Lat Phrao (, ) is a ''

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 ...

'' (subdistrict) of

Lat Phrao district Lat Phrao (, , ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bound by six other districts (from north clockwise): Bang Khen, Bueng Kum, Bang Kapi, Wang Thonglang, and Chatuchak. History Formerly, Lat Phrao was ...

, Bangkok.

Overview

Lat Phrao is the northeastern residential area is best characterized by the long, a number of the narrow roads such as Pradit Manutham, Chok Chai 4, Sukhonthasawat, Lat Pla Khao, Nak Niwat that spread out into over a hundred ''

soi In Thailand, a ''soi'' ( ) is a side street that branches off of a major street (''thanon'', ). An alley is called a ''trok'' (). Overview Sois are usually numbered, and are referred to by the name of the major street and the number, as in "S ...

s'' (alleys), each of them boasting tangles of sub-sois and communities of its own. Its name is called after Khlong Lat Phrao, a ''

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 ...

'' (canal) that flows through area to the eastern suburbs. The canal is also the boundary line between administrative area and neighbouring districts.

Geography

Lat Phrao is the southern part of the district. The adjoining subdistricts are (from the north clockwise):

Chorakhe Bua Chorakhe Bua (, ) is a neighbourhood in east Bangkok. It roughly occupies the area of the ''khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of the same name in Lat Phrao district. History Originally, the area of Chorakhe Bua was very spacious. It covers parts of Bang Ka ...

in its district, Tha Raeng in

Bang Khen district Bang Khen (, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Sai Mai, Khlong Sam Wa, Khan Na Yao, Bueng Kum, Lat Phrao, Chatuchak, Lak Si, and Don Mueang. Hi ...

, Nuan Chan in

Bueng Kum district Bueng Kum (, ) is one of the 50 districts (''Khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. From north clockwise, it is bounded by Bang Khen, Khan Na Yao, Saphan Sung, Bang Kapi, and Lat Phrao. History Bueng Kum was separated from Bang Kapi on 4 September 19 ...

, Khlong Chan in

Bang Kapi district Bang Kapi (, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Bueng Kum, Saphan Sung, Prawet, Suan Luang, Huai Khwang, Wang Thonglang, and Lat Phrao. Name The na ...

, Khlong Chaokhun Sing and Saphan Song in

Wang Thonglang district Wang Thonglang (, ) is one of the Districts of Bangkok, 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Lat Phrao district, Lat Phrao, Bang Kapi district, Bang Kapi, Huai Khwang distri ...

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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 ...

, Chan Kasem and

Sena Nikhom Sena Nikhom (, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Chatuchak district, Bangkok. It is a densely populated area and filled with many different types of residential houses. History Its name ''Sena Nikhom'' comes from the same name intersection. It ...

in Chatuchak district.

References

{{reflist Subdistricts of Bangkok Lat Phrao district