Pom Prap (, ) is one of five ''

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 ...

s'' (subdistricts) of Pom Prap Sattru Phai district,

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 ...

. In February 2019 it had a total population of 15,440 people (7,444 men, 7,956 women). The majority of the population consists of

Thais Thais can be the plural of ''Thai'' and refer to: * The Thai people, the main ethnic group of Thailand * The Thai peoples or Tai peoples, the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia In the singular, Thais may refer to: People Ancien ...

and

Thai Chinese Thai Chinese (also known as Chinese Thais, Sino-Thais) are persons of Chinese people, Chinese descent in Thailand. Thai Chinese are the largest mixed group in the country and the largest overseas Chinese community in the world with a popul ...

History

Its name after a fort was called "Pom Prap Sattru Phai", southward of Nang Leong Ban Yuan (near Nopphawong Bridge in present day). It was one of the eight

forts A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from ...

built along two banks of

Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem (, ) is a canal (''khlong'') in Bangkok. It was dug in 1851 in order to serve as a new outer moat for the expanding city, extending its boundaries from the Rattanakosin Island to the north and east. History When the cit ...

according to the

King Mongkut Mongkut (18 October 18041 October 1868) was the fourth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama IV. He reigned from 1851 until his death in 1868. The reign of Mongkut was marked by significant modernization initiatives and diplomat ...

(Rama IV)'s orders. When Bangkok was expanding, the government therefore removed these forts.

Geography

Neighbouring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise): Wat Thep Sirin in its district, Rong Mueang of

Pathum Wan District Pathum Wan (, ) is one of the Districts of Bangkok, fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It lies just beyond the old city boundary of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem and was a rural area on the eastern outskirts of the city when royal vill ...

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of Bang Rak District,

Talat Noi Talat Noi or Talad Noi (, ) is a historic neighbourhood in Bangkok. It roughly occupies the area of the subdistrict of the same name in Samphanthawong District. Located on the periphery of Bangkok's Chinatown, Talat Noi has been home to various e ...

and

Samphanthawong Samphanthawong (, )) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Regarded as Bangkok's Chinatown, it is the smallest district by area in Thailand. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bang Rak, ...

Samphanthawong District Samphanthawong (, )) is one of the Districts of Bangkok, 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Regarded as Bangkok's Chinatown, it is the smallest district by area in Thailand. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Pom Prap Sattru ...

, and Ban Bat in its district.

Places

Important places

Wat Mangkon Kamalawat Wat Mangkon Kamalawat (, ), also known by its former name as Wat Leng Noei Yi (, ; ), is the largest and most important Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It hosts celebrations of a number of year-round events, including Chinese New Y ...

(Wat Leng Noei Yi) *Kwang Tung Shrine (Kwong Siew Commerce Association of Thailand) *

Poh Teck Tung Foundation The Poh Teck Tung Foundation (, from zh, t=華僑報德善堂, p=Huáqiáo Bàodé shàntáng) is a rescue foundation founded in Thailand famously known for rescuing road accident victims and managing unclaimed corpses with proper burials. The f ...

and Tai Hong Kong Shrine *

Wat Khanikaphon Wat Khanikaphon () is a Thai private temple in the Maha Nikaya tradition of Buddhism, It is at Phlapphla Chai, Khwaeng Pom Prap, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Bangkok, in front of the Phlapphla Chai police station. During the reign of King ...

*Lee Ti Miew Shrine *Plubplachai 1 Police Station and Plubplachai 2 Police Station *Wat Phlapphla Chai *Maitrichit Chinese Baptist Church *

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration General Hospital Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) General Hospital, popularly known as Klang Hospital (; lit: ''Central Hospital'') is a public tertiary hospital in Thailand located on corner of the Luang and Suea Pa Roads, Pom Prap Subdistrict, Pom ...

(Klang Hospital) * Khlong Thom Market and Sua Pa Plaza *Saipanya School Under the Royal Patronage of her Majesty the Queen *Kia Hua Tong Nguan (Sirinakorn) Chinese Newspaper Headquarters

Transport

Main roads *

Charoen Krung Road Shophouses along Charoen Krung road with the Sathorn Unique Tower in the vicinity (2021) Charoen Krung Road (, ) is a major road in Bangkok and the first in Thailand to be built using modern construction methods. Built during 1862–1864 in the ...

(New Road) *

Phlapphla Chai Road Phlapphla Chai (, ) is the name of a road in Bangkok's Pom Prap and Wat Thep Sirin sub-districts, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, and also the five-way intersection of the road with Luang and Maitri Chit Roads. It is also the name of the surro ...

Worachak Road 350px, Worachak road at S.A.B. intersection visiting S.A.B. building ( Charoen_Krung.html" ;"title="Sing Sian Yer Pao headquarters (seen from Charoen Krung">Sing Sian Yer Pao headquarters (seen from Charoen Krung road) Worachak Road (, , ) is a ro ...

Rama IV Road Rama IV Road (, ; usually shortened to , ) is a main road in Bangkok, Thailand. It starts at Mo Mi Junction in the area of Chinatown, Bangkok, Bangkok's Chinatown in Samphanthawong District, Samphanthawong and Pom Prap Sattru Phai Districts and ...

250px, Sign of Issaranuphap Alley, also known as Trok Issaranuphap in Thai 250px, Nopphawong Square, five-way intersections of Krung Kasem, Luang, Mittraphan Roads, including Nopphawong Bridge Minor roads * Suea Pa Road *

Mangkon Road Bangkok's Chinatown is one of the largest Chinatowns in the world. It was founded in 1782 when the city was established as the capital of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, and served as the home of the mainly Teochew immigrant Chinese population, wh ...

*Paribatra Road * Maitri Chit Road * Santiphap Road * Mittraphan Road * Wongwian Yi Sip Song Karakadakhom Road *Wang Chao Sai Road *Krung Kasem Road *Chao Khamrop Road *Yommarat Sukhum Road *Issaranuphap Lane Intersections *

22 July Circle The 22 July Circle (, ) is a traffic circle in Thailand. It's an intersection of Maitri Chit, Santiphap and Mittraphan roads in Pom Prap subdistrict, Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, Bangkok. History 22 July Circle was built on 24 January 1918 to ...

* Mo Mi Intersection *Maitri Chit Square *Nopphawong Square

References

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