Bang Phai (Thai: บางไผ่, pronounced [bāːŋ pʰàj]) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Bang Khae District, Bangkok's Thonburi side.
Bang Phai
บางไผ่ | |
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 Location in Bang Khae District | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Bangkok |
| Khet | Bang Khae |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.670 km2 (5.664 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 40,277[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 10160 |
| TIS 1099 | 104003 |
History
editIt is named after Khlong Bang Phai, a khlong (canal) that flows through the area. Originally Bang Phai was part of Phasi Charoen District, until the year 1998, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has changed the new administrative district, make Bang Khae become a complete district and Bang Phai became a part of the Bang Khae ever since.[3]
Geography
editNeighbouring subdistricts are, clockwise from north: Thawi Watthana in Thawi Watthana District, Bang Chueak Nang in Taling Chan District (Khlong Bang Chueak Nang is a divider line), Khlong Khwang in Phasi Charoen District (Khlong Bang Waek, Khlong Bang Phai, Khlong Lat Taniao, and Khlong Kru Sangiam are divider lines), Bang Khae Nuea in its district (Khlong Bang Waek is a divider line), Nong Khang Phlu in Nong Khaem District, and Thawi Watthana in Thawi Watthana District (Khlong Thawi Watthana is a divider line).[4]
Economy
editBang Phai is considered an area where the majority of the population is still farming. Most of orchid estates in the area of Bang Phai are located on the banks of Khlong Thawi Watthana and Khlong Bang Chueak Nang, every morning the orchids are sent to Pak Khlong Talat and some are exported to different country.[5]
Places
edit- Wat Bunyapradit
- Wat Sala Daeng
- Sala Daeng Metropolitan Police Station
- Assumption College Thonburi
- Banthongyod Badminton School
- Sarasas Witaed Thonburi School
- Garden Artisans (Suan Sang Dhamma)[4]
References
edit- ^ Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (2021). สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563 [Bangkok Statistics 2020] (PDF) (in Thai). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ กรมการปกครอง. กระทรวงมหาดไทย. "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้าน ประจำปี พ.ศ. 2561." [ออนไลน์]. เข้าถึงได้จาก: http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/views/showZoneData.php?rcode=1040&statType=1&year=61 2562. สืบค้น 15 สิงหาคม 2562. Thai: Thai
- ^ "ประวัติความเป็นมา" [Historical]. Bangkok (in Thai).
- ^ a b "เขตบางแค" [Bang Khae District]. Bsa.or.th (in Thai).
- ^ Num Lukthung (2013-06-14). ""เปิดสวนชวนเที่ยว" เก็บผักที่บางแค แวะเที่ยวคลองตลิ่งชัน" ["Open a Garden to Travel" vegetable collection in Bang Khae, visit to Khlong Taling Chan]. ASTV Manager (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-11-08.
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