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Phasi Charoen District
Phasi Charoen (, ) is one of the Districts of Bangkok, 50 districts (''Khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Taling Chan district, Taling Chan, Bangkok Noi district, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai district, Bangkok Yai, Thon Buri district, Thon Buri, Chom Thong district, Bangkok, Chom Thong, Bang Bon district, Bang Bon, and Bang Khae district, Bang Khae. History The name of the district came from a canal, ''Khlong Phasi Charoen'' (คลองภาษีเจริญ), linking Tha Chin River to Khlong Bangkok Yai. The canal project was initiated by ''Phra Phasi Sombat Boribun'' (พระภาษีสมบัติบริบูรณ์), who later became ''Phraya Phison Sombat Boribun'' (พระยาพิสณฑ์สมบัติบริบูรณ์). Originally Phasi Charoen proposed to fund the project in exchange for the right to collect tolls for passage. It was approved by King Mongkut, however ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts Of Bangkok
Bangkok is subdivided into 50 districts (''khet'', , , also sometimes wrongly called ''Districts of Thailand, amphoe'' as in the other provinces, derived from Pali ''khetta'', cognate to Sanskrit ''kṣetra''), which are further subdivided into 180 subdistricts (''khwaeng'', , ), roughly equivalent to ''tambon'' in the other provinces. 
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Bang Khae District
Bang Khae (, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbouring districts, clockwise from north, are Thawi Watthana, Taling Chan, Phasi Charoen, Bang Bon, and Nong Khaem district. History From 6 March 1998, Phasi Charoen Sakha 1 district was combined with Lak Song sub-district, formerly part of Nong Khaem District, to form a new district, called Khet Bang Khae. The sub-districts of the new Bang Khae district then consisted of Bang Khae, Bang Khae Nuea, Bang Phai and Lak Song. Together with the creation of the district, the four sub-districts of Bang Khae were reorganised for administrative purposes. In 2009 the subdistrict boundaries were adjusted again. Its name means ''"county of the hummingbird tree"''; presumably, in the past there was a large population of this species in the district. Administration The district is divided into four sub-districts (''khwaeng A ''khwaeng'' (, ) is an administrative subdivision used in the fifty districts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wat Apson Sawan
Wat Apson Sawan Worawihan (), also simply known as Wat Apson Sawan is an ancient Thai Buddhist temple more than 200 years in Bangkok. It is situated rim canal Khlong Dan bounded by other temple were famed Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, Wat Nang Chi, and across the canal is Wat Khun Chan in Talat Phlu quarter. The temple is third classed royal monastery in Worawihan type. Formerly it was called ''Wat Mu'' (วัดหมู, "pig temple"), as it was built on the land of pig stable and the pigs were allowed to stroll in the compound, and was told that the temple was built by a Chinese named ''Wu'' (悟) without evidence of when it was created. Later on, during the reign of King Nangklao (Rama III), Royal Concubine Noi (Suranakong) has restored the temple. Later, King Nangklao ordered the temple renovated once again and bestowed the name "Wat Apson Sawan" ("temple of celestial apsara") to the temple. What is interesting about this temple include '' ubosot'' (ordination hall) and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wat Pak Nam Phasi Charoen
Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen (, ) is a royal ''wat'' ('temple') located in Phasi Charoen district, Bangkok, at the Chao Phraya River. It is part of the Maha Nikaya fraternity and is the origin of the Dhammakaya tradition. It is a large and popular temple, supported by prosperous community members. Wat Paknam was established in 1610, during the Ayutthaya period, and received support from Thai kings until the late nineteenth century. By the beginning of the twentieth century, the temple had become nearly abandoned and had fallen into disrepair. The temple underwent a major revival and became widely known under the leadership of the meditation master Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro, who was abbot there in the first half of the twentieth century. Seven years after Luang Pu's death, became the new abbot until his death in 2021. Somdet Chuang made international headlines when his 2015 appointment as Supreme Patriarch, acting head of the Thai monastic community, was stalled and finally with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khuha Sawan, Bangkok
Khuha Sawan (, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Phasi Charoen District, in Bangkok, Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa .... In 2020, it had a total population of 6,063 people. Denomination Its name ''Khuha Sawan'' (lit: "celestial cavern") after a local temple, Wat Khuha Sawan, a historic Buddhist temple, formerly known as Wat Sala Si Na (วัดศาลาสี่หน้า). Geography It is sort of shaped like a boot with toe not far from the Bang Wa BTS Skytrain and Bang Wa MRT Subway stations. It shares a border with sister subdistrict Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen. Both areas are informally known collectively as "Bang Phai". Khuha Sawan borders Bang Phrom and Khlong Chak Phra to the north ( Khlong Bang Chueak Nang is a borderline), Bang Khun Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen
Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen (, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (sub-district) of Phasi Charoen District, Bangkok's Thonburi side. Geography Its name "Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen" meaning "mouth of Phasi Charoen canal", because it is the confluence of ''khlong A ''khlong'' (, ), alternatively spelt as ''klong'' () commonly refers to a canal in Thailand. These canals are spawned by the rivers Chao Phraya, Tha Chin, and Mae Klong, along with their tributaries particularly in the low-lying areas of ce ...s'' (canal) Phasi Charoen and Bangkok Yai, regarded as the beginning of Khlong Phasi Charoen include the nearby area, also with a Khlong Dan that is separated from Khlong Bangkok Yai as well. The area is the southeast part of the district, with a total area of 0.50 km2 (0.19 mi2), it is the second-smallest subdistrict of the district (after Khuha Sawan). Neighbouring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise): Khuha Sawan and Bang Chak in its district, Wat Tha Phra of Bangkok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Waek
Bang Waek (, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (sub-district) of Phasi Charoen District, Bangkok's Thonburi side. The subdistrict contains 11 administrative villages. History It is named after Khlong Bang Waek, that runs through the area. It is a tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ... of Khlong Chak Phra and flows into the Khlong Bangkok Noi. In the early Rattanakosin period, Khlong Bang Waek and its basin considered as the tip of betel large market Talat Phlu, which is in Thon Buri District. Geography Bang Waek can be considered as a northern part of the district, with total area of 2.29 km2 (0.88 mi2). Neighboring subdistricts are (from north clockwise): Bang Chueak Nang of Taling Chan District, Khuha Sawan, Bang Chak and Bang Duan with Khlong Khwang in the same d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Chak, Phasi Charoen
Bang Chak (, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (sub-district) of Phasi Charoen District, Bangkok's Thonburi side. The subdistrict contained seven administrative villages. History and etymology It is named after Khlong Bang Chak that runs through the area. It is a tributary of Khlong Bang Luang, also known as Khlong Bangkok Yai, on the southward of Khlong Bang Chueak Nang. The name Bang Chak means "place of nipa palms", because there used to be this species of plants in this area. It was mentioned in '' Kamsuan Samut'' or ''Kamsuan Siprat'', an ancient literature written in the early Ayutthaya period alike nearby areas Bang Ramat and Bang Chueak Nang of Taling Chan District. Geography Bang Chak can be considered as the eastern part of the district, with total area of 1.50 km2 (0.57 mi2). Neighboring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise): Bang Waek, Khuha Sawan, Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen (, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (sub-district) of Phasi Charoen District, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Duan, Bangkok
Bang Duan (, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Phasi Charoen District, in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2020, it had a total population of 28,156 people. Its name "Bang Duan" is derived from the ''khlong A ''khlong'' (, ), alternatively spelt as ''klong'' () commonly refers to a canal in Thailand. These canals are spawned by the rivers Chao Phraya, Tha Chin, and Mae Klong, along with their tributaries particularly in the low-lying areas of ce ...'' Bang Duan, a canal runs through the area. Lert Suksom Community is a small community under the bridge over the Khlong Bang Khi Keng on Phutthamonthon Sai 1 Road. As a result of the construction of Phutthamonthon Sai 1 Road in 1997 through here, this community was also affected. The area around the community has become a wasteland and a dumping ground. Later in 2012, the community on both sides of the road joined with Siam University, turning the wasteland under the bridge into a vegetable garden plot. The dominant species is pandan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khwaeng 1022
A ''khwaeng'' (, ) is an administrative subdivision used in the fifty districts of Bangkok and a few other city municipalities in Thailand. Currently, there are 180 ''khwaeng'' in Bangkok. A ''khwaeng'' is roughly equivalent to a ''tambon'' in other provinces of Thailand, smaller than an ''amphoe'' (district). With the creation of the special administrative area of Bangkok in 1972 the ''tambon'' within the area of the new administrative entity was converted into ''khwaeng''.Item 17 of The common English translation for ''khwaeng'' is subdistrict. Historically, in some regions of the country ''khwaeng'' referred to subdivisions of a province (then known as ''mueang'', predating the modern term '' changwat''), while in others they were called ''amphoe''. Administrative reforms at the beginning of the 20th century standardized them to the term ''amphoe''. ''Khwaeng'' of Bangkok ''Khwaeng'' in city municipalities See also *Subdivisions of Thailand Thailand is a unitary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
