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Chimphli
Chimphli ( th, ฉิมพลี, ), also written as ''Chim Phli'', is a ''khwaeng'' (sub-district) of Taling Chan District, Thonburi side of Bangkok. History Chimphli was originally a ''tambon'' in Amphoe Taling Chan, Thonburi Province. Later, Phra Nakhon and Thonburi Provinces were merged in 1972 as Bangkok. In 1986, enacted the new Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Act. designated Bangkok as a special administrative region, Chimphli has become a full sub-district of Taling Chan District ever since. The name ''Chimphli'', as defined by the Royal Institute Dictionary means, '' cotton tree''. Geography Chimphli is regarded as a north and northwest part of the district, with a total area of 8.730 km2 (3.371 mi2), include agricultural area of 2,666.1 rai (about 1,053.7 acres). Neighbouring subdistricts are (from north clockwise): Maha Sawat in Amphoe Bang Kruai of Nonthaburi Province (Khlong Maha Sawat is a borderline), Taling Chan in its district ( Souther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taling Chan Railway Station
Taling Chan Station is a railway station located in Taling Chan District, Bangkok. It is operated by the State Railway of Thailand and serves two routes: the Southern Main Line and the Bang Sue–Taling Chan SRT Light Red Line. It is located 22.136 kilometres from Bangkok Railway Station. Taling Chan Junction serves as a junction for the mainline from Bangkok and the short branchline to Thon Buri Railway Station Thon Buri railway station ( th, สถานีรถไฟธนบุรี) formerly known as Bangkok Noi railway station (สถานีรถไฟบางกอกน้อย), is a railway station in Siriraj Sub-district, Bangkok Noi ..., near Siriraj Hospital. Taling Chan Station is also the terminus for the current Light Red Line from Bang Sue. In the past, the station building was a wooden structure with about 5 platforms. Since 2009, the station has been rebuilt to concrete and other tracks were removed for the SRT Light Red Line new tracks. Train ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khwaeng
A ''khwaeng'' (, ) is an administrative subdivision used in the fifty districts of Bangkok and a few other city municipalities in Thailand. Currently, there are 180 ''khwaeng'' in Bangkok. A ''khwaeng'' is roughly equivalent to a ''tambon'' in other provinces of Thailand, smaller than an ''amphoe'' (district). With the creation of the special administrative area of Bangkok in 1972 the ''tambon'' within the area of the new administrative entity was converted into ''khwaeng''.Item 17 of The common English translation for ''khwaeng'' is subdistrict. Historically, in some regions of the country ''khwaeng'' referred to subdivisions of a province (then known as ''mueang'', predating the modern term ''changwat''), while in others they were called ''amphoe''. Administrative reforms at the beginning of the 20th century standardized them to the term ''amphoe''. ''Khwaeng'' of Bangkok ''Khwaeng'' in City Municipalities See also *Subdivisions of Thailand References {{reflist Sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borommaratchachonnani Road
250px, Borommaratchachonnani Road and parallel overpass in the phase of Chimphli Subdistrict, Taling Chan District 250px, Borommaratchachonnani Road in the beginning phase near Borommaratchachonnani Intersection and Tesco Lotus Pinklao Borommaratchachonnani Road ( th, ถนนบรมราชชนนี, , ), the most part of which is Highway 338 (ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 338), is a main road in Bangkok's Thonburi side (west bank of Chao Phraya River) and Bangkok Metropolitan Region. Borommaratchachonnani Road has a starting point at the Borommaratchachonnani Intersection in the areas of Bangkok Noi and Bang Phlat's Pinklao neighbourhood in Bangkok. Then headed to the west through Taling Chan and Thawi Watthana as far as entering the area of Phutthamonthon, Sam Phran in Nakhon Pathom and ending at the intersection with Petchkasem Road in the area of Nakhon Chai Si, total length is 33.984 km (21.117 mi). The road was the result of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Ramat
Bang Ramat ( th, บางระมาด, ) is one of the six ''khwaengs'' (subdistricts) of Taling Chan District in Bangkok's Thonburi area. Bang Ramat has 23 administrative villages. History It is named after Khlong Bang Ramat, a waterway that runs through the area. It is a ''khlong'' (canal) that separates itself from the Khlong Chak Phra, which used to be part of the Chao Phraya River. The name ''Bang Ramat'' means 'place of rhinos' ramat' is a loanword from the Khmer language">Khmer_language.html" ;"title="ramat' is a loanword from the Khmer language">ramat' is a loanword from the Khmer language It was mentioned in the ''Kamsuan Samut'' or ''Kamsuan Siprat'', an ancient text written in the early-Ayutthaya period. It shows that Bang Ramat was a long-established community before the establishment of Rattanakosin or Bangkok. Originally, Bang Ramat was a ''tambon'', part of Taling Chan District of Thon Buri Province. Governmental administrative regulations were revised in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khwaeng Khlong Chak Phra
Khlong Chak Phra ( th, คลองชักพระ, ) is one of the six ''khwaengs'' (sub-districts) of Taling Chan District in Bangkok's Thonburi side. It is the location of the district office. Geography It is named after Khlong Chak Phra, that currents through right side of the area and also a borderline with other districts. Geography of Khlong Chak Phra is long and thin, giving it a curve-like shape and the easternmost of the district, with a total area of 1.251 km2 (0.483 mi2). Most of the area consisting of lowlands along the waterways, therefore often flooding regularly. Neighbouring sub-districts are (from the north clockwise): Taling Chan in its district, Arun Amarin, Bang Khun Non and Bang Khun Si of Bangkok Noi District, Khuha Sawan of Phasi Charoen District, Bang Phrom, Bang Ramat, and Chimphli in its district. Transportation The area is served by the Bang Ramat Railway Halt of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), whose Southern Line passes beside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taling Chan District
Taling Chan ( th, ตลิ่งชัน, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbours, clockwise from the north, are Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province and Bang Phlat, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai, Phasi Charoen, Bang Khae, and Thawi Watthana Districts of Bangkok. History Taling Chan is an old district back when there was Thonburi province. Now Thonburi is merged into Bangkok. In 1998, part of the district was split into a new Thawi Watthana district. Historically, much of the area was used as orchards and kitchen gardens, many remaining there today. It has been called "Bangkok's Kitchen". The landscape of Taling Chan about 1,000 years ago is believed to have been part of the Chao Phraya River delta. The area was a muddy mangrove forest and there was no evidence of human settlement. Two areas of Taling Chan, Bang Ramat and Bang Chueak Nang, were mentioned to in the ''Kamsuan Samut'' of the Ayutthaya period. They are regarded as amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khwaeng
A ''khwaeng'' (, ) is an administrative subdivision used in the fifty districts of Bangkok and a few other city municipalities in Thailand. Currently, there are 180 ''khwaeng'' in Bangkok. A ''khwaeng'' is roughly equivalent to a ''tambon'' in other provinces of Thailand, smaller than an ''amphoe'' (district). With the creation of the special administrative area of Bangkok in 1972 the ''tambon'' within the area of the new administrative entity was converted into ''khwaeng''.Item 17 of The common English translation for ''khwaeng'' is subdistrict. Historically, in some regions of the country ''khwaeng'' referred to subdivisions of a province (then known as ''mueang'', predating the modern term ''changwat''), while in others they were called ''amphoe''. Administrative reforms at the beginning of the 20th century standardized them to the term ''amphoe''. ''Khwaeng'' of Bangkok ''Khwaeng'' in City Municipalities See also *Subdivisions of Thailand References {{reflist Sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khet Taling Chan
Taling Chan ( th, ตลิ่งชัน, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbours, clockwise from the north, are Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province and Bang Phlat, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai, Phasi Charoen, Bang Khae, and Thawi Watthana Districts of Bangkok. History Taling Chan is an old district back when there was Thonburi province. Now Thonburi is merged into Bangkok. In 1998, part of the district was split into a new Thawi Watthana district. Historically, much of the area was used as orchards and kitchen gardens, many remaining there today. It has been called "Bangkok's Kitchen". The landscape of Taling Chan about 1,000 years ago is believed to have been part of the Chao Phraya River delta. The area was a muddy mangrove forest and there was no evidence of human settlement. Two areas of Taling Chan, Bang Ramat and Bang Chueak Nang, were mentioned to in the ''Kamsuan Samut'' of the Ayutthaya period. They are regarded as among ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TIS 1099
Thai Industry Standard 1099-2548 (short TIS 1099) is a national standard assigning numerical codes to the administrative subdivisions of Thailand, published in 2005 by the Thai Industrial Standards Institute. History In 1992, a first version of the TIS 1099 standard (named TIS 1099-2535) was published, assigning codes to each of the then 72 provinces and the capital city of Bangkok. It followed a numbering scheme already used within the Ministry of Interior since the 1980s. The ISO standard 3199-2, first published in 1998, follows the codes of this standard. The draft version of ISO 3166 was based on the US standard FIPS 10-4, which assigns different numbers to the provinces. Additionally to the codes for the province and Bangkok, the ISO standard adds a special code for the special administrative area Pattaya, a code not present in the Thai standard. In 2005, the current version of the standard was published, introducing the codes for Amnat Charoen, Nong Bua Lam Phu and Sa Kaeo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10.539 million as of 2020, 15.3 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people (22.2 percent) lived within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the 2010 census, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi Kingdom, Thonburi in 1768 and Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam, later renamed Thailand, during the late-19th century, as the country faced pressures from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok Bus Terminal (Borommaratchachonnani)
Bangkok Bus Terminal (Borommaratchachonnani) is a bus station that is the terminal of bus service from Bangkok to many provinces in southern Thailand (including nearby provinces of Bangkok). Location The station is located along Borommaratchachonnani Road in Taling Chan District's Chim Phli, western suburb of Bangkok. History Originally, the southern bus terminal was located on Charansanitwong Road at Fai Chai Junction. It opened for service on January 1, 1960. In 1989, it shifted to Borommaratchachonnani Road near present CentralPlaza Pinklao Central Pinklao (previously known as CentralPlaza Pinklao) is a shopping mall on Borommaratchachonnani Road in Bangkok Noi District, Bangkok, Thailand. Overview The shopping mall has a total of six floors with a basement floor included. Ancho ..., due to the traffic situation around the station. And shifted again to present location in 1994. That is why the station has many names, including "Bangkok Bus Terminal (Taling Chan)" and " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaeo Ngoen Thong Road
Kaeo (Māori: ''Kāeo'') is a township in the Far North District of New Zealand, located some northwest of Kerikeri. The town takes its name from the ''kāeo'' or New Zealand freshwater mussel, which is found in the nearby rivers. Sanfords Fishery factory, one of the main employers in Kaeo, closed in December 2011. History and culture Pre-European settlement Kaeo used to be a fortified village ''pā'' of the Ngati Uru sub-tribe. This tribe arrived in the Whangaroa Harbour as late as 1770–1775, having been driven out of the Rawhiti area of the Bay of Islands, after killing and eating Captain Marion du Fresne and his crew. European settlement Wesleydale, the first Wesleyan Methodist mission in New Zealand, was established by Samuel Leigh and William White at Kaeo in June 1823, then abandoned in 1827 after it was sacked by local Māori. A memorial cairn marks the site of the mission adjacent to the cemetery on the south side of the Kaeo River. Flooding Kaeo is b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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