Bang Sue ( th, บางซื่อ, ) is a ''

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'' (subdistrict) of Bang Sue District, in

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. In 2020, it had a total population of 79,405 people.

History

In the early Rattanakosin era corresponds to the King

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's reign,

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who escaped to live in Bangkok had escaped again. Therefore, relatives who traveled from Laos came to look for them. The king therefore decided that these two

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families should settle and live in a place far from the sea so that they would not escape again, that was Bang Sue. Bang Sue, also colloquially known as "Bang Pho" (บางโพ), what is now four-way intersection, where Pracharat Sai 1 cuts across Pracharat Sai 2 Roads near Wat Bang Pho Omawa, an eponymous. It is also the name of surrounding area. Bang Pho was mentioned in ''Nirat Phu Khao Thong'' (นิราศภูเขาทอง, "journey to golden mount"), the travelogue of the poet

Sunthon Phu Phra Sunthorn Vohara (Phu) ( th, พระสุนทรโวหาร (ภู่), , ; 26 June 1786 – 1855), known as Sunthorn Phu ( th, สุนทรภู่, , ), is Thailand's best-known royal poet. He wrote during the Rattanakosin pe ...

. In the literature described the Annamese in Bang Pho have a career selling shrimp and fish. Evidence that once Annamese lived here is a Wat Anam Nikayaram, an Annamese Buddhist temple near Bang Pho Intersection today. In 2009, the northern area was completely separated into a subdistrict, namely

Wong Sawang 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. ...

Geography

Bang Sue is the southern part of the district. The west bank is all connected to the

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. It borders Wong Sawang to the north (

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is a borderline), Chatuchak to the east (Khlong Prapa is a borderline), Thanon Nakhon Chai Si to the south (Khlong Bang Sue is a borderline), Bang O (across the Chao Phraya River) to the west.

Administration

Bang Sue consists of 24 communities.

Pop culture

Bang Sue or Bang Pho is the setting of a Thai

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song, titled 'Sao Bang Pho' (สาวบางโพ, "Bang Pho girl"). It was sung by Direk Amatayakul in the year 1982.

References

Bang Sue district Subdistricts of Bangkok category:Neighbourhoods of Bangkok {{Bangkok-geo-stub