Country Thailand Tambon 8 Postal code 10560 Area 245 km² Province Samut Prakan Province | Seat Bang Bo Time zone ICT (UTC+7) Geocode 1102 Population 104,762 (2015) | |
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Amphoe Bang Bo (Thai: บางบ่อ; [bāːŋ bɔ̀ː]) is a district (amphoe) of Samut Prakan Province in Thailand.
Contents
- Map of Bang Bo District Samut Prakan Thailand
- Geography
- History
- Administration
- Samut Prakan Klong Dan Wastewater Management Project
- References
Map of Bang Bo District, Samut Prakan, 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.
Administration
The district is divided into eight sub-districts (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 a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO), for each tambon except Khlong Suan.
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).The 24 billion baht project was not completed due to opposition from local residents and charges of malfeasance levelled against those responsible for the project. In July 2016, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) initiated an investigation of a private consortium, NVPSKG, for corrupt practices related to the 90 percent completed project. In 2015, three senior Pollution Control Department (PCD) employees linked to the consortium were jailed for 20 years for malfeasance.