Bang Chak ( th, บางจาก, ) is a ''

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 othe ...

'' (sub-district) of

Phasi Charoen Phasi Charoen ( th, ภาษีเจริญ, ) is one of the 50 districts (''Khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Taling Chan, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai, Thon Buri, Chom Th ...

District,

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 estima ...

Thonburi __NOTOC__ Thonburi ( th, ธนบุรี) is an area of modern Bangkok. During the era of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, its location on the right (west) bank at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River had made it an important garrison town, which is ...

side. The subdistrict contained seven

administrative village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

History and etymology

It is named after

Khlong A ''khlong'' ( th, คลอง, ), alternatively spelt as ''klong'' () commonly refers to a canal in Thailand. These canals are spawned by the rivers Chao Phraya, Tha Chin, and Mae Klong, along with their tributaries particularly in the low-ly ...

Bang Chak that runs through the area. It is a

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

Khlong Bang Luang Khlong Bangkok Yai ( th, คลองบางกอกใหญ่, ; lit: 'Big Bangkok Canal') is a historic ''khlong'' (คลอง; canal) of Bangkok. The current length is 6 km (about 3 mi), through various canals as far as it termi ...

, also known as Khlong Bangkok Yai, on the southward of Khlong Bang Chueak Nang. The name Bang Chak means "place of

nipa palm ''Nypa fruticans'', commonly known as the nipa palm (or simply nipa, from ms, nipah) or mangrove palm, is a species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine habitats of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the only palm considered adapte ...

s", because there used to be this species of plants in this area. It was mentioned in ''

Kamsuan Samut ''Kamsuan Samut'' ( th, กำสรวลสมุทร, ) or ''Kamsuan Siprat'' (, ) is a '' nirat'' traditionally attributed to legendary 17th century Thai poet Si Prat and generally regarded as a seminal work from the Ayutthaya era. The poem ...

'' or ''Kamsuan Siprat'', an ancient literature written in the early

Ayutthaya period The Ayutthaya Kingdom (; th, อยุธยา, , IAST: or , ) was a Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand. The Ayutthaya Kingdom is conside ...

alike nearby areas Bang Ramat and Bang Chueak Nang of

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, Phas ...

District.

Geography

Bang Chak can be considered as the eastern part of the district, with total area of 1.50 km² (0.57 mi²). Neighboring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise):

Bang Waek Bang Waek ( th, บางแวก, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (sub-district) of Phasi Charoen District, Bangkok's Thonburi side. The subdistrict contains 11 administrative villages. History It is named after Khlong Bang Waek, that runs through the area. ...

, Khuha Sawan,

Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen ( th, ปากคลองภาษีเจริญ, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (sub-district) of Phasi Charoen District, Bangkok's Thonburi side. Geography Its name "Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen" meaning "mouth of Phasi Charoen ...

Bang Wa Phasi Charoen ( th, ภาษีเจริญ, ) is one of the 50 districts (''Khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Taling Chan, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai, Thon Buri, Chom T ...

, and Bang Duan. Khlong Bang Chak and Khlong Bang Phlia are the local main watercourses. The local temples Wat Kamphaeng Bang Chak and Wat Pradu Bang Chak, indeed, they are situated in Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen Sub-district. Another temple Wat Yang Bang Chak is situated in the area of Kukha Sawan Sub-district.

Population

In January 2016, it had a total population of 8,221 people (3,804 men, 4,417 women) in 3,565 households.

Transportation

*Ratchaphruek Road

References

{{Coord, 13, 43, 43.6, N, 100, 27, 10.7, E, region:TH_type:landmark, display=title Phasi Charoen district category:Subdistricts of Bangkok