Ban Kao

Ban Kao (Thai: บ้านเก่า, pronounced [bâːn kàw]; lit: 'old village') is a tambon (sub-district) of Mueang Kanchanaburi District, in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand.[1] In 2005 it had a population of 12,657 people. The tambon contains 15 villages.

Ban Kao
บ้านเก่า
Tambon
Country Thailand
ProvinceKanchanaburi
AmphoeMueang Kanchanaburi
Population
 (2020)
 • Total16,260
Time zoneUTC+7 (TST)
Postal code
71000
TIS 1099710113

Geography

Ban Kao Subdistrict is in the mountainous area of the Tenasserim Hills, close to the border with Myanmar. Phu Nam Ron,[2] a transnational cross-border point at the western end of the sub-district, is expected to gain in importance if the planned Dawei Port Project goes ahead, along with a highway and a railway line between Bangkok and that harbor.[3]

Ban Kao Sub-district, road to Phu Nam Ron

History

Numerous Neolithic archaeological remains have been found in a big mound at Ban Kao. The burial site yielded many human skeletons[4] and artifacts dating between 200 and 1300 BCE.[5] Some of the items are preserved in a small museum in Ban Kao village.[6]

The subdistrict was created effective June 15, 1973 by splitting off 5 administrative villages from Chorakhe Phueak.

Administration

Central administration

The tambon is subdivided into 15 administrative villages (muban).

No. Name Thai
01.Ban Kaoบ้านเก่า
02.Ban Huai Nam Khaoบ้านห้วยน้ำขาว
03.Ban Tapoบ้านท่าโป๊ะ
04.Ban Phu Noiบ้านพุน้อย
05.Ban Lam Thahanบ้านลำทหาร
06.Ban Thung Salaบ้านทุ่งศาลา
07.Ban Nong Ban Kaoบ้านหนองบ้านเก่า
08.Ban To Mai Daengบ้านตอไม้แดง
09.Ban Lam Tharaiบ้านลำทราย
10.Ban Takian Ngamบ้านตะเคียนงาม
11.Ban Sam Nongบ้านสามหนอง
12.Ban Phu Nam Ronบ้านพุน้ำร้อน
13.Ban Tha Thung Naบ้านทาทุ่งนา
14.Ban Pratu Tanบ้านประตูด่าน
15.Ban Mai Huai Nam Khaoบ้านใหม่ห้วยน้ำขาว

Local administration

The whole area of the subdistrict is covered by the subdistrict administrative organization (SAO) Ban Kao (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านเก่า).

References
  1. Thaitambon.com, Accessed 11 May 2011 (in Thai)
  2. Phu Nam Ron Border Crossing
  3. "Table A1-1-1a. Prospective projects in Mekong sub-region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  4. Archaeological Excavations in Thailand. 3, Ban-Kao: Neolithic Cemeteries... Part 2, The Prehistoric Thai Skeletons.
  5. Keat Gin Ooi (ed.), Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, Volume 1, p. 208
  6. Ban Kao National Museum

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