Khlong San

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Khlong San
คลองสาน
Data
Province: Bangkok
Surface: 6.051 km²
Residents: 75,765 (2013)
Population density : 14,702.2 U / km²
ZIP : 10600
Geocode : 1018
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Map of Bangkok, Thailand with Khlong San
Bangkok boroughs

Khlong San ( Thai คลองสาน ) is one of the 50 khet (districts) in Bangkok , the capital of Thailand . Khlong San is located in the southern inner city on the west bank of the Mae Nam Chao Phraya ( Chao Phraya River ) opposite Bangkok's “Chinatown”.

geography

Khlong San is bounded to the north, east and south by Mae Nam Chao Phraya, to the west by Khlong Bang Saikai, Somdet Phrachao Taksin Road and Prachathipok Road.

The neighboring districts are clockwise from the north: Phra Nakhon , Samphanthawong , Bang Rak , Sathon , and Bang Kho Laem , which are all on the opposite side of the river, as well as Thonburi .

history

Phra Prang in Wat Phichaiyat

The name of the Khlong San district changed in the course of history: it was first called Amphoe Bang Lamphu Lang ( บางลำภู ล่าง ), then it was later renamed Amphoe Buppharam ( บุปผาราม ) and did not get its current name until 1916 when it became part of the province ( Changwat ) Thonburi was.

In 1938 it was made a "branch circle" ( King Amphoe ) , but it was changed back to an Amphoe in 1957 due to the population development. After the provinces of Thonburi and Phra Nakhon became part of Bangkok, Khlong San also became part of the capital.

The population of Khlong San has declined significantly since the 1990s: from 147,407 inhabitants in 1989 it halved to 73,871 in 2016.

Attractions

High-rise apartment buildings on the banks of the Chao Phraya. The tallest building (on the right) is the River South Tower
  • Taksin Monument and Wong Vienna Yai ( วงเวียน ให ญ ) ( see also: Thonburi )
  • Wat Anongkharam ( วัด อน ง คารา ม ) - an idyllic collection of kutis in rattanakosin wood construction
  • Wat Phichaiyat ( วัด พิชย ญาติกา ราม วรวิหาร ) - Ubosot in Chinese construction, unusual collection of Phra Prang with four Buddha statues and the Buddha's footprint ( Phra Phutthabat )
  • Wat Thong Thammachat ( วัด ทอง ธรรม ชาต ) - lovely wall paintings from the Rattanakosin period in the Ubosot, collection of beautiful Buddha statues in the " Wihan Yai" ( Great Assembly Hall )
  • Wat Thong Nopphakhun ( วัด ทองนพคุณ ) - unusual door and window frames in the Ubosot, which contains beautiful wall paintings from the Rattanakosin period
  • Somdet Phra Srinagarindra Memorial Park ( Princess Mother Memorial Park , อุทยาน สมเด็จ พระ ศรี น ค ริน ทร ) - a small park in memory of Srinagarindra , mother of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) , is located near Wat Anongkharam on Soi 3 Somdet Chao Phraya Road .
  • The River South Tower - at 258 m, the second tallest skyscraper in Thailand

administration

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

No. Name Khwaeng Thai Pop.
1. Somdet Chao Phraya  สมเด็จเจ้าพระยา 14,808
2. Khlong San คลองสาน 15,375
3. Bang Lamphu Lang บาง ลำพู ล่าง 26,242
4th Khlong Ton Sai คลอง ต้นไทร 19,340

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Coordinates: 13 ° 44 '  N , 100 ° 31'  E