Ban Pho ( th, บ้านโพธิ์, ) is a district (''
amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...
'') in the western part of
Chachoengsao province
Chachoengsao ( th, ฉะเชิงเทรา, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), located in eastern Thailand.
History
''Chachoengsao'' or ''Paet Riu'' ('eight stripes') is a province in eastern Thailand. It has a ...
, central
Thailand.
History
The district was established by separating part of Mueang Chachoengsao District in 1903, then named Sanam Chan (สนามจันทร์) by Prince Marubhongse Siribhadhana, the governor of Monthon Prachinburi. In the past Sanam Chan Subdistrict was on both banks of the
Bang Pakong River. Around 1906 the government split the area on the left bank where the district office was located to create Ban Pho Subdistrict.
Later, when King
Vajiravudh
Vajiravudh ( th, วชิราวุธ, , 1 January 188126 November 1925) was the sixth monarch of Siam under the Chakri dynasty as Rama VI. He ruled from 23 October 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his efforts ...
(Rama VI) built the
Sanam Chan Palace in
Nakhon Pathom in 1911, as the district name was pronounced the same as the Sanam Chan Palace, the government changed the district name to Khao Din District on 20 July 1914. Later they changed to be Ban Pho district in 1917.
The name Ban Pho refers to 'home of
bodhi tree'.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise):
Mueang Chachoengsao,
Bang Khla,
Plaeng Yao of Chachoengsao Province;
Phanat Nikhom,
Phan Thong of
Chon Buri province
Chonburi (, , ) is a province of Thailand (''changwat'') located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to t ...
;
Bang Pakong of Chachoengsao Province; and
Bang Bo of
Samut Prakan province.
The important water resource is the
Bang Pakong River.
Administration
Central administration
Ban Pho is divided into 17 subdistricts (''
tambons''), which are further subdivided into 73 administrative villages (''
muban
Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...
s'').
Local administration
There are four subdistrict municipalities (''
thesaban tambons'') in the district:
* Lat Khwang (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Lat Khwang.
* Saen Phu Dat (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Saen Phu Dat.
* Theppharat (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistricts Ko Rai and Theppharat.
* Ban Pho (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Ban Pho.
There are 12
subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
* Ko Rai (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Ko Rai.
* Khlong Khut (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Khlong Khut.
* Khlong Ban Pho (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Khlong Ban Pho, Bang Son.
* Khlong Prawet (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Khlong Prawet.
* Don Sai (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Don Sai.
* Theppharat (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Theppharat.
* Nong Tin Nok (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Nong Tin Nok.
* Nong Bua (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Tha Phlap, Nong Bua.
* Bang Krut (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Bang Krut.
* Laem Pradu (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Laem Pradu.
* Sanam Chan (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Sanam Chan.
* Sip Et Sok (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Sip Et Sok.
References
External links
Ban Pho district historyThai)
Ban Pho
Ban Pho ( th, บ้านโพธิ์, ) is a district (''amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''am ...
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