Phasi Charoen
| Phasi Charoen ภาษีเจริญ |
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| Province: | Bangkok |
| Surface: | 17.834 km² |
| Residents: | 129,559 (2013) |
| Population density : | 7692 E./km² |
| ZIP : | 10160 |
| Geocode : | 1022 |
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Phasi Charoen ( Thai ภาษีเจริญ ) is one of the 50 khet (districts) of Bangkok , the capital of Thailand . Phasi Charoen is a western city district along Phetkhasem Road.
geography
Phasi Charoen is bordered by seven other districts, clockwise from the north: Taling Chan , Bangkok Noi , Bangkok Yai , Thonburi , Chom Thong , Bang Bon , and Bang Khae .
history
The name of the district comes from the eponymous Khlong Phasi Charoen ( คลอง ภาษีเจริญ ), which flows through the district from northeast to southwest. The Khlong connects the Mae Nam Tha Chin (Tha Chin River) via the Khlong Bangkok Yai with the Mae Nam Chao Phraya .
The district was founded in 1899 as Amphoe Phasi Charoen of Thonburi Province. In 1972 he became a Khet Phasi Charoen with part of Taling Chan District and another of Bang Khun Tien.
Attractions
- Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen ( วัด ปากน้ำ ภาษีเจริญ )
- Wat Apson Sawan ( วัด อัปสรสวรรค์ )
- Wat Nang Chi Worawihan ( วัด นางชี วรวิหาร )
- Wat Nuan Noradit Worawihan ( วัด นวลนรดิศ วรวิหาร )
- Wat Nimma Noradi ( วัด นิมมานรดี )
- Wat Thong Sala Ngam ( วัด ทองศาลางาม )
- Wat Khuha Sawan ( วัด คูหาสวรรค์ )
Festivals
The Chak Phra Festival at Wat Nang Chi and Wat Kai Tia ( งาน ชักพระ วัด นางชี - วัด ไก่เตี้ย ) is celebrated every year on the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month (in November - one day after Loi Krathong ). In a procession, flower-decorated boats with Buddha statues are rowed over the khlongs from Wat Nang Chi to Wat Kai Tia and back again.
traffic
The most important axis of road traffic is Thanon Phetkasem (National Road 4), which crosses the district in a west-east direction. The blue line of the Bangkok Metro (MRT) runs through Phasi Charoen with the stations Bang Phai , Bang Wa , Phetkasem 48 and Phasi Charoen . Bang Wa is also the terminus of the Skytrain's Silom line .
economy
The Future Park Bang Khae shopping mall is located in the district .
administration
The district is divided into seven Khwaeng (sub-districts):
| No. | Surname | Thai | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bang Wa | บาง หว้า | 37,951 |
| 2. | Bang Duan | บาง ด้วน | 30,189 |
| 3. | Bang Chak | บางจาก | 8,282 |
| 4th | Bang Waek | บาง แว ก | 19,036 |
| 5. | Khlong Khwang | คลอง ขวาง | 11,149 |
| 6th | Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen | ปาก คลอง ภาษีเจริญ | 16.092 |
| 7th | Khuha Sawan | คูหาสวรรค์ | 6,860 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2013 population statistics ( Thai ) Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
Web links
- English website of the BMA with the tourist attractions of Phasi Charoen
- Phasi Charoen District Office (in Thai)
Coordinates: 13 ° 43 ' N , 100 ° 26' E