Bangkok Noi

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Bangkok Noi
บางกอกน้อย
Data
Province: Bangkok
Surface: 11.944 km²
Residents: 117,503 (2013)
Population density : 11,325.9 U / km²
ZIP : 10700
Geocode : 1020
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Map of Bangkok, Thailand with Bangkok Noi
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Bangkok Noi ( Thai บางกอกน้อย , bāːŋkɔ̀ːk nɔ́ːj ) is one of the 50 khet (district) in Bangkok , the capital of Thailand . Bangkok Noi is the central district on the west bank of the Mae Nam Chao Phraya ( Chao Phraya River ).

geography

Outline map of the district

Bangkok Noi is bounded in the north by Borommaratchachonnani and Somdet Phra Pin Klao Streets, in the east by Chao Phraya, in the south by Khlong Mon and in the west by Khlong Bangkok Yai and Khlong Bangkok Noi .

Neighboring boroughs, clockwise from the north, are Bang Phlat , Phra Nakhon (on the opposite bank of the Chao Phraya), Bangkok Yai , Phasi Charoen and Taling Chan .

history

Bangkok Noi was established as an Amphoe of Thonburi Province on October 15, 1915 . The original name was Amphoe Amarin , but on July 11, 1916 it was adapted to the traditional name of the area and renamed Amphoe Bangkok Noi . When Thonburi and Bangkok were merged in 1972, Bangkok Noi became a Khet of Bangkok.

On November 9, 1989, a new Bang Phlat district was created from four sub-districts of Bangkok Noi, leaving Bangkok Noi with only four sub-districts: Sirirat, Ban Chang Lo, Bang Khun Non, and Bang Khun Si. On December 12, 1991, a small part of Bang Phlat was returned to Bangkok Noi, creating the new Arun Amarin subdistrict.

Attractions

  • National Museum of the Royal Barges - shows the history of the royal barge procession , with interesting exhibits.
  • Siriraj Museum - Summary of several museums on medical history and forensics on the site of the famous Siriraj Hospital , which was founded by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) as the most modern hospital in Thailand at the time.
  • The Bangkok Noi Railway Station (also: Thon Buri Railway Station ) is adjacent to the Siriraj Hospital. This is where the trains departed to the west, mainly to Kanchanaburi Province , but also to southern Thailand . The station was built in 1900 by the German architect Karl Döhring in the European style. During the Second World War it was used by the Japanese as a replenishment base and was therefore destroyed. After the war, the station building was rebuilt in the same style. In 2003 the actual train station was moved about 1 km to the west, and the old building has been unused since then. The railway area freed as a result is intended for the expansion of the hospital, but is currently only used as a parking lot.
  • Wat Suwannaram Ratchaworawihan - founded in the Ayutthaya period , very attractive wall paintings of the last 10 Jatakas (Thai: "Tosachat") in the Ubosot executed by the masters Thong Yu and Khong Pae, who were famous artists at the time of King Phra Nang Klao (Rama III .) were.
  • Wat Chinorasaraam Worawihan - from 1836, which shows pictures of Nagas on the shutters , wall paintings depicting the life of Buddha in the Ubosot .
  • Wat Rakhang Kositaram Woramahawihan - one of the most famous temples from the Ayutthaya period on the Chao Phraya. During a renovation in the reign of King Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I) , a large bell was found that was installed in the bell tower of Wat Phra Kaeo . As a replacement, five smaller bells were installed in the temple, which gave the temple its name ( Rakhang means "bell"). Also worth seeing is the old " Tripitaka pavilion" (Thai: หอ พระ ไตรปิฎก , Hor Trai library).
  • Wat Chinorasaram - small monastery on Khlong Mon from the reign of King Phra Nang Klao (Rama III.) .

  • The old Thonburi train station

  • Wat Suwannaram

  • Bell tower of Wat Rakhang

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Thonburi train station

The Thonburi Railway Station (formerly Bangkok Noi Railway Station, not to be confused with the historic Thonburi Railway Station ) is located in this district . It is the start and end point of the Bangkok-Thonburi-Sungai Kolok railway line . Local trains run from / to Ratchaburi and Salaya as well as passenger trains from / to Prachuap Khiri Khan and Lang Suan in southern Thailand and Nam Tok in western Thailand (on the Thailand-Burma Railway ). There is another train stop at Thanon Charan Sanitwong.

The blue line of the Bangkok subway (MRT) with the stations Bang Khun Non and Fai Chai also runs through Bangkok Noi . Its course corresponds to that of the Thanon Charan Sanitwong.

There is a regular express boat service on the Chao Phraya River, which borders the district to the east. The landing stages are at the Pinklao Bridge (Phra Pin Klao) , at the old Thonburi station (Tha Rot Fai) and Prannok . Ferries also connect Bangkok Yai with the opposite old town on the Rattanakosin Island: between Wang Lang and Tha Phrachan (at Thammasat University ) and between Wat Rakhang and Tha Chang (at the Grand Palace and Silpakorn University ).

economy

Central Pinklao shopping center is located in the north of the district on Borommaratchachonnani Street . On the opposite side of the street (already in the Bang Phlat district ) are the Major Cineplex cinema and market halls.

administration

Seat of the Bangkok Noi District Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts ( Khwaeng ) :

No. Name Khwaeng Thai Pop.
1. Sirirat ศิริราช 16,907
2. Ban Chang Lo บ้าน ช่าง หล่อ 34,840
3. Bang Khun Non บางขุนนนท์ 09,690
4th Bang Khun Si บาง ขุน ศรี 34,682
5. Arun Amarin  อรุณ อมรินทร์ 21,384

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2013 population statistics ( Thai ) Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved August 5, 2014.

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Coordinates: 13 ° 46 '  N , 100 ° 29'  E