Bang Sue
| Bang Sue บางซื่อ |
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| Province: | Bangkok |
| Surface: | 11.545 km² |
| Residents: | 130,511 (2013) |
| Population density : | 13,295 U / km² |
| ZIP : | 10800 |
| Geocode : | 1029 |
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Bang Sue ( Thai : บางซื่อ , bāːŋ sɯ̂ː ) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) in Bangkok , the capital of Thailand . Bang Sue is a northern district and is halfway between the center of the capital and Don Mueang Airport .
geography
Bang Sue is bounded in the north by Khlong Bang Khen , which also forms the border with Nonthaburi Province , in the east by the railway line Bangkok Hua Lamphong Station - Northern Thailand , in the south by Khlong Bang Sue and in the west by Mae Nam Chao Phraya ( Chao-Phraya River ).
The neighboring counties are clockwise from the east: Chatuchak , Phaya Thai , Dusit , Bang Phlat , in Nonthaburi province: Bang Kruai and Mueang Nonthaburi .
Attractions
- Rama VI Bridge - the first bridge to cross the Mae Nam Chao Phraya was officially opened on January 1, 1923 and named after King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) . The bridge is 442 meters long and 10 meters wide, it originally had two separate lanes for road and rail traffic. The bridge was badly damaged in the Second World War , after being rebuilt it was reopened on December 12, 1953. In 1992 road traffic was taken over by the nearby Phra Pokklao Bridge (Rama VII Bridge) , so that today only the railroad crosses the bridge.
transport
The station Bang Sue is also the only rail yard Thailand. This is where the new Bang Sue Central Station , which is to open in January 2021, is being built. The blue and purple lines of the Bangkok Metro also meet in this district .
education
The main campus of King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok is in the Bang Sue district .
administration
The district has two sub-districts ( Khwaeng ) :
| No. | Name Khwaeng | Thai | Pop. |
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| 1. | Bang Sue | บางซื่อ | 85,138 |
| 2. | Wong Sawang | วงศ์สว่าง | 45,373 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bang Sue mega-station to operate by January 2021
- ↑ Announcement with sketch map in the Royal Gazette (PDF file in Thai)
- ↑ 2013 population statistics ( Thai ) Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
Web links
- Bangsue District Office (in Thai)
Coordinates: 13 ° 49 ' N , 100 ° 32' E