Bueng Kum ( th, บึงกุ่ม, ) is one of the
50 districts (''Khet'') of
Bangkok,
Thailand. From north clockwise, it is bounded by
Bang Khen,
Khan Na Yao Khan Na Yao ( th, คันนายาว, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Bang Khen, Khlong Sam Wa, Min Buri, Saphan Sung, and Bueng Kum.
History
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,
Saphan Sung
Saphan Sung ( th, สะพานสูง, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Located on the eastern part of the capital, it is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Khan Na Yao, Min Buri, Lat Kra ...
,
Bang Kapi
Bang Kapi ( th, บางกะปิ, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Bueng Kum, Saphan Sung, Prawet, Suan Luang, Huai Khwang, Wang Thonglang, ...
, and
Lat Phrao.
History
Bueng Kum was separated from Bang Kapi on 4 September 1989. It consisted of three sub-districts: Khlong Kum, Khan Na Yao, and Saphan Sung. On 14 October 1997, Khan Na Yao and Saphan Sung were elevated to districts, leaving Bueng Kum with a sole sub-district, Khlong Kum.
Bueng Kum was named so because of a lake ("bueng" means 'lake') used as water reservoir for flood prevention. There are also plants called "kum" (''
Crataeva
''Crateva'' is a genus of flowering plants in the caper family, Capparaceae.
Species
Accepted species include:
* ''Crateva adansonii'' DC.
* '' Crateva excelsa'' Bojer
* ''Crateva greveana'' Baill.
* '' Crateva humblotii'' (Baill.) Hadj-Moust ...
'' sp.) around the lake. The lake is part of Seri Thai Park.
Administration
The district is divided into three sub-districts (''
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 ...
'').
District council
The District Council for Bueng Kum has seven members, who each serve four-year terms.
Elections were last held on 6 June 2010. The results were:
*
Democrat Party - Seven seats
Places
*
Seri Thai Park
Seri or SERI may refer to:
People
*Jean Michaël Seri, an Ivorian professional footballer Places
*Seri Yek-e Zarruk, Iran
*Seri, Bheri, Nepal
*Seri, Karnali, Nepal
*Seri, Mahakali, Nepal
*Seri, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Oth ...
, a public park
*
Seri Thai
The Free Thai Movement ( th, เสรีไทย; ) was a Thai underground resistance movement against Imperial Japan during World War II. Seri Thai were an important source of military intelligence for the Allies in the region.
Background
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Memorial Hall and Museum in Seri Thai Park
* Nawamin Phirom Park
References
External links
BMA website with the tourist landmarks of Bueng KumBueng Kum district office(Thai only)
Districts of Bangkok
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