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Phra Pradaeng District
Phra Pradaeng ( th, พระประแดง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. History Phra Pradeang was the original center of the area south of Bangkok near the mouth of the Chao Phraya River. Originally named ''Nakhon Khuan Khan'' (นครเขื่อนขันธ์), it was settled by Mon people. In 1815, King Rama II built the Pom Phlaeng Faifa Fort at the river's bend. The fort is now a small park and is accessible to visitors. : In 1819, the new town Mueang Samut Prakan (or Paknam) was established. Due to economic problems in the early-1930s, several administrative entities were abolished, including Phra Phradaeng Province, which had its districts assigned to Samut Prakan and Thonburi effective 1 April 1932. A two kilometre tramway across the neck of the Phra Pradaeng river bend opened in 1908 and closed c. 1940. Operated by a private company, the motorised trams connected with motorboat services to Bangkok and to Paknam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhumibol Bridge
The Bhumibol Bridge ( th, สะพานภูมิพล), also known as the Industrial Ring Road Bridge ( th, สะพานวงแหวนอุตสาหกรรม) is part of the 13 km long Industrial Ring Road connecting southern Bangkok with Samut Prakan province. The bridge crosses the Chao Phraya River twice, with two striking cable-stayed spans of lengths of 702 m and 582 m supported by two diamond-shaped pylons 173 m and 164 m high. Where the two spans meet, another road rises to join them at a free-flowing interchange suspended 50 metres above the ground. The bridge opened for traffic on 20 September 2006, before the official opening date of 5 December 2006. It is part of the Bangkok Industrial Ring Road, a royal scheme initiated by King Bhumibol Adulyadej that aimed to solve traffic problems within Bangkok and surrounding areas, especially the industrial area around Khlong Toei Port, southern Bangkok, and Samut Prakan province. According to tradition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mueang Samut Prakan
Mueang Samut Prakan district ( th, อำเภอเมืองสมุทรปราการ, ) or colloquially as ''Paknam Samut Prakan'' ( th, ปากน้ำสมุทรปราการ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Samut Prakan province in central Thailand. The district has the highest population of all districts of Thailand. Administration Central administration Mueang Samut Prakan is divided into 13 subdistricts (''tambon''), which are further subdivided into 35 administrative villages (''muban''). Missing numbers are ''tambons'' split off at the creation of Phra Samut Chedi district. Local administration There is one city (''thesaban nakhon'') in the district: * Samut Prakan (Thai: ) consisting of subdistrict Pak Nam. There are two towns (''thesaban mueang'') in the district: * Pak Nam Samut Prakan (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Bang Mueang. * Phraek Sa Mai (Thai: ) consisting of parts of subdistrict Phraek Sa Mai. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sompote Sands
Sompote Saengduenchai ( th, สมโพธิ แสงเดือนฉาย; ; 24 May 1941 – 26 August 2021), internationally known as Sompote Sands, was a Thai film director, special effects creator and producer best known for directing several Thai films especially ''tokusatsu'' (special effects-based) genre or monster films such as '' The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army'', '' Jumborg Ace & Giant'', the illegally produced '' Hanuman and the Five Riders'', the 1980 cult classic ''Crocodile'', '' Phra Rod Meree'' and the 1985 fantasy monster film '' Magic Lizard''. He was the founder and owner of Chaiyo Productions based in Bang Pa-in, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. Early life Born as the youngest son in a Thai Chinese family in the outskirts Bangkok, Sompote's father was a Chinese immigrant from Guangdong. While he was studying at grade three, Sompote became a freelance photographer. His work was to take photos of King Bhumibol in a boy scout uniform. A photo was publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market
Bang Nam Phueng ( th, บางน้ำผึ้ง, ) is a ''tambon'' (sub-district) in Phra Pradaeng District, Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand, known for local floating market. History & toponymy Its name ''"Bang Nam Phueng"'' literally translates to "place of honey". According to the stories of the elders who said that in the past, Bang Nam Phueng was full of perennials and a swarm of bees came to make the honeycomb. Locals therefore popularly offer food to monks with honey, regarded as the highest merit. Originally, Bang Nam Phueng had a much more spacious area but has divided the area into a new sub-district, Bang Kachao, making it smaller in size. According to historical evidence make believe that Bang Nam Phueng have at least 200 years of living inhabitants. Geography Bang Nam Phueng lies on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, on the oxbow or pork stomach-shaped meander known as Bang Kachao. It is about from downtown Phra Pradaeng along Phetchahung Road. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Kachao
Bang Kachao ( th, บางกะเจ้า) is an artificial island formed by a bend in the Chao Phraya River and a canal at its western end. It lies south of the Thai capital Bangkok in Phra Pradaeng District of Samut Prakan Province. The island, covering or 12,000 rai (1,920 hectares) has been traditionally agricultural with only a relatively small population. It is sometimes referred to as the "green lung" of Bangkok". In 2006, Bang Kachao was named "best urban oasis" by ''Time'' in its "Best of Asia" series and is frequented by nature lovers and cyclists. Administration Bang Kachao includes six sub-districts (''tambons''): Bang Namphueng, Bang Kachao, Bang Yo, Bang Krasop, Bang Ko Bua, and Song Khanong. Development The island's unspoiled character, abundant space, and proximity to central Bangkok have made it a target of developers. A battle to save it is underway. Following the death of King Bhumibol in October 2016, the military government declared its intention to pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Nam Phueng
Bang Nam Phueng ( th, บางน้ำผึ้ง, ) is a ''tambon'' (sub-district) in Phra Pradaeng District, Samut Prakan Province, central Thailand, known for local floating market. History & toponymy Its name ''"Bang Nam Phueng"'' literally translates to "place of honey". According to the stories of the elders who said that in the past, Bang Nam Phueng was full of perennials and a swarm of bees came to make the honeycomb. Locals therefore popularly offer food to monks with honey, regarded as the highest merit. Originally, Bang Nam Phueng had a much more spacious area but has divided the area into a new sub-district, Bang Kachao, making it smaller in size. According to historical evidence make believe that Bang Nam Phueng have at least 200 years of living inhabitants. Geography Bang Nam Phueng lies on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, on the oxbow or pork stomach-shaped meander known as Bang Kachao. It is about from downtown Phra Pradaeng along Phetchahung Road. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thesaban Tambon
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The municipalities assume some of the responsibilities which are assigned to the districts (''amphoe'') or communes (''tambon'') for non-municipal (rural) areas. Historically, this devolution of central government powers grew out of the Sukhaphiban () sanitary districts first created in Bangkok by a royal decree of King Chulalongkorn in 1897. The ''thesaban'' system was established in the Thesaban Organization Act of 1934 ( th, พระราชบัญญัติจัดระเบียบเทศบาล พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๖),The Royal Gazetteพระราชบัญญัติจัดระเบียบเทศบาล พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๖, Vol. 51, Page 82-107.24 Apr 1934. Retri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lat Luang
Lat Luang ( th, ลัดหลวง) is a town ''(Thesaban Mueang)'' in the Phra Pradaeng District ''(Amphoe)'' of Samut Prakan Province in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region of Central Thailand Central Thailand (Central plain) or more specifically Siam (also known as Suvarnabhumi and Dvaravati) is one of the regions of Thailand, covering the broad alluvial plain of the Chao Phraya River. It is separated from northeast Thailand (Isan) by .... In 2014, it had a total population of 73,938 people. References Populated places in Samut Prakan province {{SamutPrakan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phra Pradaeng
Phra Pradaeng ( th, พระประแดง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. History Phra Pradeang was the original center of the area south of Bangkok near the mouth of the Chao Phraya River. Originally named ''Nakhon Khuan Khan'' (นครเขื่อนขันธ์), it was settled by Mon people. In 1815, King Rama II built the Pom Phlaeng Faifa Fort at the river's bend. The fort is now a small park and is accessible to visitors. : In 1819, the new town Mueang Samut Prakan (or Paknam) was established. Due to economic problems in the early-1930s, several administrative entities were abolished, including Phra Phradaeng Province, which had its districts assigned to Samut Prakan and Thonburi effective 1 April 1932. A two kilometre tramway across the neck of the Phra Pradaeng river bend opened in 1908 and closed c. 1940. Operated by a private company, the motorised trams connected with motorboat services to Bangkok and to Pakna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thesaban Mueang
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The municipalities assume some of the responsibilities which are assigned to the districts (''amphoe'') or communes (''tambon'') for non-municipal (rural) areas. Historically, this devolution of central government powers grew out of the Sukhaphiban () sanitary districts first created in Bangkok by a royal decree of King Chulalongkorn in 1897. The ''thesaban'' system was established in the Thesaban Organization Act of 1934 ( th, พระราชบัญญัติจัดระเบียบเทศบาล พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๖),The Royal Gazetteพระราชบัญญัติจัดระเบียบเทศบาล พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๖, Vol. 51, Page 82-107.24 Apr 1934. Retri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muban
Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mubans in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons. Nomenclature ''Muban'' may function as one word, in the sense of a hamlet or village, and as such may be shortened to ''ban''. ''Mu ban'' may also function as two words, i.e., หมู่ 'group' (of) บ้าน 'homes'. * ''Mu'', in the sense of group (of homes in a tambon), are assigned numbers in the sequence in which each is entered in a register maintained in the district or branch-district office. * ''Ban'', in the sense of home or household for members of each group, are assigned a number ( th, บ้านเลขที่; ) in the sequence in which each is added to the household register also maintained in the district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
