Bang Bo District

Bang Bo
บางบ่อ
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Samut Prakan Province
Coordinates: 13°34′27″N 100°50′10″E / 13.57417°N 100.83611°E / 13.57417; 100.83611Coordinates: 13°34′27″N 100°50′10″E / 13.57417°N 100.83611°E / 13.57417; 100.83611
Country  Thailand
Province Samut Prakan
Seat Bang Bo
Tambon 8
Area
  Total 245.007 km2 (94.598 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 104,762
  Density 427.58/km2 (1,107.4/sq mi)
Time zone ICT (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.

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 eight 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 seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO), for each tambon except Khlong Suan.

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1.Bang Boบางบ่อ1120,920
2.Ban Ra Katบ้านระกาศ106,707
3.Bang Phli Noiบางพลีน้อย118,876
4.Bang Phriangบางเพรียง613,246
5.Khlong Danคลองด่าน1429,925
6.Khlong Suanคลองสวน73,305
7.Prengเปร็ง94,238
8.Khlong Niyom Yattraคลองนิยมยาตรา63,009
Downtown Bang Bo

Samut Prakan (Klong Dan) Wastewater Management Project

Tambon Klong Dan is the site of a never-completed wastewater treatment plant financed in part by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).[2]The plant was not completed due to opposition from local residents and charges of malfeasance levelled against those responsible for the project.[3][4]

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