Bang Bon (, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of

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 estim ...

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. Its neighbours, clockwise from north, are

Bang Khae Bang Khae (, ) is one of the List of districts of Bangkok, 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbouring districts, clockwise from north, are Thawi Watthana district, Thawi Watthana, Taling Chan district, Taling Chan, Phasi Charoe ...

Phasi Charoen Phasi Charoen (, ) is one of the 50 districts (''Khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Taling Chan, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai, Thon Buri, Chom Thong, Bang Bon, and Bang Khae. ...

, Chom Thong, and Bang Khun Thian districts of

Mueang Samut Sakhon district Mueang Samut Sakhon (, ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Samut Sakhon province, central Thailand. History ''Mueang'' Tha Chin dates back to the Ayutthaya Kingdom. The city was managed by the Defence ministry. King Maha Chakkrap ...

and

Krathum Baen district Krathum Baen (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Samut Sakhon province, central Thailand and is located west of Bangkok. History Krathum Baen is a part of Mueang Samut Sakhon district. It was created in 1900. In 1926 the govern ...

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, and

Nong Khaem district Nong Khaem (, ) is one of the List of districts of Bangkok, 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Thawi Watthana district, Thawi Watthana, Bang Khae district, Bang ...

of Bangkok.

History

Formerly Bang Bon was a

tambon ''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...

amphoe An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', , )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the Provinces of Thailand, provinces, and are analogous to count ...

Bang Khun Thian in Thonburi Province, prior to the merger of Thonburi and Phra Nakhon into a single province, after which it was a sub-district of Bang Khun Thian District. On 14 October 1997, Bang Bon was split from Bang Khun Thian and established as a new district. The district office opened on 6 March 1998, the last of Bangkok's 50 districts to open, first established temporarily at the Thepyada Arak Fresh Market building, but later moved to a permanent location on Ekkachai Road. The name ''Bang Bon'' is reference to a type of herbaceous in taro family called ''bon'' (บอน, ) in Thai, also known internationally as elephant ears (''Colocasia esculenta'' var. ''aquatilis''). Bang Bon is therefore "a place of elephant ears".

Administration

The district has four sub-districts (''

khwaeng 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 ot ...

'').

Economy

Agriculture is an important part of the area economy. Among Bang Bon's famous products are

Nam Doc Mai The Nam Dok Mai mango (, also spelled Nam Doc Mai) is a mango cultivar which originated in Thailand. It is the most popular mango variety in Thailand, and is grown commercially in Australia and Colombia as well, albeit as a minor variety. The N ...

mango A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree '' Mangifera indica''. It originated from the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in South and Southeast As ...

coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family (biology), family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, ...

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...

s, and

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Places

* Wat Bang Bon * 7th Cycle Birthday Anniversary Park, Bang Bon, otherwise known as 9 Hills Park * Sarasas Witaed Bangbon School * Suksanareewittaya School, formerly and still colloquially known as Suksanari 2 School (shared with Samut Sakhon province)

Notable people

Chalerm Yubamrung Chalerm Yubamrung (, , ; born 10 June 1947) is a Thai politician. He was a Member of Parliament representing the Pheu Thai Party, and was one of the Deputy Prime Ministers of Yingluck Shinawatra from 2011 to 2013. His past political appointmen ...

– politician

References

External links

District website
(Thai)
BMA website with the tourist landmarks of Bang Bon
Districts of Bangkok {{Bangkok-stub