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Districts Of Bangkok
Bangkok is subdivided into 50 districts (''khet'', , , also sometimes wrongly called ''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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Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10 million people as of 2024, 13% of the country's population. Over 17.4 million people (25% of Thailand's population) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region as of the 2021 estimate, making Bangkok a megacity and an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom, Ayutthaya era in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi Kingdom, Thonburi in 1767 and Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam during the late 19th century, as the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khlong Toei District
Khlong Toei (also Klong Toey, , ) is a districts of Bangkok, district in central Bangkok, long known for its slum. It is bordered by the Chao Phraya River and contains major port facilities. It is also the site of a major market, the Khlong Toei Market. Neighboring districts are (clockwise from the north): Watthana district, Watthana, Phra Khanong district, Phra Khanong, Phra Pradaeng district of Samut Prakan province (across the Chao Phraya River, Chao Phraya), Yan Nawa district, Yan Nawa, Sathon district, Sathon, and Pathum Wan district, Pathum Wan. History The area has a history dating back to the ninth century as a port to cities upstream along the Chao Phraya River, such as Pak Nam Phra Pradaeng (Thai: เมืองปากน้ำพระประแดง) (as opposed to the current Phra Pradaeng district) built during the King Phutthayotfa Chulalok period. Khlong Thanon Trong (Thai: คลองถนนตรง) was a khlong (canal) and a parallel road built by K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khlong Sam Wa District
Khlong Sam Wa (, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other districts (from north clockwise): Lam Luk Ka district of Pathum Thani province, Nong Chok, Min Buri, Khan Na Yao, Bang Khen, and Sai Mai of Bangkok. As of 2022, it had the highest population of all districts in Bangkok. History Khlong Sam Wa was established as a district on 21 November 1997 by splitting from Min Buri. Khlong Sam Wa was the name of an amphoe (district) in Min Buri and hence the name is used as the district name. In 1947 when the area was still rural, the farming community of Bang Chan was chosen as a centre for Thai studies. Its name "Khlong Sam Wa" literally translates as a ''khlong'' (canal) with a width of three '' wa'' (5.943 m). Administration The district is divided into five sub-districts (''khwaeng''). District council The district council for Khlong Sam Wa has seven members, who each serve four-year terms. Elections were last held on 30 April 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khan Na Yao District
Khan Na Yao (, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Bang Khen, Khlong Sam Wa, Min Buri, Saphan Sung, and Bueng Kum. The district is most notable for Fashion Island & The Promenade shopping malls (served by Outer Ring Road - Ram Inthra MRT station on the Pink Line) and Siam Amazing Park amusement park. History Khan Na Yao was separated from Bueng Kum on 14 October 1997 announcement, effective 21 November 1997, together with Saphan Sung. Its name means "''long paddy-field ridge''", describing the geography of the district in the past; Khan Na Yao was an agricultural district. Until now, the rice fields and its ridges are long gone; they are part of the present-day Seri Thai road. Administration The district is divided into two sub-districts (''khwaeng''). Places * Wat Rat Sattha Tham * Navatanee Golf Course * Siam Amazing Park * Fashion Island & The Promenade shopping malls * Bangch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huai Khwang District
Huai Khwang (, ) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. It is east of the city centre. Neighbouring districts are Chatuchak, Wang Thonglang, Bang Kapi, Suan Luang, Watthana, Ratchathewi, and Din Daeng. History Huai Khwang district was established in an area formerly part of Phaya Thai in 1973. Adjustments to the district were made in 1978, adjusting boundaries with neighboring districts Phaya Thai and Bang Kapi, and again in 1993, creating the new Din Daeng District. The name "Huai Khwang" literally meaning 'barricaded creek' (''huai'' means ' creek' and ''khwang'' means 'barricaded'). Because the terrain here in the past consisted of wetlands and creeks; waterways were the main means of transport. Today, the district has attracted a new generation of Chinese, leading it to be called "New Chinatown", as distinct from Bangkok's traditional Chinatown, Yaowarat, in Samphanthawong district. Administration The district is divided into three sub-districts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Mueang District
Don Mueang (, , ; ; ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by (from north clockwise): Mueang Pathum Thani and Lam Luk Ka of Pathum Thani province; Sai Mai, Bang Khen and Lak Si of Bangkok; and Pak Kret of Nonthaburi province. Don Mueang regarded as the uppermost part of Bangkok. History Don Mueang was once part of Bang Khen, but it became a district in its own right in 1989. Later in 1997, the southern part of Don Mueang was split off to establish a new district, Lak Si. Don Mueang was originally called "Don I Yiao" ('the upland of hawks'), because of the upland terrain. The water was not flooded and teeming with wildlife including a variety of birds of prey, as well as hawk, hence the name. There was a number of people living in about 50 households only. Access to the area was only possible by railway. The new name was given by King Vajiravudh when the Royal Thai Air Force base was established there. When air force base and airpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Din Daeng District
Din Daeng (, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbours, clockwise from north, are Chatuchak, Huai Khwang, Ratchathewi, and Phaya Thai. History The district was created in 1993, when the eastern part of Phaya Thai was split off to form a new district. The district is highly populated partly due to the concentration of apartments built by National Housing Authority. They are along Din Daeng and Pracha Songkhro Roads. Its name literally means ''red soil'', it comes from a dirt road in the same name that constructed during the government of Field Marshal P. Pibulsongkram in the 1940s, which looks red in colour. Locals soon used the term Din Daeng to call the area. Today, it is better known as Din Daeng Road. Environmental According to Thailand's Pollution Control Department (PCD) Din Daeng is the noisiest district in the city. It suffers from noise pollution on the order of an average daily noise level of 71.6 to 81.6 A-weighted decibels. A-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chom Thong District, Bangkok
Chom Thong (, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by the districts (clockwise from north) Phasi Charoen, Thon Buri, Rat Burana, Thung Khru, Bang Khun Thian, and Bang Bon. History Chom Thong was included in Bang Khun Thien District until an announcement on November 9, 1989. On 14 October 1997, parts of Bang Pakok sub-district of Rat Burana and parts of Bukkhalo Sub-district of Thon Buri were transferred to Chom Thong during the administrative reform which rearranged the 38 Bangkok districts into 50 districts. Historically, Chom Thong area is the original residence of King Nangklao (Rama III)'s relatives. Economy The district, together with Thung Khru, is well known for its tangerines, the Bang Mot tangerine. There is a giant tangerine sculpture at the junction between Rama II Road and Suk Sawat Road where Rama II Road originate. The district is also the home of the Poomjai Garden lychee farm, Bangkok's last lychee pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
