Bang Pahan district
Bang Pahan (, ) is a district ("amphoe") in the northern part of Ayutthaya province. History. The district was originally named Nakhon Luang Nai, but was renamed in 1916 to Bang Pahan as the name of the central tambon. The Phuan people from Vientiane who migrated around this area in the reign of King Rama II established the settlement. They also built a windmill in their village, thus the village was named Ban Kanghan after the Thai word for windmill (Kanghan, กังหัน). The name was later corrupted by misspellings to Pahan. Geography. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise ) Maha Rat, Nakhon Luang, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya and Bang Ban of Ayutthaya province, and Pa Mok of Ang Thong province. Administration. The district is divided into 17 sub-districts "tambon", which are further subdivided into 94 villages "muban". The township ("thesaban tambon") of Bang Pahan covers "tambon" Khwan Mueang and parts of the "tambon" Bang Pahan and Bang Nang Ra.