Ban Mi is a district (amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the western part Lopburi Province

Lopburi Province

Lop Buri is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phetchabun, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Ratchasima, Saraburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, Sing Buri and Nakhon Sawan.-Geography:...

, central Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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History

The district was created in 1883, then named Sanam Chaeng. When the district office was moved to Ban Huay Kaew, the district name was changed to Huay Kaew 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 1914 it was renamed to Ban Sao as the name of Tambon of the district center. Finally the Thai Government changed the name to Ban Mi in 1940.

The name Ban Mi is the name of an old town of Phuan people that migrated from Laos

Laos

Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

 to Siam around 1870. The name originates from a hand weaving method to weave cotton or silk fabric, named Mat Mi(มัดหมี่) in Thai.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Nong Muang

Amphoe Nong Muang

Nong Muang is a district in the northern part of Lopburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Following a suggestion issued in 1989, six tambon were separated from Khok Samrong to form the new minor district Nong Muang on April 1, 1990...

, Khok Samrong

Amphoe Khok Samrong

Khok Samrong is a district of Lopburi Province in central Thailand. The district is the transportation hub of the province.-History:Originally named Phu Kha, the minor district was renamed to Sa Bot in 1909...

, Mueang Lop Buri

Amphoe Mueang Lop Buri

Mueang Lopburi is the capital district of Lopburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Lopburi is an ancient city. In Khmer era, it was Lavo or Lava Pura, the important city of the eastern part of Chao Phraya river valley. In Ayuthaya kingdom, it was the northeastern frontier city. The glorious...

, Tha Wung

Amphoe Tha Wung

Tha Wung is a district in western part of Lopburi Province, central Thailand.-Geography:The main water resource of Tha Wung is the Lopburi and Bang Kham rivers...

 of Lopburi, In Buri

Amphoe In Buri

In Buri is the northernmost district of Singburi Province in central Thailand.-History:In Buri is an ancient city, one of the major Mueang or city states. It was built in the reign of King Ramesuan in 1369. In the Ayutthaya era, the governor of In Buri always was a royal family member because In...

 of Singburi Province, and Takhli

Amphoe Takhli

Thakhli is the southernmost district of Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand.The name of the district originates from the Tikhli ground in Sang Thong, the royal novel of King Rama III.-Geography:...

 of Nakhon Sawan Province

Nakhon Sawan Province

Nakhon Sawan is one of the provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Lop Buri, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani and Tak.- Etymology :...

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The water resource of Ban Mi is then Bang Kham River

Bang Kham River

The Bang Kham River is a short tributary of the Lopburi River. It originates in Ban Mi district, Lopburi Province. It flows southward and tributes the Lopburi River in Tha Wung district. The river is only 20 km long....

 and Khlong Anusasanan.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 22 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 157 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). The town (thesaban mueang) Ban Mi covers the whole tambon Ban Mi. There are further 21 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).