Bang Bo (, ) is a district (''

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'') of

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Geography

Neighbouring districts are Mueang Samut Prakan,

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, and Bang Sao Thong to the west,

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(

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and Mueang Chachoengsao to the north, and

Ban Pho Ban Pho (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the western part of Chachoengsao province, central Thailand. History The district was established by separating part of Mueang Chachoengsao District in 1903, then named Sanam Chan (สนามจัน ...

and Bang Pakong (both in Chachoengsao province) to the east. To the south is the

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History

The district was renamed from Bang Hia (บางเหี้ย, 'hamlet of

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s'), to Bang Bo ('hamlet of

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s') in 1930.

Economy

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Manufacturing (Thailand) Ltd (HMMT) is constructing a manufacturing and development centre at the Asia Industrial Estate Suvarnabhumi in the district. To be operational in 2021, the 400,000-square metre centre will supply trucks and buses to the

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region. Hino is investing 3.65 billion

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in the facility which will employ 1,300 workers in its initial stages of operation. Bang Bo is known as a

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(''Trichopodus pectoralis'') aquacultural area. The freshwater fish is processed into

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Administration

The district is divided into eight sub-districts (''

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s''), which are further subdivided into 74 villages (''

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s''). There are three townships (''

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s''). Bang Bo and Khlong Dan each cover parts of the same-named ''tambon'', and Khlong Suan covers ''tambon'' Khlong Suan. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO), for each ''tambon'' except Khlong Suan.

Khlong Prawet Buri Rom

Khlong Suan 100-year-old market (ตลาดคลองสวน 100 ปี) is on Khlong Prawet Buri Rom, a canal bordering two provinces: Khlong Suan in Bang Bo, Samut Prakan and Theppharat with Ko Rai of Ban Pho, Chachoengsao. The market dates back to the King

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(Rama V)'s reign. It retains some of the charm of Thailand's old days, similar to SamChuk's 100-year-old market of

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Samut Prakan (Klong Dan) Wastewater Management Project

Tambon Klong Dan is the site of a never-completed wastewater treatment plant, approved in 1995, financed in part by the

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(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 2014, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) was ordered by the Supreme Administrative Court to pay nine billion baht in compensation to a consortium of contractors building the Klong Dan wastewater treatment plant due to the state's termination of that project in 2003. In July 2016, the

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(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. In July 2018 the supreme court sentenced 11 persons, including the former deputy interior minister, to between three and six years in prison. The court found the defendants guilty of fraud in the purchase of 1,900

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of land at the inflated price of 1.9 billion

, and irregularities in the construction contract. Public land was fraudulently acquired with title deeds issued to private owners, who then inflated the price before the land was sold to the Thai Pollution Control Department.

References

External links

amphoe.com
{{Amphoe Samut Prakan Bang Bo