Bong Ti

Bong Ti (Thai: บ้องตี้, pronounced [bɔ̂ŋ tîː]) is a village and tambon (subdistrict) of Sai Yok District, in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand.[3] The tambon contains four villages.

Bong Ti
บ้องตี้
Subdistrict
Mountain range and lake in Tambon Bong Ti, Kanchanaburi Province
Coordinates: 14°4′N 98°59′E[1]
CountryThailand
ProvinceKanchanaburi
DistrictSai Yok
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total5,820
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (ICT)

Geography

Bong Ti Subdistrict is in the mountainous area of the Tenasserim Hills, close to the border with Myanmar. There is a tarmac road connecting with Sinbyudaing in Myanmar at the western end of the subdistrict. In 2005 the tambon had a population of 3,894 people. Many of the local inhabitants are Karen people.

In 2015, sound from the meteor was reported in three districts of Kanchanaburi Province: Thong Pha Phum, Sai Yok, and Si Sawat.[4] The Governor of Kanchanaburi Province, Wan-chai Osukhonthip, ordered police and Sai Yok National Park rangers to search Wang Krachae and Bong Ti subdistricts in Sai Yok District for meteor debris.[4]

References
  1. GoogleEarth
  2. "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2558". Department of Provincial Administration (in Thai). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. Thaitambon.com Archived 2010-02-09 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed 11 May 2011 (in Thai)
  4. "Exploding meteor sends social media into a tizzy". The Nation. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 8 September 2015.


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