Wang Thonglang (, ) 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 ...
,
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 ...
. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise):
Lat Phrao,
Bang Kapi,
Huai Khwang, and
Chatuchak.
History
The district was established on 21 November 1997 (announced 14 October 1997) occupying Wang Thonglang and part of Khlong Chan sub-district of Bang Kapi and part of Lat Phrao sub-district of Lat Phrao district. The total area was 19.205 km
2. In 2002 (announced 24 January, effective 11 March) the district boundary between Wang Thonglang and Lat Phrao districts was adjusted. Now Wang Thonglang has 18.905 km
2 of area.
The name ''Wang Thonglang'' means 'the deep body of water around which ''
Erythrina fusca'' grows'.
Administration
The district is sub-divided into 4 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 ...
'').
Education
Secondary schools:
*
Bodindecha (Sing Singhaseni) School
International schools:
*
Lycée Français International de Bangkok (French school)
*
Singapore International School of Bangkok
*
Regent's International School, Bangkok
District Council
The District Council for Wang Thonglang has seven members, who each serve four-year terms.
Elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...
were last held on April 30, 2006. The results were as follows:
*
Democrat Party - 7 seats
Diplomatic missions
* Embassy of Cambodia
* Embassy of Laos
Places
* Chao Phraya Bodindecha Museum
* Golden Place
* Chok Chai 4 Market
Transportation
*The district is crossed by the
Yellow Line of the
MRTA with four stations:
Chok Chai 4,
Lat Phrao 71,
Lat Phrao 83, and
Mahat Thai.
*There is also
Khlong Saen Saep boat service running along
Khlong Saen Saep
Khlong Saen Saep (, ) is a canal ''(khlong)'' in central Thailand, connecting the Chao Phraya River to Prachinburi Province and Chachoengsao Province, Chachoengsao. A portion of the canal is used for public transport by an express boat servic ...
with piers Mahadthai, Ramkhamhaeng.U, Wat Thepleela, Ramkhamhaeng.29, and The Mall Ram 3 on its border between Bang Kapi district.
*The main roads in the Wang Thong Lang are
Lat Phrao,
Chok Chai 4, and
Pradit Manutham, among others. They are served by many bus lines of both
BMTA and private joint companies, such as
8, 44, 73, 73ก, 96, 137, 178, 514, etc.
References
External links
BMA website with the tourist landmarks of Wang ThonglangWang Thonglang district office(Thai only)
Districts of Bangkok
{{Bangkok-stub