Bang Kho Laem ( th, บางคอแหลม, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of

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 ...

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. The incumbent district officer is Samita Xanthavanij. The district is bounded by (clockwise from north)

Sathon Sathon or Sathorn ( th, สาทร, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by six other districts (from north clockwise): Bang Rak, Pathum Wan, Khlong Toei, Yan Nawa, Bang Kho Laem, and Khlon ...

, Yannawa, and across the

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, Rat Burana,

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and Khlong San districts.

History

Bang Kho Laem was formerly a part of

amphoe An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...

Ban Thawai in

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 n ...

Province. Ban Thawai was later reassigned to Phra Nakhon Province, and renamed amphoe Yan Nawa. When Phra Nakhon and Thon Buri were combined into a single province in 1972, the names of administrative units in the newly combined capital were changed from

and

tambon ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district ('' amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 '' khwaen ...

to district (''khet'') and sub-district (''khwaeng''). Thus, amphoe Yan Nawa (อำเภอยานนาวา) became khet Yan Nawa (เขตยานนาวา). Due to population increases, on 18 April 1989, Yan Nawa Branch 2 (Khwaeng Bang Kho Laem) was established as a second administrative unit within the Yan Nawa District, overseeing three sub-districts: Bang Kho Laem, Wat Phraya Krai, and Bang Khlo. It became a separate district on 9 November 1989, called Bang Kho Laem.

Administration

The district is divided into three sub-districts (''khwaeng'').

Places

Important streets in the district include: * Rama III Road *

Charoen Krung Road file:Charoen Krung Road April2021 ถนนเจริญกรุง.jpg, Shophouses along Charoen Krung road with the Sathorn Unique Tower in the vicinity (2021) Charoen Krung Road ( th, ถนนเจริญกรุง, ) is a major road i ...

* Charoen Rat Road *

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* Mahaisawan Road * Chan Road * Sathu Pradit Road * Si Rat Express Way Secondary streets in the district include: * Sut Prasoet Road * Chalaem Nimit Road * Charoen Krung 85 and Sut Prasoet 9 (Soi Ban Mai) * Charoen Krung 107, Charoen Rat 7, and Charoen Rat 10 (Soi Pradu 1) * Charoen Rat 5, Charoen Rat 5 Yaek 4, Charoen Rat 7 Yaek 7, and Charoen Rat 8 (Soi Yu Di) * Chan 43 (Soi Wat Phai Ngoen) * Sathu Pradit 12 (Soi Thawi Sit) * Charoen Rat 7 Yaek 35 (Soi Rat Uthit 1)

Asiatique Asiatique: The Riverfront is a large open-air mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It occupies the former docks of the East Asiatic Company, and faces the Chao Phraya River and Charoen Krung Road. The complex opened in 2012 after extensive renovation of ...

is a famous open-air night shopping mall in Bangkok.

Education

Shrewsbury International School Shrewsbury International School Bangkok ( th, โรงเรียนนานาชาติโชรส์เบอรี กรุงเทพ, ) is a coeducational British international school in Charoeng Krung, Bang Kho Laem District, Bangk ...

is in the district.

Health

Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital ( th, โรงพยาบาลเจริญกรุงประชารักษ์, link=no) is a hospital in Thailand located in Bang Kho Laem District, Bangkok. It is a public hospital operated by the Medic ...

, operated by

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( th, กรุงเทพมหานคร; ) (BMA) is the local government of Bangkok (also called ''Krung Thep Maha Nakhon'' in Thai), which includes the capital of the Kingdom of Thailand. The governme ...

is in the district.

References

External links

BMA website with tourist landmarks of Bang Kho LaemBang Kho Laem district office
(Thai only) {{Khet Bangkok Districts of Bangkok