Pak Kret district
District in Nonthaburi, Thailand
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Pak Kret (Thai: ปากเกร็ด, pronounced [pàːk krèt]) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Nonthaburi province, central Thailand. The district is most notable for Muang Thong Thani, Ko Kret and Central Chaengwattana. The MRT Pink Line and Udon Ratthaya Expressway serves part of the district.
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Pak Kret
ปากเกร็ด | |
|---|---|
Wat Chimphli Sutthawat temple in 2018 | |
 District location in Nonthaburi province | |
| Coordinates: 13°54′45″N 100°29′54″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Nonthaburi |
| Seat | Pak Kret |
| Tambon | 12 |
| Muban | 51 (administrative) |
| District established | 1884 |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.023 km2 (34.372 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 246,212 |
| • Density | 2,765.71/km2 (7,163.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 11120 |
| Geocode | 1206 |
Geography
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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 Chao Phraya River crosses the district. A canal has shortened a large oxbow of the river, Khlong Lat Kret. It was 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 Kret | ปากเกร็ด | 7. | Tha It | ท่าอิฐ | |||
| 2. | Bang Talat | บางตลาด | 8. | Ko Kret | เกาะเกร็ด | |||
| 3. | Ban Mai | บ้านใหม่ | 9. | Om Kret | อ้อมเกร็ด | |||
| 4. | Bang Phut | บางพูด | 10. | Khlong Khoi | คลองข่อย | |||
| 5. | Bang Tanai | บางตะไนย์ | 11. | Bang Phlap | บางพลับ | |||
| 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).
Education
A partial list of primary and secondary schools in Pak Kret:
- Pakkred Secondary School[1]
- Nawamintarachinuthid Horwang Nonthaburi School (also called Horwangnon)
- Suan Kularb Wittayalai Nonthaburi School (also called Suannon)
- Triamudom Suksa Nomklao Nonthaburi School (also called Triam Nom Non)
- Wat Paramaiyikawat School
- Wat Sala Kun School
- Pichaya Suksa School
- International School Bangkok[2]
- Rose Marie Academy
- Saint Francis Xavier School
- Chonprathanwittaya School
