Phak Hai ผักไห่
District
Lad Chado Market, a local floating market
District location in Ayutthaya province
Coordinates: 14°27′30″N 100°22′12″E / 14.45833°N 100.37000°E / 14.45833; 100.37000
Country	Thailand
Province	Ayutthaya
Seat	Phak Hai
Tambon	16
Area
• Total	189.0 km2 (73.0 sq mi)
Population  (2000)
• Total	44,436
• Density	235.1/km2 (609/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	13120
Geocode	1408

Phak Hai (Thai: ผักไห่, pronounced [pʰàk hàj]) is a district (amphoe) in the northwestern part of Ayutthaya province, central Thailand.

Historically, the district was named Khwaeng Sena Yai, which became converted to an amphoe at the end of the 19th century. In 1917, the name of district was changed to be Phak Hai after the central tambon.

The name Phak Hai comes from the Nirat Suphan by Sunthorn Phu, which refers to a village named Ban Pak Hai. The spelling has changed however now, so it can also mean a kind of plant (Momordica charantia) that grows in swamps.^{[1] [2]}

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Wiset Chai Chan and Pa Mok of Ang Thong province; Bang Ban, Sena, and Bang Sai of Ayutthaya Province; and Bang Pla Ma, and Mueang Suphanburi of Suphanburi province.

The district is divided into 16 sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 128 villages (muban).

Phak Hai is the setting of a Thai country song, (luk thung), titled (Thai: สาวผักไห่; RTGS: sao phak hai) 'Phak Hai Girl'). It has been popular since around 1970s.^[1]

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