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Ban Mi district
District in Lopburi, Thailand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ban Mi (Thai: บ้านหมี่, pronounced [bâːn mìː]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Lopburi province, central Thailand.
Ban Mi
บ้านหมี่ | |
|---|---|
 District location in Lopburi province | |
| Coordinates: 15°2′41″N 100°32′13″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Lopburi |
| Seat | Ban Mi |
| Tambon | 22 |
| Muban | 157 |
| Area | |
• Total | 585.7 km2 (226.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 77,005 |
| • Density | 146.9/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 15110 |
| Geocode | 1606 |
The district was created in 1883, then named Sanam Chaeng. When the district office was moved to Ban Huai Kaeo, the district name was changed to Huai Kaeo as well. When in 1898 the Thai government built the Northern Railway through the district, the district center was moved to Ban Sao (Thai บ้านเซ่า) and the district name was changed back to Sanam Chaeng. In 1917 it was renamed Ban Sao as the name of the tambon of the district center.[1] Finally the Thai government changed the name to Ban Mi in 1939.[2]
The name Ban Mi is the name of an old town of Phuan people who migrated from Laos to Siam around 1870. The name originates from a hand weaving method to weave cotton or silk fabric, named Mat Mi (มัดหมี่) in Thai.
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Nong Muang, Khok Samrong, Mueang Lop Buri, Tha Wung of Lopburi, In Buri of Singburi province, and Takhli of Nakhon Sawan province.
The water resources of Ban Mi are the Bang Kham River and Khlong Anusasanan.
Ban Mi is divided into 22 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 157 administrative villages (mubans).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Phai Yai | ไผ่ใหญ่ | 6 | 2,604 |
| 2. | Ban Sai | บ้านทราย | 6 | 3,359 |
| 3. | Ban Kluai | บ้านกล้วย | 5 | 2,551 |
| 4. | Dong Phlap | ดงพลับ | 5 | 1,788 |
| 5. | Ban Chi | บ้านชี | 12 | 5,422 |
| 6. | Phu Kha | พุคา | 4 | 2,387 |
| 7. | Hin Pak | หินปัก | 10 | 3,390 |
| 8. | Bang Phueng | บางพึ่ง | 9 | 5,083 |
| 9. | Nong Sai Khao | หนองทรายขาว | 7 | 2,949 |
| 10. | Bang Kaphi | บางกะพี้ | 7 | 1,855 |
| 11. | Nong Tao | หนองเต่า | 8 | 4,155 |
| 12. | Phon Thong | โพนทอง | 7 | 4,850 |
| 13. | Bang Kham | บางขาม | 7 | 2,691 |
| 14. | Don Dueng | ดอนดึง | 8 | 4,308 |
| 15. | Chon Muang | ชอนม่วง | 6 | 3,057 |
| 16. | Nong Krabian | หนองกระเบียน | 9 | 3,331 |
| 17. | Sai Huai Kaeo | สายห้วยแก้ว | 7 | 3,100 |
| 18. | Maha Son | มหาสอน | 8 | 3,409 |
| 19. | Ban Mi | บ้านหมี่ | - | 3,503 |
| 20. | Chiang Nga | เชียงงา | 10 | 3,145 |
| 21. | Nong Mueang | หนองเมือง | 7 | 4,188 |
| 22. | Sanam Chaeng | สนามแจง | 9 | 5,880 |
There is one town (thesaban mueang) in the district:
There are 20 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
