Si Maha Phot district

Si Maha Phot ศรีมหาโพธิ
District
District location in Prachinburi province
Coordinates: 13°58′59″N 101°30′47″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Prachinburi
Area
• Total	407.1 km^2 (157.2 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	58,835
• Density	144.5/km^2 (374/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	25140
Geocode	2508

Si Maha Phot (Thai: ศรีมหาโพธิ, pronounced [sǐː mā.hǎː pʰôːt]) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Prachinburi province, eastern Thailand. The name may also be spelled Sri Maha Bodhi, and honours the Bodhi tree (ต้นพระศรีมหาโพธิ์.)

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the west clockwise): Si Mahosot, Mueang Prachinburi, Prachantakham, Kabin Buri of Prachinburi Province; Phanom Sarakham and Sanam Chai Khet of Chachoengsao province.

Economy

Tambon Hua Wa in the district is the site of Rojana Industrial Park.[1] Among other tenants of the park, Honda Automobile (Thailand) has established a 17.2 billion baht plant there to manufacture sub-compact vehicles. The plant, opened in March 2016, has an initial production capacity of 60,000 vehicles per year. The plant is designed to build up to 120,000 vehicles per year.[2]

Environment

The air quality in the district in 2018 was the eighth worst in Thailand.[3]

Administration

The district is divided into 10 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 91 villages (mubans). There are two townships (thesaban tambons): Si Maha Phot covers parts of tambons Si Maha Phot and Nong Phrong, and Krok Sombun covers parts of Krok Sombun. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Si Maha Phot	ศรีมหาโพธิ	14	8,017
2.	Samphan	สัมพันธ์	7	1,831
3.	Ban Tham	บ้านทาม	8	3,300
4.	Tha Tum	ท่าตูม	10	9,945
5.	Bang Kung	บางกุ้ง	5	1,518
6.	Dong Krathong Yam	ดงกระทงยาม	7	4,078
7.	Nong Phrong	หนองโพรง	13	11,209
8.	Hua Wa	หัวหว้า	16	9,857
9.	Hat Yang	หาดยาง	4	1,244
10.	Krok Sombun	กรอกสมบูรณ์	7	7,836

References

1. "Our Location". Rojana Industrial Park Public Co, Ltd. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
2. Maikaew, Piyachart (2016-03-12). "Prachin Buri plant to kick off". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
3. "World most polluted cities 2018 (PM2.5)". AirVisual. Retrieved 13 September 2019.

External links

• amphoe.com