Na Di, Samut Sakhon

Na Di (Thai: นาดี, pronounced [nāː dīː]) is a tambon (sub-district) of Mueang Samut Sakhon District, Samut Sakhon Province, central Thailand.

History

Na Di in the past was called "Bang Ping" (บางปิ้ง), but changed the name after the year 1942 when there was a great flood. The local government had dug a khlong (canal) through sub-districts of Bang Ping, Khok Krabue, and Ban Ko, 11 km (6.8 mi) long, and named it "Khlong Si Wa Phasawat" (คลองสี่วาพาสวัสดิ์), along with changed the name from "Bang Ping" to "Na Di" to comply with the conditions of the area where the majority of the population have a career in rice farming. The word "Na Di" literally translated as "good rice field".^[1]

Geography

Na Di is bounded by other sub-districts (from north clockwise): Khlong Maduea in Krathum Baen District, Khok Krabue in its district, Tha Sai in its district, Ban Ko in its district.

Na Di has an area of approximately 23.817 km² (9.196 mi²). The terrain is lowland with the canals running through the area. It is about 5 km (3 mi) from the Mueang Samut Sakhon District Office via Setthakit 1 road.^[1]

Administration

Na Di is under the governing of Samut Sakhon City.

Na Di also consists of nine administrative villages (muban)

No.	Name	Thai
01.	Ban Khok Ta Nuch	บ้านโคกตานุช
02.	Ban Bang Ping	บ้านบางปิ้ง
03.	Ban Hub Sang Kasi	บ้านหุบสังกะสี
04.	Ban Plai Khlong Khru	บ้านปลายคลองครุ
05.	Ban Nong Ta Aew	บ้านหนองตาแอ๊ว
06.	Ban Khlong Jake	บ้านคลองเจ๊ก
07.	Ban Nong Tale	บ้านหนองทะเล
08.	Ban Ta Fak	บ้านตาฟัก
09.	Ban Rat Samakkhi	บ้านราษฎร์สามัคคี

Population

It has a total population of 28,095 people (13,282 men, 14,813 women in 16,548 households) in the year 2020.^[2]

Transportation

Because it is part of Bangkok Metropolitan Region, making Na Di easily accessible by three highways viz Rama II, Ekkachai, and Setthakit 1 roads.

The area is served by several bus lines of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) and affiliated bus companies such as 7 (Samut Sakhon–Hua Lamphong), 68 (Samut Sakhon–Bang Lamphu), 105 (Maha Chai Mueang Mai–Khlong San), as well as many local buses.

Places

CentralPlaza Mahachai
Porto Chino
Wat Bang Ping
Wat Thep Norarat

Local products

Leather goods and leather bags
Benjarong (a kind of Thai porcelain with designs in five colours)
Dim sum^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "ข้อมูลตำบลนาดี อำเภอเมือง สมุทรสาคร" [Information of Na Di sub-district, Mueang Samut Sakhon]. ThaiTambon.com (in Thai).
^ "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2563". ระบบสถิติทางการทะเบียน กรมการปกครอง (in Thai).

13°35′46″N 100°16′54″E / 13.596139°N 100.281778°E / 13.596139; 100.281778

[na-1] "ข้อมูลตำบลนาดี อำเภอเมือง สมุทรสาคร" [Information of Na Di sub-district, Mueang Samut Sakhon]. ThaiTambon.com (in Thai).

[2] "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2563". ระบบสถิติทางการทะเบียน กรมการปกครอง (in Thai).

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