Ban Rai district

Ban Rai (Thai: บ้านไร่, pronounced [bâːn râj]) is a district (amphoe) in Uthai Thani province in western Thailand.

Ban Rai
บ้านไร่
District
District location in Uthai Thani province
District location in Uthai Thani province
Coordinates: 15°5′2″N 99°31′16″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceUthai Thani
Area
 • Total3,621.5 km2 (1,398.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total66,167
 • Density18.3/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code61140
Geocode6106

Geography

The district covers more than half of the province of Uthai Thani and is also the third-largest district in Thailand. A large part of the district is part of the Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary.

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mae Poen of Nakhon Sawan province; Lan Sak, Huai Khot, and Nong Chang of Uthai Thani Province; Nong Mamong, Hankha, and Noen Kham of Chai Nat province; Dan Chang of Suphan Buri province; Si Sawat and Thong Pha Phum of Kanchanaburi province; and Umphang of Tak province.

Administration

The district is divided into 13 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 134 villages (mubans). There are two townships (thesaban tambon). Ban Rai covers parts of tambons Ban Rai and Ban Bueng, and Mueang Ka Rung covers parts of the same-named tambon. There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Ban Raiบ้านไร่118,616
2.Thap Luangทัพหลวง157,988
3.Huai Haengห้วยแห้ง94,748
4.Khok Khwaiคอกควาย167,154
5.Wang Hinวังหิน63,502
6.Mueang Ka Rungเมืองการุ้ง136,905
7.Kaen Makrutแก่นมะกรูด41,621
9.Nong Chokหนองจอก155,296
10.Hu Changหูช้าง136,556
11.Ban Buengบ้านบึง73,320
12.Ban Mai Khlong Khianบ้านใหม่คลองเคียน83,219
13.Nong Bom Kluaiหนองบ่มกล้วย103,318
14.Chao Watเจ้าวัด73,924

Economy

The village of Baan Tab Klai is known for its cultivation of eri silkworms to produce eri silk. Silkworm farmers have created a collective to produce the fibre using clean technologies such as all-natural dyes. The moths that produce the cocoons are not harmed in the process, leading some to call it "peace silk".[1]

References
  1. Wangkiat, Paritta (19 February 2017). "Ericulture reeling them in". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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