Bang Rakam (, ) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Phitsanulok province, lower northern region of Thailand.
History The district was established on 10 December 1905, then named Chum Saeng (ชุมแสง) District. Khun Phadet Prachadun was the first district head officer. Later King Rama VI ordered the district name to be changed to be the same as the central tambon, thus the district name was changed to Bang Rakam on 24 April 1917.
Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise), Phrom Phiram, Mueang Phitsanulok, and Bang Krathum of Phitsanulok Province; Sam Ngam and Wachirabarami of Phichit province; Lan Krabue of Kamphaeng Phet province; Khiri Mat and Kong Krailat of Sukhothai province.
The district's chief water resources are the Yom River, and the secondary Khlong Bang Kaeo and Khlong Grung Grak. Bang Rakam lies within the Yom Basin, although the district's eastern border with Mueang Phitsanulok district is essentially the boundary between the Yom Basin and the Nan Basin. The distinction between the basins is blurry in this region, as the terrain is flat, and residents have diverted much of the water flow for agriculture over the years. Both basins are part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.
Administration Provincial government The district is divided into 11 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 142 villages (mubans), as of 2025: 90,796 people of 34,930 families. No Subdistrict Population Villages 1 Bang Rakam 16,799 19 2 Plak Raet 7,784 10 3 Phan Sao 5,941 11 4 Wang Ithok 4,389 11 5 Bueng Kok 9,157 12 6 Nong Kula 14,229 22 7 Chum Saeng Songkhram 7,562 11 8 Nikhom Phatthana 7,930 13 9 Bo Thong 4,305 10 10 Tha Nang Ngam 5,734 11 11 Khui Muang 6,966 12 Total population 90,796 142
Local government There are five subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). Bang Rakam municipality covers villages 1–7 and Bang Rakam Muang Mai municipality is responsible for the remaining area of Bang Rakam subdistrict. Plak Raet municipality covers villages 1, 3 and 5 and Bueng Raman municipality is responsible for the remaining area of Plak Raet subdistrict. Phan Sao municipality covers the whole Phan Sao subdistrict.
Subdistrict municipality Population Bang Rakam Muang Mai 12,847 Phan Sao 5,941 Bueng Raman 4,373 Bang Rakam 3,952 Plak Raet 3,411
Further there are eight subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO), which all cover the whole same-named subdistrict.
Flooding During the rainy season of 2006, 24,400 Bang Rakam residents were affected by flooding, including 1,122 residents who contracted conjunctivitis. In late-September 2006, Princess Siribha Chudhabhorn sent trucks of food from the Princess Pa Foundation to assist 11 of the district's villages. In 2006, there were also reported cases of leptospirosis among residents of Bang Rakam, contracted due to the amount of standing water.
Geology The Thung Yai oil field is in Bang Rakam.
References
External links amphoe.com (Thai)