Sa Bot 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 northern part of 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 minor district (King Amphoe) was created on June 5 1981, by separating the
tambon Sa Bot, Maha Phot and Tha Thung Chang of Khok Samrong district

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...

. It was upgraded to a full district on January 1, 1988.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khok Charoen

Amphoe Khok Charoen

-History:The minor district was created on March 9 1987 by splitting off four tambon from Khok Samrong district. It was upgraded to a full district on November 4, 1993.-Geography:...

, Chai Badan

Amphoe Chai Badan

Chai Badan is a district in eastern part of Lopburi Province, central Thailand. The local people usually call it Lam Narai, as the district center is located in Tambon Lam Narai.-History:...

, 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...

 and 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...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 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 46 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...

). Sa Bot itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers all of the tambon Sa Bot. There are 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) - Sa Bot, Maha Phot and Niyom Chai.

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Sa Bot	สระโบสถ์		7,616
2.	Maha Phot	มหาโพธิ		4,757
3.	Thung Tha Chang	ทุ่งท่าช้าง		2,029
4.	Huai Yai	ห้วยใหญ่		1,553
5.	Niyom Chai	นิยมชัย		5,324