Amphoe Bo Phloi
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Bo Phloi is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) of Kanchanaburi Province
Kanchanaburi Province
- History :Archaeology found in Kanchanaburi dates back to the 4th century which proves of trade with surrounding countries even in that time. Very little is also historically known about the actual Khmer influence in Kanchanaburi but there is evidence of their occupation with Prasat Muang Singh –...

, central Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) Bo Phloi was created by splitting some part of Mueang Kanchanaburi district
Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi
Mueang 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 Muang
Amphoe Tha Muang
Tha 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 Kanchanaburi
Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi
Mueang 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 Sawat
Amphoe Si Sawat
Si 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 Prue
Amphoe Nong Prue
Nong 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 Khwan
Amphoe Lao Khwan
Lao 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 Krachao
Amphoe Huai Krachao
Huai 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 Thuan
Amphoe Phanom Thuan
Phanom 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 (tambon
Tambon
Tambon 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 (muban
Muban
Muban 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.
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

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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