Bang Bamru ( th, บางบำหรุ, ) 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

Bang Phlat District Bang Phlat ( th, บางพลัด, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighboring districts, clockwise from the north, are Bang Kruai district, Bang Sue, Dusit, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok Noi, and Taling Chan. H ...

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 of

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 ...

History

The name "Bang Bamru" after the local

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 flow un ...

, Khlong Bang Bamru that flows through central of the area. Khlong Bang Bumru is separated from the right side of

Khlong Bangkok Noi 250px, Khlong Bangkok Noi near Wat Sri Sudaram Khlong Bangkok Noi ( th, คลองบางกอกน้อย, ; lit 'Small Bangkok Canal') is a '' khlong'' (คลอง; canal) in Bangkok; its name is the origin of the name Bangkok Noi Dis ...

in the neighbouring area Arun Amarin of

Bangkok Noi District Bangkok Noi ( th, บางกอกน้อย, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Bang Phlat, Phra Nakhon (across Chao Phraya River), Bangkok Yai, Phasi Charoen, ...

pass beside of CentralPlaza Pinklao northward up till the southern railway on the periphery of Bang Phlat in its district with Tambon Wat Chalo,

Amphoe Bang Kruai Bang Kruai ( th, บางกรวย, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') in the southern part of Nonthaburi province, central Thailand. History The district was created in 1904 and named Bang Yai. Due to its size it was difficult to administer, a ...

of Nonthaburi Province. This canal is about 4–5 m (13.12–16.40 ft) wide and 840 m (2,755 ft) long. Bang Bamru in the past was an area known for being a good place to plant

pineapple The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuri ...

s. Bang Bamru separated from Bangkok Noi District in 1989, along with the other areas of Bang Phlat District.

Geography

Bang Bamru is regarded as the southwest part of the district. The area is bounded by other subdistricts (from north clockwise): Bang Phlat in its district (Sirindhorn Road is a divider line),

Bang Yi Khan 250px, Rama VIII Bridge. 250px, Interior of Pata Department Store. 250px, Phra Pin Klao Bridge Pier (N12). Bang Yi Khan ( th, บางยี่ขัน, ) is a '' khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Bang Phlat District, Bangkok's Thonburi side (west b ...

in its district (

Charan Sanitwong Road 300px, Charan Sanit Wong Road in late 2019 near Charansanitwong Railway Halt and Bang Khun Non MRT Station under construction. Charan Sanit Wong Road ( th, ถนนจรัญสนิทวงศ์, ) is a main road in Bangkok's Thonburi side ( ...

is a divider line), Arun Amarin in Bangkok Noi District ( Borommaratchachonnani Road is a divider line), Bang Phlat in its district (Sirindhorn Road is a divider line), respectively. The southern railway station

Bang Bamru Bang Bamru ( th, บางบำหรุ, ) is a '' khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Bang Phlat District in Thonburi side of Bangkok. History The name "Bang Bamru" after the local canal, Khlong Bang Bamru that flows through central of the area. Khlon ...

, lies just outside the Bang Bamru boundary in the neighbouring Bang Phlat Subdistrict. "Pinklao" is also another name for this area (along with Bang Yi Khan and Arun Amarin).

Transportation

Bang Bamru is served by

MRT Blue Line The MRT Blue Line ( th, รถไฟฟ้า สายสีน้ำเงิน) or MRT Chaloem Ratchamongkon Line ( th, รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายเฉลิมรัชมงคล) is Bangkok's third rapid transit li ...

's Bang Yi Khan Station (BL05), where the station is located above Charan Sanitwong Road near

Borommaratchachonnani Intersection 250px, Borommaratchachonnani Road and parallel overpass in the phase of Chimphli Subdistrict, Taling Chan District 250px, Borommaratchachonnani Road in the beginning phase near Borommaratchachonnani Intersection and Tesco Lotus Pinklao Borommara ...

References

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