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Wong Sawang Road
250px, Wong Sawang Station interior Wong Sawang ( th, วงศ์สว่าง, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of two subdistricts of Bang Sue District, Bangkok, apart from Bang Sue Subdistrict. It is also the name of the surrounding area. History The name "Wong Sawang" is derived from a road in same name that passes through the area. It is assumed that the name comes from the surname of the chief construction engineer. Wong Sawang is a road that is now considered part of Ratchadaphisek Road (Inner Ring Road). It is connected to an extension of Ratchadaphisek Road, therefore, the current Wong Sawang Road remains only between Rama VII Bridge to Wong Sawang Intersection, where it intersects with Bangkok-Nonthaburi and Ratchadaphisek Roads. Wong Sawang was raised as a subdistrict in 2009. Geography Wong Sawang can be considered as an area in the north of the district. Neighbouring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise): Bang Khen in Mueang Nonthaburi of Nonthaburi Pr ... [...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] |
Amphoe Mueang Nonthaburi
Mueang Nonthaburi ( th, เมืองนนทบุรี, , ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Nonthaburi province in Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo .... The city of Nonthaburi has 267,001 inhabitants, while the whole district has 348,553. History The district was originally named "Talat Khwan". Simon de la Loubère, who was a French Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, envoy extraordinary to the King of Ayutthaya Kingdom, Ayutthaya, wrote in his book that Talat Khwan (Talacoan) was an important place on the Chao Phraya River. It is unknown what year it was established. In 1917, the provincial administration of Nonthaburi was moved into the district, and thus the district was renamed Mueang Nonthaburi. From 1 January 1943 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MRT Purple Line
The MRT Purple line ( th, รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายสีม่วง) or MRT Chalong Ratchatham line ( th, รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายฉลองรัชธรรม) is Bangkok's fifth rapid transit line, following the Sukhumvit Line, Silom Line, MRT Blue Line, and Airport Rail Link. Daily ridership is 70,000.https://www.khaosod.co.th/economics/news_2933591. ''Khaosod'' ,30 September 2019 The line was opened on 6 August 2016 and is the second line of MRT system operated by BEM. The line is 23 km long, serving north-western part of Bangkok and Nonthaburi Province. History Origin Officially named the Chalong Ratchadham Line ( th, สายฉลองรัชธรรม) – "To Celebrate the Great King's Reign with Righteousness" – but informally known as the "Purple Line", the rapid transit system serves a north–south corridor in Bangkok's Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan. It incorporates an extension o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chao Phraya River
The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Etymology On many old European maps, the river is named the ''Mae Nam'' (Thai: แม่น้ำ), the Thai word for "river" (literally, "motherly water"). James McCarthy, F.R.G.S., who served as Director-General of the Siamese Government Surveys prior to establishment of the Royal Survey Department, wrote in his account, "''Mae Nam'' is a generic term, ''mae'' signifying "mother" and ''Nam'' "water," and the epithet Chao P'ia signifies that it is the chief river in the kingdom of Siam." H. Warington Smyth, who served as Director of the Department of Mines in Siam from 1891 to 1896, refers to it in his book first published in 1898 as "the Mae Nam Chao Phraya". In the English-language media in Thailand, the name Chao Phraya River is oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphoe Bang Kruai
Bang Kruai ( th, บางกรวย, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Nonthaburi province, central Thailand. History The district was created in 1904 and named Bang Yai. Due to its size it was difficult to administer, and thus in 1917 the northern part was split off as minor district (''king amphoe''), Bang Mae Nang. In 1921 Bang Mae Nang became a full district. On 19 October 1930 the district was renamed "Bang Kruai", after the geographic shape of district. ''Kruai'' is the Thai word for 'cone'. On the same date, Bang Mae Nang received the old name of the district, "Bang Yai". Geography Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Bang Yai, Mueang Nonthaburi, the districts Bang Sue, Bang Phlat, Taling Chan, Thawi Watthana of Bangkok, and finally Phutthamonthon ( Nakhon Pathom province). Administration The district is divided into nine sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 60 villages (''mubans''). Since 2002 Bang Krua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Line (Thailand)
Southern Line is a metre-gauge railway line in Thailand, owned by State Railway of Thailand (SRT), which runs through most of the provinces in the Central, Western, and Southern regions of Thailand. At 1,144.29 kilometres in length, it is Thailand's longest railway line. It consists of the Su-ngai Kolok Main Line which stretches from Bangkok Hua Lamphong to Su-ngai Kolok District, Narathiwat Province, in the far south of Thailand, 1,140 kilometres from Bangkok. There are seven branch lines off this main line: # Thon Buri Line # Suphanburi Line which is also the part of Greater Bangkok Commuter rail # Burma Railway (or Nam Tok Line): from Ban Pong to Kanchanaburi Province # Khiri Rat Nikhom Line: from Surat Thani to Khiri Rat Nikhom # Kantang Line: from Thung Song District , Nakhon Si Thammarat Province to Kantang District, Trang Province # Nakhon Si Thammarat Line: 35.01km line from Khao Chum Thong Junction to Nakhon Si Thammarat (km 816.02). # Padang Besar Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rama VII Bridge
Rama VII Bridge ( th, สะพานพระราม 7, , ) is a bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok and Nonthaburi Province, Nonthaburi, in Thailand, connecting the Bang Sue District and Bang Phlat District. The roadway is in a dual carriageway configuration, with 3 lanes in each direction. The bridge was named in honour of King Prajadhipok. The bridge was constructed to ease the increase in road traffic volumes on the adjacent Rama VI Bridge, Rama VI bridge. References Bridges in Thailand Bridges completed in 1992 Crossings of the Chao Phraya River {{Bangkok-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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