title: Bang Khan district
text: # Bang Khan district
  
  Bang Khan (Thai: บางขัน, pronounced) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Thung Yai and Thung Song of Nakhon Si Thammarat; Ratsada, Huai Yot, and Wang Wiset of Trang province; and Lam Thap of Krabi province.
  
  ## History
  
  The district was created as a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 April 1984, when the three tambons Bang Khan, Ban Lamnao, and Wang Hin were split off from Thung Song district. On 9 April 1992, the minor district was upgraded to a full district.
  
  ## Administration
  
  The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 60 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
  
  | No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Bang Khan | บางขัน | 18 | 12,253 |
  | 2. | Ban Lamnao | บ้านลำนาว | 16 | 13,271 |
  | 3. | Wang Hin | วังหิน | 13 | 8,145 |
  | 4. | Ban Nikhom | บ้านนิคม | 13 | 6,829 |
  