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Pak Kret ปากเกร็ด | |
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| City of Pakkret เทศบาลนครปากเกร็ด[1] | |
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| Coordinates:13°54′45″N100°29′52″E / 13.91250°N 100.49778°E /13.91250; 100.49778 | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Nonthaburi |
| District | Pak Kret |
| Settled | c. 18th century |
| Subdistrict municipality | 1 January 1992 |
| Town municipality | 5 February 1996 |
| City municipality | 20 April 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Municipality |
| • Mayor | Wichai Bandasak |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.04 km2 (13.92 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 14th |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 190,272 (Registered residents) |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 5,275/km2 (13,660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postcode | 11120 |
| Calling code | 02 |
| Website | www |
Pak Kret (Thai:ปากเกร็ด,pronounced[pàːkkrèt]) is a city (thesaban nakhon) inNonthaburi province,Thailand. It lies in theCentral Thai plains on the east bank of the lowerChao Phraya River, borderingBangkok to the east,Mueang Nonthaburi district of Nonthaburi province to the south, andPathum Thani province to the north. It is part of theBangkok Metropolitan Region megalopolis. With a registered population of 190,272,[2] Pak Kret is thethird most populous city municipality (thesaban nakhon) in Thailand.
The Pak Kret area has been inhabited since at least the 18th century, under the rule of theAyutthaya Kingdom. The portion of the Chao Phraya River to the west of Pak Kret city centre was excavated c. 1721–1722 to bypass a bend in the river, forming the island ofKo Kret. The settlements on the bank of the bypass canal and at its mouth became known asBan Tret Noi (บ้านเตร็ดน้อย) andBan Pak Tret Noi (บ้านปากเตร็ดน้อย), meaning 'village on the lesser bypass' and 'village on the mouth of the lesser bypass', respectively (the "greater bypass" is further upriver in what is now Mueang Pathum Thani District.) Many ethnicMon communities settled in the area during the Ayutthaya to early-Rattanakosin periods.
Pak Kret was established as a sanitation district (sukhaphiban) on 31 August 1955. It covers the portion of Pak Kret District east of the river, namely the areas of Pak Kret, Bang Phut, Ban Mai, Bang Talat, and Khlong KlueaSubdistricts. It was incorporated as a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) on 1 January 1992 and was later upgraded to town and then city status on 5 February 1996 and 20 April 2000.[3] As Bangkok rapidly expanded during the late 20th century, so too did Pak Kret, its paddies and orchards being converted tohousing estates and other residential areas.
Most of Pak Kret is low-density residential development. The city centre, sometimes known as Pak Kret Market, lies on the east bank of the Chao Phraya, at the northern branching between the old river course and the new bypass, across from Ko Kret. The municipality and district offices are found here. Two major thoroughfares serve the area:Chaeng Watthana Road runs east–west, linking the city centre to Bangkok'sLak Si District in the east, andTiwanon Road links Pak Kret toPathum Thani Province in the north and Nonthaburi in the south, the two crossing at Pak Kret intersection. The viaduct that leads toRama IV Bridge runs above Chaeng Watthana Road through the city centre, crossing the river toward Khlong Phra Udom Subdistrict. Thesecond-stage expressway links Chaeng Watthana Road southward to downtown Bangkok and northward toBang Pa-in.
Muang Thong Thani is the largest housing estate in Pak Kret. It is the site ofSukhothai Thammathirat Open University andImpact, Muang Thong Thani, a large exhibition centre complex. Srinagarindra Park and theCentralPlaza Chaengwattana shopping centre are also within the city.
TheInternational Schools Association of Thailand is headquartered in Pak Kret.[4]
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