Bo Phloi is a district (
AmphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) of
Kanchanaburi ProvinceKanchanaburi is the largest of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Tak, Uthai Thani, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Pathom and Ratchaburi...
, central
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
.
The minor district (
king amphoe) Bo Phloi was created by splitting some part of
Mueang Kanchanaburi districtMueang Kanchanaburi is the capital district of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Mueang Kanchanaburi was changed status to be the capital district of Kanchanaburi province in 1913....
. It was upgraded to a full district on July 16 1963.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise)
Tha MuangTha Muang is a district in the southern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1898, the named Tai . Mr. Chom was the first head of district. Later people in the district moved southward to nearby Wat Si Loha Rat Bamrung then they changed the...
,
Mueang KanchanaburiMueang Kanchanaburi is the capital district of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Mueang Kanchanaburi was changed status to be the capital district of Kanchanaburi province in 1913....
,
Si SawatSi Sawat is a district in the Kanchanaburi Province in western Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Ban Rai of Uthai Thani Province, Dan Chang of Suphanburi Province, Nong Prue, Bo Phloi, Kanchanaburi, Sai Yok and Thong Pha Phum of Kanchanburi Province.The district is dominated by the...
,
Nong PrueNong Prue is a district in the northeastern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.The district is named after the Prue plant, Cyperus sp.-History:...
,
Lao KhwanLao Khwan is a district in the northeastern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Laotian people moved to establish new village in the area of Ban Ko Ban Kao. Later people from Bo Phloi moved to the area too...
,
Huai KrachaoHuai Krachao is a district in the eastern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Tambon Huai Krachao, Wang Phai, Sa Long Ruea and Don Salaep were separated from Phanon Thuan district and formed the minor district Huai Krachao on April 30, 1994...
, and
Phanom ThuanPhanom Thuan is a district in the eastern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The area of Phanom Thuan was already occupied in prehistoric times...
of Kanchanaburi Province.
The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (
tambonTambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which are further subdivided into 77 villages (
mubanMuban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
).
Bo Phloi is a district (
AmphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) of
Kanchanaburi ProvinceKanchanaburi is the largest of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Tak, Uthai Thani, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Pathom and Ratchaburi...
, central
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
.
History
The minor district (
king amphoe) Bo Phloi was created by splitting some part of
Mueang Kanchanaburi districtMueang Kanchanaburi is the capital district of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Mueang Kanchanaburi was changed status to be the capital district of Kanchanaburi province in 1913....
. It was upgraded to a full district on July 16 1963.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise)
Tha MuangTha Muang is a district in the southern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1898, the named Tai . Mr. Chom was the first head of district. Later people in the district moved southward to nearby Wat Si Loha Rat Bamrung then they changed the...
,
Mueang KanchanaburiMueang Kanchanaburi is the capital district of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Mueang Kanchanaburi was changed status to be the capital district of Kanchanaburi province in 1913....
,
Si SawatSi Sawat is a district in the Kanchanaburi Province in western Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Ban Rai of Uthai Thani Province, Dan Chang of Suphanburi Province, Nong Prue, Bo Phloi, Kanchanaburi, Sai Yok and Thong Pha Phum of Kanchanburi Province.The district is dominated by the...
,
Nong PrueNong Prue is a district in the northeastern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.The district is named after the Prue plant, Cyperus sp.-History:...
,
Lao KhwanLao Khwan is a district in the northeastern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Laotian people moved to establish new village in the area of Ban Ko Ban Kao. Later people from Bo Phloi moved to the area too...
,
Huai KrachaoHuai Krachao is a district in the eastern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Tambon Huai Krachao, Wang Phai, Sa Long Ruea and Don Salaep were separated from Phanon Thuan district and formed the minor district Huai Krachao on April 30, 1994...
, and
Phanom ThuanPhanom Thuan is a district in the eastern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The area of Phanom Thuan was already occupied in prehistoric times...
of Kanchanaburi Province.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (
tambonTambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which are further subdivided into 77 villages (
mubanMuban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
). There are two townships (
thesaban tambon) within the district - Nong Ri covers parts of the
tambon Nong Ri, and Bo Phloi covers parts of the
tambon Bo Phloi and Chong Dan. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations.
| No. |
Name |
Thai name |
Villages |
Inh.In biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
|
| 1. |
Bo Phloi |
บ่อพลอย |
11 |
13,272 |
|
| 2. |
Nong Kum |
หนองกุ่ม |
16 |
13,439 |
|
| 3. |
Nong Ri |
หนองรี |
10 |
6,506 |
|
| 5. |
Lum Rang |
หลุมรัง |
17 |
8,921 |
|
| 8. |
Chong Dan |
ช่องด่าน |
14 |
7,781 |
|
| 9. |
Nong Krang |
หนองกร่าง |
9 |
4,369 |
|
Missing numbers are tambon which now form the district Nong Prue.
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