Banphot Phisai (, ) is the northernmost district (amphoe) of Nakhon Sawan province, central Thailand.
History A walled and moated site at Dong Mae Nang Mueang, at Ban Map Makham in tambon Bang Ta Ngai, has yielded the oldest dated inscription found in Nakhon Sawan province. Numbered K. 766 and cut in Pali on one face and Old Khmer on the other, it records the endowment of rice fields for the upkeep of a relic, and is dated to 1167 or 1168. George Cœdès, who published it, judged the Pali face the oldest full inscription in that language found east of Burma.
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 the Tambon Tha Ngiew area and upgraded the district at the same time.
The name Banphot Phisai comes from the mountains in the district that look like rows of prang.
In September 2020, Khao No, a promontory in the district, was claimed by locals to be the habitat of a giant ape. A photo was produced as evidence. The story went viral in Thailand, attracting many to the area. Primatologists said the creature sighted on the hilltop was most likely just an ordinary monkey.
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 divided into 13 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 117 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Banphot Phisai covers parts of tambons Tha Ngio and Charoen Phon. There are further 13 Tambon Administrative Organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.1.Tha Ngioท่างิ้ว87,4132.Bang Ta Ngaiบางตาหงาย76,9633.Hukwangหูกวาง44,4464.Ang Thongอ่างทอง64,1905.Ban Daenบ้านแดน97,1896.Bang Kaeoบางแก้ว85,6037.Ta Khitตาขีด88,5088.Ta Sangตาสัง117,2849.Dan Changด่านช้าง136,93510.Nong Krotหนองกรด1511,73711.Nong Ta Nguหนองตางู136,34112.Bueng Pla Thuบึงปลาทู94,22113.Charoen Phonเจริญผล67,470
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