Amphoe Bang Bo

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Bang Bo
บางบ่อ
Statistics
Province:	Samut Prakan
District office:	13°34′27″N, 100°50′10″E
Area:	245.0 km²
Inhabitants:	90,226 (2005)
Pop. density:	368 inh./km²
Geocode:	1102
Postal code:	10560
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Amphoe Bang Bo (Thai: บางบ่อ) is a district (Amphoe) of Samut Prakan Province in Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are Mueang Samut Prakan, Bang Phli and Bang Sao Thong to the west, Lat Krabang (Bangkok and Mueang Chachoengsao to the north, and Ban Pho and Bang Pakong (both Chachoengsao Province) to the east. To the south is the Bay of Bangkok.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 74 villages (muban). There are three townships (thesaban tambon) - Bang Bo and Khlong Dan each cover parts of the same-named tambon, and Khlong Suan covers the whole tambon Khlong Suan. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO), for each tambon except Khlong Suan.

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Bang Bo	บางบ่อ	11	20,920
2.	Ban Ra Kat	บ้านระกาศ	10	6,707
3.	Bang Phli Noi	บางพลีน้อย	11	8,876
4.	Bang Phriang	บางเพรียง	6	13,246
5.	Khlong Dan	คลองด่าน	14	29,925
6.	Khlong Suan	คลองสวน	7	3,305
7.	Preng	เปร็ง	9	4,238
8.	Khlong Niyom Yattra	คลองนิยมยาตรา	6	3,009