Bang Lamphu Lang ( th, บางลำภูล่าง, ) 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 ...

'' (subdistrict) of Khlong San 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 (west bank of

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. Et ...

History

Originally, Bang Lamphu Lang was a name of all Khlong San area. Its name changed to Khlong San in the reign of King

Vajiravudh Vajiravudh ( th, วชิราวุธ, , 1 January 188126 November 1925) was the sixth monarch of Siam under the Chakri dynasty as Rama VI. He ruled from 23 October 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his efforts ...

(Rama VI). It became part of

after the merging of Thonburi and Phra Nakhon provinces in 1971. Its name "Bang Lamphu Lang" meaning "lower place of mangrove apples". Its name has a similar origin to

Bang Lamphu Bang Lamphu or spelled Banglampoo and Banglamphu ( th, บางลำพู, ; in the past, it was often misspelled บางลำภู) is a neighbourhood in Bangkok located in Phra Nakhon District. The history of the Bang Lamphu community da ...

in Phra Nakhon side (ฺBangkok core). Because, in the past it was considered an area adjacent to the Chao Phraya river and was a source of mangrove apples ('' Sonneratia caseolaris'', or lamphu in Thai) that grow along the river banks. These trees are also the habitat of fireflies. Today, alike to Bang Lamphu, although mangrove apples and fireflies have disappeared, but its name is still used for this area. Bang Lamphu Lang (including other areas of Khlong San) in the past was the location of many large businesses, such as salt warehouse, fish sauce factory, wheat flour mill, saw mill and tannery. It was also the home of a rich family of

Thai Chinese Thai Chinese (also known as Chinese Thais, Sino-Thais), Thais of Chinese origin ( th, ชาวไทยเชื้อสายจีน; ''exonym and also domestically''), endonym Thai people ( th, ชาวไทย), are Chinese descenda ...

descent, such as Wanglee, Pisolyabutra, Kiangsiri, including an influential noble family Bunnag. Later on, an Indian businessman Ibrahim Ali Nana bought and rented land in this area to live and conduct business among the fellow Indians, until becoming an Indian settlement. He was an ancestor of the Nana family, whose descendants include

Lek Nana Lek Nana ( th, เล็ก นานา; 1924–1 April 2010) was a Thai businessman and politician. He was one of the founders of Thailand's Democrat Party (Thailand), Democrat Party at the end of World War II. Lek Nana served as Deputy Foreig ...

Geography

Bang Lamphu Lang has an area of 2.47 km² (0.95 mi²). Charoen Nakhon road is a main route of the subdistrict. Neighbouring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise): Khlong Ton Sai in its district, Yan Nawa of

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 ...

district and Wat Phraya Krai of

Bang Kho Laem Bang Kho Laem ( th, บางคอแหลม, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The incumbent district officer is Samita Xanthavanij. The district is bounded by (clockwise from north) Sathon, Yannawa, and across th ...

district (across Chao Phraya river), Samre and Bukkhalo of

Thon Buri __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 i ...

district.

Places

* Wat Sawettachat Worawihan *Wat Suttharam and Wat Suttharam High School *Lim Clansmen Association of Thailand * Charoen Nakhon Animal Hospital

References

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