Phra Pradaeng district
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Phra Pradaeng พระประแดง |
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| Province: | Samut Prakan |
| Surface: | 73.4 km² |
| Residents: | 201,357 (2013) |
| Population density : | 2822 U / km² |
| ZIP : | 10130 |
| Geocode : | 1104 |
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Amphoe Phra Pradaeng ( Thai อำเภอ พระประแดง , pronunciation: ʔāmpʰɤ̄ː pʰráʔ prā.dɛ̄ːŋ ) is a district ( Amphoe - administrative district) in the province of Samut Prakan . The province of Samut Prakan is located in the central region of Thailand on the southeastern outskirts of Bangkok .
geography
Samut Prakan belongs to the Bangkok metropolitan area , the transition between the two cities is fluid. Amphoe Phra Pradaeng lies in a large loop of the Mae Nam Chao Phraya (Chao Phraya River) .
The neighboring districts are (clockwise from the west): the Khet (districts of Bangkok) Thung Khru , Rat Burana , Yan Nawa , Khlong Toei , Phra Khanong and Bang Na , and the Mueang Samut Prakan and Phra Samut Chedi amphoe of Samut Prakan Province .
The northern part of the Phra Pradaeng district is occupied by the Bang Kachao ( บาง กะ เจ้า ) peninsula . It is surrounded on three sides by the Chao Phraya, which forms a loop here and at the same time marks the border with Bangkok. Unlike the neighboring capital and large parts of Samut Prakan province, it is neither urbanized nor industrialized. There is dense vegetation, only very small, hardly used roads and village-like settlement. It is therefore considered to be the “green lung” of Bangkok.
The Bhumibol Bridge (also known as the Mega Bridge) connects Amphoe Phra Pradaeng with the south of Bangkok.
history
Phra Pradaeng is the center of the area south of Bangkok near the mouth of the Chao Phraya. Originally it was called Nakhon Khuean Khan ( นครเขื่อนขันธ์ ), was popularly known as Pak Lat and its inhabitants were predominantly from the Mon population group . Between 1814 and 1815, King Phra Phutthaloetla Naphalai ( Rama II ) had the Pom Phlaeng Faifa ( ป้อม แผลง ไฟฟ้า ) fort built in a bend in the river under the supervision of the Uparat (viceroy). Between 1820 and the 1830s, the fort was reinforced and, when completed, contained about 200 cannons. Today the fort is located in a small park for tourists. On Friday, June 2nd, 1815, the city shrine ( Lak Mueang ) was inaugurated in a ceremony.
In 1819 the new municipal administration of Amphoe Mueang Samut Prakan (or Paknam) was established. Due to the administrative reform of Prince Damrong Rajanubhab , Phra Pradaeng lost its provincial status and became a district of Samut Prakan Province. In the first half of the 19th century , Phra Pradaeng was a market town that supplied Bangkok with firewood. A small canal shortened the 16 km long loop of the Chao Phraya, but salt water from the Gulf of Siam penetrated through it , so that it was closed with a brick wall.
Attractions
- Bang Nam Phueng floating market (Thai: ตลาดน้ำ บางน้ำผึ้ง ) - on Saturday and Sunday, many boats offer local products (mango, coconuts) and specialties (for example Ho Mok fish curry - ห่อหมก ). Visitors are mostly local day trippers from Bangkok. ( GeoPosition )
Parks
- Suan Sri Nakhon Khuenkhan (Thai: สวน สาธารณะ ศรี นครเขื่อนขันธ์ ) Park is more than 200 rai in size. From its seven meter high observation tower you can get an overview of the park. ( GeoPosition )
temple
- Wat Prot Ket Chettharam (Thai: วัดโปรดเกศ เชษฐา ราม ) - Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) from the reign of King Nang Klao ( Rama III. ) . The gables of the most important temple buildings, decorated in Chinese style with ceramics, are worth seeing. ( GeoPosition )
- Wat Songtham Worawihan (Thai: วัด ทรงธรรม วรวิหาร ) - Buddhist temple of the Mon ethnic group , built in the reign of King Phutthaloetla ( Rama II ) with a large Mon-style chedi . It is a “second class” royal temple . ( GeoPosition )
- Wat Bang Nam Phueng Nok (Thai: วัดบางน้ำผึ้งนอก ) - old Buddhist temple, probably from the early Rattanakosin period. Worth seeing are over 100 years old wall paintings in viharn and an over 100 year old Ubosot . The temple is located directly on the banks of the Chao Phraya, from the pier at the temple a ferry goes to the opposite side of the river. ( GeoPosition )
administration
Provincial Administration
The district of Phra Pradaeng is divided into 15 tambon ("subdistricts" or "communities"), which are further subdivided into 67 muban ("villages").
| No. | Surname | Thai | Muban | Pop. |
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| 1. | Talat | ตลาด | - | 10,431 |
| 2. | Bang Phueng | บางพึ่ง | - | 25,361 |
| 3. | Bang Chak | บางจาก | - | 22.096 |
| 4th | Bang Khru | บาง ครุ | - | 26,840 |
| 5. | Bang Ya Phraek | บางหญ้าแพรก | - | 22,275 |
| 6th | Bang Hua Suea | บาง หัว เสือ | - | 11,973 |
| 7th | Samrong Tai | สำโรง ใต้ | - | 14,131 |
| 8th. | Bang yo | บาง ย อ | - | 11,131 |
| 9. | Bang Kachao | บาง กะ เจ้า | - | 5,197 |
| 10. | Bang Nam Phueng | บางน้ำผึ้ง | - | 4,929 |
| 11. | Bang Krasop | บางกระสอบ | 11 | 2,875 |
| 12. | Bang Ko Bua | บางกอบัว | - | 7,220 |
| 13. | Song Khanong | ทรง คน อง | 13 | 8,069 |
| 14th | Samrong | สำโรง | - | 15,942 |
| 15th | Samrong sound | สำโรง กลาง | - | 12,887 |
Note: Some of the Muban's data are not yet available.
Local administration
There are three municipalities with "city" status ( Thesaban Mueang ) in the district:
- Phra Pradaeng (Thai: เทศบาล เมือง พระประแดง ) consisting of the complete Tambon Talat.
- Lat Luang (Thai: เทศบาล เมือง ลัด หลวง ) consisting of the complete tambon Bang Phueng, Bang Chak, Bang Khru.
- Pu Chao Saming Phrai (Thai: เทศบาล เมือง ปู่เจ้าสมิงพราย ) consisting of the complete tambon Bang Ya Phraek, Bang Hua Suea, Samrong Tai, Samrong, Samrong Klang.
In addition, there are six " tambon administration organizations " ( องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล - Tambon Administrative Organizations, TAO)
- Bang Yo (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล บาง ย อ ) consisting of the complete tambon Bang Yo.
- Bang Kachao (Thai: องค์การ บริหารส่วน ตำบล บาง กะ เจ้า ) consisting of the complete tambon Bang Kachao.
- Bang Nam Phueng (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล บางน้ำผึ้ง ) consisting of the complete tambon Bang Nam Phueng.
- Bang Krasop (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล บางกระสอบ ) consisting of the complete Tambon Bang Krasop.
- Bang Ko Bua (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล บางกอบัว ) consisting of the complete Tambon Bang Ko Bua.
- Song Khanong (Thai: องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล ทรง คน อง ) consisting of the complete tambon Song Khanong.
literature
- Barend Jan Terwiel : Through Travelers' Eyes: an approach to early Nineteenth-century Thai history . Duang Kamol, Bangkok 1989, ISBN 974-210-455-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nathalie Gütermann: Phra Pradaeng - Bangkok's green city island. ThaiZeit.de, accessed on February 16, 2015.
- ^ William Baldwin: Cycling, giant snails and dead snakes. Just another day of thrills at Bangkok's 'Green Lung'. CNN Travel, September 21, 2009.
- ↑ Terwiel (1989), p. 39
- ↑ Terwiel (1989), p. 52
- ↑ Page about Wat Bang Nam Phueng Nok at thaitambon.com (in Thai)
- ↑ 2013 population statistics ( Thai ) Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
Web links
- More information on Amphoe Phra Pradaeng from amphoe.com (in Thai). Archived from the original on October 16, 2010 ; accessed on July 27, 2015 .
- phrapradaeng municipality (in Thai)
- Pictures of the construction of the Dipangkorn Rasmijoti Bridge ( Memento from September 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (in English)
Coordinates: 13 ° 39 ' N , 100 ° 32' E