Pak Kret district

Pak Kret (Thai: ปากเกร็ด, pronounced [pàːk krèt]) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Nonthaburi province, central Thailand.

Pak Kret ปากเกร็ด
District
Aerial photograph mainly showing the area of Pak Kret District in the centre and lower right
District location in Nonthaburi province
Coordinates: 13°54′45″N 100°29′54″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Nonthaburi
Seat	Pak Kret
Tambon	12
Muban	51 (administrative)
District established	1884
Area
• Total	89.023 km2 (34.372 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	246,212
• Density	2,765.71/km2 (7,163.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	11120
Geocode	1206

Geography

Leaning chedi on Ko Kret

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 district is crossed by the Chao Phraya River. A large oxbow of the river has been shortened by a canal, Khlong Lat Kret, dug in 1722 in the Ayuthaya Era, to form the island of Ko Kret.

Administration

The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambons). These are further subdivided into 85 villages (mubans).

No.	Name	Thai name
1.	Pak Kret	ปากเกร็ด			7.	Tha It	ท่าอิฐ
2.	Bang Talat	บางตลาด			8.	Ko Kret	เกาะเกร็ด
3.	Ban Mai	บ้านใหม่			9.	Om Kret	อ้อมเกร็ด
4.	Bang Phut	บางพูด			10.	Khlong Khoi	คลองข่อย
5.	Bang Tanai	บางตะไนย์			11.	Bang Phlap	บางพลับ
6.	Khlong Phra Udom	คลองพระอุดม			12.	Khlong Kluea	คลองเกลือ

Five of the tambons covering 34 villages belong to the city (thesaban nakhon) of Pak Kret. Bang Phlap itself has had township (thesaban tambon) status since 2013. The other six tambons are each administered by a Tambon Administrative Organization (TAO).

Thai dance at Wat Pailom

Education

A partial list of primary and secondary schools in Pak Kret:

1. Pakkred Secondary School
2. Nawamintarachinuthid Horwang Nonthaburi School (also called Horwangnon)
3. Suan Kularb Wittayalai Nonthaburi School (also called Suannon)
4. Triamudom Suksa Nomklao Nonthaburi School (also called Triam Nom Non)
5. Wat Paramaiyikawat School
6. Wat Sala Kun School
7. Pichaya Suksa School
8. International School Bangkok
9. Rose Marie Academy
10. Saint Francis Xavier School
11. Chonprathanwittaya School

External links

• Ko Kret travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Impact Arena, Exhibition and Convention Center
• Site dedicated to Muang Thong Thani