Bang Bo District

Bang Bo
บางบ่อ
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Samut Prakan Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Samut Prakan
Seat Bang Bo
Tambon 8
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
 • Total 245.0 km2 (94.6 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 90,226
 • Density 368/km2 (953.1/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 10560
Geocode 1102

Amphoe Bang Bo (Thai: บางบ่อ; IPA: [bāːŋ bɔ̀ː]) is a district (Amphoe) of Samut Prakan Province in Thailand.

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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.

History

The district was renamed from Bang Hia (บางเหี้ย) to Bang Bo in 1930.[1]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (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

References

  1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ยุบกิ่งอำเภอเปลี่ยนชื่อและย้ายอำเภอกับโอนตำบล" (in Thai) (PDF). Royal Gazette 47 (0 ก): 226–228. October 19 1930. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2473/A/226.PDF. 

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