  6. Wat Sala Kun School
  7. Pichaya Suksa School
  8. International School Bangkok[1]
  9. Rose Marie Academy
  10. Saint Francis Xavier School
  11. Chonprathanwittaya School

References
  1. "Contact Us". International School Bangkok. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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