Banphot Phisai District

Banphot Phisai บรรพตพิสัย
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Nakhon Sawan Province
Coordinates: 15°56′9″N 99°58′56″E / 15.93583°N 99.98222°E / 15.93583; 99.98222Coordinates: 15°56′9″N 99°58′56″E / 15.93583°N 99.98222°E / 15.93583; 99.98222
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Sawan
Area
• Total	909.9 km2 (351.3 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	88,300
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	60180
Geocode	6005

Banphot Phisai (Thai: บรรพตพิสัย) is the northernmost district (amphoe) of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.

History

At first, the central tambon was Tambon Ta Sang. In 1910, the government moved the district office to the west bank of the Ping River in Tambon Tha Ngiew area and officially upgraded the district at the same time.

The name Banphot Phisai comes from the mountains in the district that look likes row of Prang.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Bueng Na Rang and Pho Thale of Phichit Province, Kao Liao, Mueang Nakhon Sawan and Lat Yao of Nakhon Sawan Province, and Khanu Woralaksaburi and Bueng Samakkhi of Kamphaeng Phet Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 117 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) Banphot Phisai covers parts of the tambon Tha Ngio and Charoen Phon. There are further 13 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).