Amphoe Bo Rai District Office · Khaosaming, CC BY-SA 3.0

Delonix regia (Doj, ex Hook.) Raf Nam Tok Khlong Kaeo N.P. Bo Rai Trat April (27352769037) · Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0

Anomala Sp.Bo Rai June 2012 (7451935036) · Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0

Ypthima huebneri (8388140917) · Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0

Diaphanogryllacris panitvongi panitvongi (Gorochov, Dawwrueng & Artchawakom, 2015) Nymph (26000734197) · Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0

Croton roxburghii N.P. Balakr Euphorbiaceae (25875094177) · Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0

Bo Rai, Thailand

อำเภอบ่อไร่

Bo Rai is a town of 13,620 people in Trat, Thailand.

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Population13,620 GeoNames

Local nameอำเภอบ่อไร่

RegionTrat

Elevation29 m 95 ft

Time zoneAsia/Bangkok

Nearest airportTrat Airport (TDX) 40 km

Why visit Bo Rai

Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 1 place to stay in and around town.

About Bo Rai

Bo Rai (Thai: บ่อไร่, pronounced [bɔ̀ː râj]) is a township and district (amphoe) in Trat province, eastern Thailand, near the Khao Banthat Mountain Range in Cambodia.

From the Wikipedia article Bo Rai district (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Parks, trails and playgrounds1

เนินพระ

Park · 1.5 km

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Where to stay1

Yenchum

Motel and hotel · 1.6 km

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Churches and places of worship5

Wat Bo Rai

Place of worship · 1.1 km

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พระพุทธรูปหลวงพ่อประทานพร

Place of worship · 1.5 km

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ศาลากลางวัดบ่อไร่

Place of worship · 1.1 km

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เมรุ

Place of worship · 1.2 km

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โบส

Place of worship · 1.1 km

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Healthcare1

Bo Rai Hospital

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History

The area was known for gemstone mining (rubies and sapphires) and gem trade which made Bo Rai prosper and grow. From the 1960s until the beginning of the 1990s the town experienced an economic boom, which ended almost overnight with the exhaustion of the mines through plundering. The economic depression that followed was further increased by the downfall of the Khmer Rouge and the subsequent end of the border trafficking of goods and gems.

Once the centre of Thailand's gem trade, Bo Rai is now a shadow of its former glory, yet some hope is seen in the migrating refugees coming from the south. There have been attempts at economic conversion, such as the cultivation of rubber trees. There are rumours of a new Thai-Cambodian border crossing being opened at Ban Mamuang.

The area is battling drug resistant malaria that has crept over from Cambodia.

From the History section of Bo Rai district on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Geography

Neighboring districts are Mueang Trat and Khao Saming to the south, Khlung of Chanthaburi province to the west, Pong Nam Ron of Chanthaburi to the north, and Battambang province of Cambodia to the north and east.

From the Wikipedia article Bo Rai district, under CC BY-SA 4.0.