Pak Kret district

Pak Kret
ปากเกร็ด
District
Wat Chimphli Sutthawat temple
Wat Chimphli Sutthawat temple
Interactive map of Pak Kret
CountryThailand
ProvinceNonthaburi
SeatPak Kret
Tambon12
Muban85
District established1884
Area
 • Total
89.0 km2 (34.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
254,616
 • Density2,860/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
11120
Calling code02
ISO 3166 codeTH-1206

Pak Kret (Thai: ปากเกร็ด, pronounced [pàːk krèt]) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Nonthaburi province, central Thailand. The district is most notable for Muang Thong Thani, Ko Kret and Central Chaengwattana. The MRT Pink Line and Udon Ratthaya Expressway serves part of the district.

Geography

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

Religion

There are total forty Theravada Buddhist temples in the district, of which thirty-nine Maha Nikai and one Dhammayut temples.
Further there are seven Christian churches and two Mosques in the district.

Administrative divisions

District location in Nonthaburi province
Map of district with four municipalities

Provincial government

The district is divided into twelve subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 85 villages (mubans).

  Subdistricts People Villages
  1 Pak Kret   35,575     5
  2 Bang Talat   43,890   10
  3 Ban Mai   35,767     6
  4 Bang Phut   62,332     9
  5 Bang Tanai     7,478     5
  6 Khlong Phra Udom     6,862     6
  7 Tha It   18,663   10
  8 Ko Kret     5,575     7
  9 Om Kret     5,639     6
 10 Khlong Khoi   10,537   12
 11 Bang Phlap   12,413     5
 12 Khlong Kluea     9,885     4
  Total 254,616   85

Local government

There are four municipalities (thesaban) in the district. Pak Kret has city (thesaban nakhon) municipality status and covers five subdistricts with 34 villages. Tha It and Bang Phlap have town (thesaban mueang) status and cover the whole same-named subdistricts. Khlong Phra Udom has (thesaban tambon) status and covers also the whole same-named subdistrict.

Pak Kret city municipality 187,449
Bang Phut subdistrict   62,332
Bang Talat subdistrict   43,890
Ban Mai subdistrict   35,767
Pak Kret subdistrict   35,575
Khlong Kluea subdistrict     9,885
Tha It town municipality   18,663
Bang Phlap town municipality   12,413
Khlong Phra Udom subd.mun.     6,862

The non-municipal areas are administered by four Subdistrict Administrative Organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon - oh boh toh).

Khlong Khoi SAO   10,537
Bang Tanai SAO     7,478
Om Kret SAO     5,639
Ko Kret SAO     5,575

Education

Educational institutions from primary to high education in the district is as follows:

High education

Vocational education

  • AGTC Groomer Training Thailand School.
  • Panyapiwat Institute of Management.

Secondary education

  • Total seventeen upper secondary schools with 10,027 students.
  • Total nine lower secondary schools with 12,307 students.

Primary education

  • Total seventeen primary schools with 18,228 pupils.

Health

Government hospital

There is one community hospital in Pak Kret district.

  • Pak Kret Hospital with 87 beds.

University hospital

  • Panyanantaphikkhu Medical Center with 400 beds.

Private hospitals

There are four private hospitals in Pak Kret district:

  • Krungthai Hospital with 100 beds
  • Mitrmaitri Medical Center with 11 beds
  • Vibharam Pakkret Hospital with 100 beds
  • World Medical Hospital with 150 beds

Health promoting hospitals

There are total sixteen health-promoting hospitals in the district.

Clinics

Around 184 clinics are in Pak Kret district.

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

References

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  2. ↑ "list of temples (2)". Retrieved 24 May 2026. , Sect Dhammayut, no.612060401
  3. ↑ "table 4.1". Nonthaburi Provincial Statistical Report 2568-2025. National Statistical Office (NSO) (Report). ISSN 1905-8314. , Temple, House of Priest, Church by District: 2023
  4. ↑ "สถิติทางการทะเบียน" [Registration statistics]. bora.dopa.go.th. Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA). December 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2026. , village level, no. 12060500-12061000, 1287, 1297
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  13. ↑ "tables 3.2-3.13". Nonthaburi Provincial Statistical Report 2568-2025. National Statistical Office (NSO) (Report). ISSN 1905-8314. , Education Statistics: Academic Year 2024
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  15. ↑ "About PIM". Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "about us". Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Name-of-the-hospital-service-unit". Ministry of Public Health. Retrieved 12 May 2026. , health zone 4 no.01053-01068
  18. ↑ "table 5.5". Nonthaburi Provincial Statistical Report 2568-2025. National Statistical Office (NSO) (Report). ISSN 1905-8314. , Hospitals and Medical Establishment by Type and District: Fiscal Year 2024
  19. ↑ "ติดต่อโรงเรียน". Pakkred Secondary School. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  20. ↑ "Contact Us". International School Bangkok. Retrieved 27 November 2017.