Bang Konthi (, ) is a district (amphoe) of Samut Songkhram province.
Geography The district is slightly inland at the northwestern tip of the Bay of Bangkok. Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Samut Songkhram, Amphawa, Wat Phleng, Mueang Ratchaburi and Damnoen Saduak, the latter three in Ratchaburi province. The Mae Klong river flows through the district.
History In 1913, the district was enlarged by incorporating the district Mae Nam Om. Additionally, it was reassigned from Ratchaburi to Samut Songkhram. In 1914 the name was changed from Si Muen (สี่หมื่น) to Bang Konthi.
Administration Central government The district is divided into thirteen subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 101 villages (mubans). No. Subdistrict Thai Villages Pop. 1. Kradangnga กระดังงา 13 5,084 2. Bang Sakae บางสะแก 7 1,912 3. Bang Yi Rong บางยี่รงค์ 10 1,663 4. Rong Hipโรงหีบ 9 2,013 5. Bang Khonthi บางคนที 9 2,208 6. Don Manora ดอนมะโนรา 8 3,942 7. Bang Phrom บางพรม 8 2,626 8. Bang Kung บางกุ้ง 7 1,530 9. Chom Pluak จอมปลวก 7 3,05910. Bang Nok Khwaek บางนกแขวก 7 1,28011. Yai Phaeng ยายแพง 5 1,42712. Bang Krabue บางกระบือ 5 1,96013. Ban Pramote บ้านปราโมทย์ 6 1,685 Total 101 30,389
Local government As of December 2023 there are four subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon), Bang Krabue, Bang Yi Rong cover the whole subdistrict and Kradangnga covers a part of the subdistrict and Bang Nok Khwaek covers also a part of Bang Khonthi subdistrict. There are also seven subdistrict administrative organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon - o bo to). Don Manora, Chom Pluak and Bang Phrom cover the whole subdistrict, while Kradangnga covers a part of the subdistrict. Six former SAO's were combined into three SAO's: Bang Sakae with Ban Promote, Rong Hip with Bang Kung and Bang Khonthi with Yai Phaeng. Subdistrict municipality Pop. website Kradangnga 2,103 Bang Krabue 1,960 Bang Yi Rong 1,663 Bang Nok Kwaek subd. mun. Pop. Bang Nok Kwaek 1,280 Bang Khonthi 426 Total 1,706 Subdistrict adm.org-SAO Pop. website Don Manora 3,942 Chom Pluak 3,059 Kradangnga 2,981 Bang Phrom 2,626 Bang Sakae-SAO Pop. Bang Sakae 1,912 Ban Promote 1,685 Total 3,597 Rong Hip-SAO Pop. Rong Hip 2,013 Bang Kung 1,530 Total 3,543 Bang Khonthi-SAO Pop. Bang Khonthi 1,782 Yai Phaeng 1,427 Total 3,209
Healthcare Hospital There is Napalai hospital in Kradangnga subdistrict with 90 beds. Health promoting hospitals There are total thirteen health-promoting hospitals in the district, of which; one in every subdistrict but Don Manora subdistrict has two.
Religion There are twenty-five Theravada Buddhist temples in the district. One in Bang Sakae, Don Manora, Chom Pluak, Bang Krabue and Bang Pramote, two in Bang Khonthi, Bang Phrom and Bang Nok Khwaek, three in Rong Hip, five in Bang Kung, six in Kradangnga.
Sights Bang Nok Khwaek is the centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratchaburi. The Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral was built in 1890 in French Gothic style.
Khai Bang Kung is a former river fort, which was of great importance during the late Ayutthaya and Thonburi periods. After being deserted for almost 200 years, a Boy Scout camp was established at the site in 1967, and a shrine was built commemorating King Taksin.
Wat Charoen Sukharam Worawihan is the most important Buddhist temple in the district. The main Buddha figure in the Ubosot (ordination hall) is called Luang Pho Toa. It consists of a laterite core covered with plaster and gilded, and is in the style of the Sukhothai period.
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References
External links amphoe.com (Thai)