Bang Yi Ruea ( th, บางยี่เรือ, ) is a '' khwaeng'' (sub-district) in Thon Buri district,

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 i ...

side of

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in 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 estimated populati ...

. It has a total area of 1.523 km² (round about 0.588 mi²).

History

Originally, this area was called "Bang Sakae" (บางสะแก), that refers to "hamlet of

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", because it's an area adjacent to the

canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flo ...

. Combretums are densely populated that can be used as a hiding place as well. It's surrounded by three

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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 ...

(คลองบางหลวง; Bang Luang canal–better known as Khlong Bangkok Yai), Khlong Bang Nam Chon (คลองบางน้ำชน; Bang Nam Chon canal), Khlong Tha Phra (คลองท่าพระ; Tha Phra canal). In the Thonburi period corresponds to the days of King Taksin. This area was used as a hiding place for firing to the Burmese army's boats. Hence the name "Bang Ying Ruea" (บังยิงเรือ), literally means "hiding to fire a boat", and wrong pronunciation to "Bang Yi Ruea" finally. Including as the home of the Mon who escaped war from

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

. Later on, in the Rattanakosin period. Bang Yi Ruea was an '' amphoe'' (อำเภอ; district) under the administration of Thonburi province named "Amphoe Ratchakhrue" (อำเภอราชคฤห์) and changed its name to Bang Yi Ruea in 1916. Later on, in 1939, amphoe Bang Yi Ruea was renamed to Amphoe Thon Buri to commemorate King Taksin, and it has been modified several times until the sub-district status as today.

Places

Wongwian Yai Wongwian Yai, also spelled "Wong Wian Yai" or "Wongwien Yai" ( th, วงเวียนใหญ่, ; ), is a large roundabout (traffic circle) in Thonburi, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, where the statue of Kin ...

& King Taskin Memorial *Thon Buri District Office *

Talat Phlu 300px, Thoet Thai Road is the main thoroughfare of Talat Phlu quarter Talat Phlu or Talad Phlu ( th, ตลาดพลู, ) is a community and marketplace by the canal Khlong Bangkok Yai in Talat Phlu subdistrict, Thon Buri district, Thonburi si ...

*Bang Yi Ruea Junction *Bang Yi Reua Metropolitan Police Station * Naowa Chamnian Bridge–the beginning of Petchkasem road, the longest road in Thailand *Wat Welurachin *Wat Rajkrueh (Wat Bang Yi Ruea Nai, Wat Bang Yi Ruea Nuea) *Wat Chantharam (Wat Klang Talat Phlu) * Wat Intharam (Wat Tai, Wat Bang Yi Ruea Tai) *Masjid Suan Phlu

References

Thon Buri district Subdistricts of Bangkok category:History of Bangkok {{Thailand-geo-stub