Amphoe Pak Kret

Pak Kret ปากเกร็ด
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Nonthaburi Province
Coordinates: 13°54′45″N 100°29′54″E / 13.9125°N 100.49833°E / 13.9125; 100.49833Coordinates: 13°54′45″N 100°29′54″E / 13.9125°N 100.49833°E / 13.9125; 100.49833
Country	Thailand
Province	Nonthaburi
Seat	Pak Kret
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
- Total	89.0 km2 (34.4 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Total	201,399
- Density	2,296.6/km2 (5,948.2/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	11120
Geocode	1206

Pak Kret (Thai: ปากเกร็ด) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Nonthaburi province, central Thailand.

Geography

Leaning chedi on Ko Kret

The district is located 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.

Attractions and travel

Thai dance at the Wat Pailom

Ko Kret

Mueang Thong Thani

Mueang Thong Thani is a satellite city with high-rise condominiums developed by Bangkok Land in 1989, the company built Mueang Thong Thani Stadium in 1998 for the 13th Asian Games. The stadium was later renamed IMPACT Exhibition Center. It includes a 12,000 entertainment and sports arena, which is the primary large-scale concert venue for Bangkok, as well as a convention center for trade shows.

Education

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

1. Nawamintarachinuthid Horwang Nonthaburi School (also called Horwangnon)[1]
2. Suan Kulab Wittayalai Nonthaburi School (also called Suannon)
3. Pakkred Secondary School[2]
4. Triamudom Suksa Nomklao Nonthaburi School(also called Triam Nom Non )
5. Wat Poramai Yigawat School
6. Wat Salakun School
7. Pichaya Suksa School
8. International School Bangkok
9. Saint Francis Xavier School

School's activity to help students learning

Transportation

There are 10 main roads in Pak Kret,

1. Kanchanaphisek Road
2. Chaeng Watthana Road
3. Tiwanon Road
4. Nonthaburi-Pathum Thani Road
5. Bang Bua Thong-Pathum Thani Road
6. Phummiwet Road.
7. Liang Mueang Pak Kret Road (Pak Kret Bypass)
8. Si Saman Road
9. Chaiyaphruek Road
10. Ratchaphruek Road

Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon). These are further subdivided into 85 villages (muban).

5 of the tambon covering 34 villages belong to the city (thesaban nakhon) of Pak Kret. The other 7 tambon are each administrated by a Tambon Administrative Organization (TAO).

External links

• Impact Arena, Exhibition and Convention Center
• Site dedicated to Muang Thong Thani
• Ko Kret travel guide from Wikitravel

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