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Bang Pakong is a district in the western part of Chachoengsao Province in central Thailand.Bang Pakong District's name comes from the Bang Pakong River. The area has many industrial estates, including the huge gas- and oil-fired Bang Pakong Power Station.HistoryBang Pakong District was established in 1907. The first temporary district office was a building within the Wat Bon Khongkharam. In 1908 the government moved the office to the bank of the Bang Pakong River in Tambon Tha Sa-an, which is still the location today.GeographyNeighboring districts are Ban Pho of Chachoengsao Province, Phan Thong, Mueang Chon Buri of Chon Buri Province, the Bay of Bangkok and Samut Prakan Province.The important water resource is the Bang Pakong River, which empties into the Bay of Bangkok within the district. Bang Na-Trat highway runs through the district.AdministrationCentral administrationThe district Bang Pakong is divided into 12 sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 99 administrative villages .