Amphoe Bang Phli
Amphoe Bang Phli is a
district of
Samut Prakan province in
Thailand.
The new international airport of Bangkok,
Suvarnabhumi Airport, is under construction in Amphoe Bang Phli. The district is set to become part of the new
Nakhon Suvarnabhumi Province, once its creation is approved.
Neighboring districts are
Bang Na,
Prawet and
Lat Krabang (all
Bangkok) in the north,
Bang Sao Thong and
Bang Bo to the east, and
Mueang Samut Prakan to the south and west.
Bang Phli is famous for the annual
Lotus Flower (Rap Bua) festival, which takes place on the last day of
vassa on the fourteenth day of the waxing moon in the eleventh
lunar month, usually the full moon in October. A boat carrying a replica of the
Luang Poh To Buddha statue from the temple Wat Bang Pli is moved along the main
canal of the district. The people at the banks of the canal throw lotus flowers onto the boat, as donating lotus flowers to Buddha is merit-making.
The district is subdivided into 6 communes (
tambon). The missing geocodes in the table are now the
King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong.
| Nr. | Name | Thai name | | |1.| Bang Phli Yai | 4. | Bang Cho Long | บางโฉลง |
|2.| Bang Kaeo | 8. | Racha The Wa | ราชาเทวะ |
|3.| Bang Pla | 9. | Nong Prue | หนองปรือ |
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Lotus flower festival
