Pak Kret (, ) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Nonthaburi province, central Thailand. The district is most notable for Muang Thong Thani, Ko Kret and Central Chaengwattana. The MRT Pink Line and Udon Ratthaya Expressway serves part of the district.
Geography The district is 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 Chao Phraya River crosses the district. A canal has shortened a large oxbow of the river, Khlong Lat Kret. It was dug in 1722 in the Ayuthaya Era to form the island of Ko Kret.
Religion There are total forty Theravada Buddhist temples in the district, of which thirty-nine Maha Nikai and one Dhammayut temples. Further there are seven Christian churches and two Mosques in the district.
Administrative divisions
Provincial government
right|thumb|Thai dance at Wat Pailom
The district is divided into twelve subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 85 villages (mubans). SubdistrictsPeopleVillages 1Pak Kret 35,575 5 2 Bang Talat 43,890 10 3Ban Mai 35,767 6 4 Bang Phut 62,332 9 5 Bang Tanai 7,478 5 6 Khlong Phra Udom 6,862 6 7 Tha It 18,663 10 8 Ko Kret 5,575 7 9 Om Kret 5,639 6 10 Khlong Khoi 10,537 12 11 Bang Phlap 12,413 5 12 Khlong Kluea 9,885 4 Total 254,616 85
Local government There are four municipalities (thesaban) in the district. Pak Kret has city (thesaban nakhon) municipality status and covers five subdistricts with 34 villages. Tha It and Bang Phlap have town (thesaban mueang) status and cover the whole same-named subdistricts. Khlong Phra Udom has (thesaban tambon) status and covers also the whole same-named subdistrict.
Pak Kret city municipality187,449 Bang Phut subdistrict 62,332 Bang Talat subdistrict 43,890 Ban Mai subdistrict 35,767 Pak Kret subdistrict 35,575 Khlong Kluea subdistrict 9,885
Tha It town municipality 18,663 Bang Phlap town municipality 12,413
Khlong Phra Udom subd.mun. 6,862
The non-municipal areas are administered by four Subdistrict Administrative Organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon - oh boh toh).
Khlong Khoi SAO 10,537 Bang Tanai SAO 7,478 Om Kret SAO 5,639 Ko Kret SAO 5,575
Education Educational institutions from primary to high education in the district is as follows: High education Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
Vocational education AGTC Groomer Training Thailand School. Panyapiwat Institute of Management.
Secondary education Total seventeen upper secondary schools with 10,027 students. Total nine lower secondary schools with 12,307 students.
Primary education Total seventeen primary schools with 18,228 pupils.
Health Government hospital There is one community hospital in Pak Kret district. Pak Kret Hospital with 87 beds.
University hospital Panyanantaphikkhu Medical Center with 400 beds.
Private hospitals There are four private hospitals in Pak Kret district: Krungthai Hospital with 100 beds Mitrmaitri Medical Center with 11 beds Vibharam Pakkret Hospital with 100 beds World Medical Hospital with 150 beds
Health promoting hospitals There are total sixteen health-promoting hospitals in the district.
Clinics Around 184 clinics are in Pak Kret district.
Gallery
A partial list of primary and secondary schools in Pak Kret Pakkred Secondary School Nawamintarachinuthid Horwang Nonthaburi School (also called Horwangnon) Suan Kularb Wittayalai Nonthaburi School (also called Suannon) Triamudom Suksa Nomklao Nonthaburi School (also called Triam Nom Non) Wat Paramaiyikawat School Wat Sala Kun School Pichaya Suksa School International School Bangkok Rose Marie Academy Saint Francis Xavier School Chonprathanwittaya School
References
External links amphoe.com