Bang Ramat ( th, บางระมาด, ) is one of the six ''

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s'' (subdistricts) of

Taling Chan District 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, Pha ...

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area. Bang Ramat has 23 administrative villages.

History

It is named after Khlong Bang Ramat, a waterway that runs through the area. It is a ''

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 ...

'' (canal) that separates itself from the

Khlong Chak Phra Khlong Chak Phra ( th, คลองชักพระ, ) is a ''khlong'' (canal) in Bangkok's Thonburi area. It separates from Khlong Bangkok Noi at front of Wat Suwan Keree and terminates at the confluence of khlongs Mon and Bangkok Yai. It s ...

, which used to be part of the

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 ...

. The name ''Bang Ramat'' means 'place of

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s' ramat' is a loanword from the Khmer language">Khmer_language.html" ;"title="ramat' is a loanword from the Khmer language">ramat' is a loanword from the Khmer language It was mentioned in the ''Kamsuan Samut'' or ''Kamsuan Siprat'', an ancient text written in the early-Ayutthaya period. It shows that Bang Ramat was a long-established community before the establishment of Rattanakosin or Bangkok. Originally, Bang Ramat was a ''

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 ''khwaeng'' ...

'', part of Taling Chan District of Thon Buri Province. Governmental administrative regulations were revised in 1985, promoting Bang Ramat to a subdistrict of Taling Chan District.

Geography

Bang Ramat can be considered as a central part of the district, with a total area of 5,836

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(about 2,306 acres), divided into agricultural areas 1,729 rai (about 683 acres). Neighboring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise): Chimphli,

, Bang Phrom, and

Sala Thammasop Sala Thammasop ( th, ศาลาธรรมสพน์, ) is a '' khwaeng'' (sub-district) of Bangkok's Thawi Watthana district. It has an area of 28.698 km2 (about 11 mi2). History The name ''Sala Thammasop'' refers to a 'pavilion for sermons ...

Thawi Watthana District Thawi Watthana ( th, ทวีวัฒนา, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbor, clockwise from north, are Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province, Taling Chan, Bang Khae, and Nong Khaem Districts of ...

. Most of the area are vegetable gardens and orchards with various temples lined both sides of khlong. Some are ancient temples with historical and artistic values. The Bang Ramat Railway Halt is in the area of Taling Chan Subdistrict.

Places

Wat Champa Wat Champa ( th, วัดจำปา, ) is an ancient Thai Buddhist temple in Bang Ramat Sub-District, Taling Chan District, Bangkok's Thonburi side. History Wat Champa (literally: '' champak temple'') was built in the late Ayutthaya period ...

* Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market * Potisarnpittayakorn School

References

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