Dao Khanong ( th, ดาวคะนอง, also spelled: ดาวคนอง; ) 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 ...

'' (sub-district) of

Thon Buri district Thon Buri ( th, ธนบุรี, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. On the west bank of Chao Phraya River, it was once part of Thon Buri province. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Bangkok Yai, Phr ...

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 ...

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. It is also the name of the surrounding area.

History and etymology

''Dao Khanong'' roughly translates as 'swaggering star'. It is named after the

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) Dao Khanong, which runs through the area and is regarded as the right tributary of

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 ...

, which connects the Chao Phraya River with Khlong Bang Khun Thian in the

Bang Khun Thian Bang Khun Thian ( th, บางขุนเทียน, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbors, clockwise from the north, are Bang Bon, Chom Thong, and Thung Khru Districts of Bangkok, Phra Samut Chedi dist ...

, Chom Thong and Rat Burana areas. Khlong Dao Khanong is regarded as one of the most bustling

water transport Maritime transport (or ocean transport) and hydraulic effluvial transport, or more generally waterborne transport, is the transport of people (passengers) or goods (cargo) via waterways. Freight transport by sea has been widely used throu ...

routes in Bangkok, because it is a tourist route. There are several theories about the area's name. All believe that it originates from the

Mon people The Mon ( mnw, ဂကူမည်; my, မွန်လူမျိုး‌, ; th, มอญ, ) are an ethnic group who inhabit Lower Myanmar's Mon State, Kayin State, Kayah State, Tanintharyi Region, Bago Region, the Irrawaddy Delta, and s ...

and

Mon language The Mon language (, mnw, ဘာသာမန်, links=no, (Mon-Thai ဘာသာမည်) ; my, မွန်ဘာသာ; th, ภาษามอญ; formerly known as Peguan and Talaing) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Mon peopl ...

, because of the numerous Mon population in the area. There are many buildings and neighbourhoods that have Mon roots, such as Wat Nang Nong, or ''

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'' ...

'' Song Khanong in

Phra Pradaeng District Phra Pradaeng ( th, พระประแดง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. History Phra Pradeang was the original center of the area south of Bangkok near the mouth of the Chao Phraya River. Originally na ...

, Samut Prakan Province (across the Chao Phraya River). In addition, there is a legend about two crocodiles fighting in this area, hence the name ''Dang Khanong'' crocodiles's swagger' later distorted to ''Dao Khanong''. ''Dao Khanong'' was mentioned in ''"

Nirat file:Samut Khoi 2.jpg, 300px, ''Samut Thai'', a traditional medium for recordation and transmission of Thai and other literature in mainland Southeast Asia Thai literature is the literature of the Thai people, almost exclusively written in the T ...

Mueang Klaeng"'' (นิราศเมืองแกลง), the travelogue poetry by the poet

Sunthorn 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 early- Rattanakosin period. Around 1970s–1990s, Dao Khanong was an area that was well known as the center for watch and glasses shops of Bangkok.

Geography

Neighbouring sub-districts are (from the north clockwise):

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 sid ...

, Bukkhalo, and Samre in its district, Bang Kho Laem of

Bang Kho Laem District Bang Kho Laem ( th, บางคอแหลม, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The incumbent district officer is Samita Xanthavanij. The district is bounded by (clockwise from north) Sathon, Yannawa, and across th ...

(across the Chao Phraya River), Chom Thong, and Bang Kho of Chom Thong District. from http://www.king99.tech

Places

* Talat Phlu BTS Station *

Big C Big C ( th, บิ๊กซี ซูเปอร์เซ็นเตอร์), is a grocery and general merchandising retailer headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. Big C is as of 2016 Thailand's second-largest hypermarket operator after Lotus's ...

Supercenter Dao Khanong *Yan Nawa office of the

Metropolitan Electricity Authority The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) ( th, การไฟฟ้านครหลวง) is a Thai state enterprise under the Ministry of Interior. It was established on 1 August 1958 by the Metropolitan Electricity Authority Act 1958 ( ...

(MEA), Dao Khanong Sub-Branch *Dao Khanong Market *Dao Khanong Pier *Chao Mae Thapthim (

Shui Wei Sheng Niang Shui Wei Sheng Niang (; pinyin: ''Shuǐ wěi shèng niáng''; Thai: ''Chaomae Thongkham'', ''Chaomae Thapthim'') is a Hainan goddess that is worshiped by the Hainanese around the world, especially they who lives on the waterfront area. She is o ...

) Shrine *Lao Pun Tao Kong Shrine *Buan Chun Tua Almshouse *Wat Klang Dao Khanong *Dao Khanong High School

Transport

*Khlong Dao Khanong *

Ratchadapisek Road Ratchadaphisek Road ( th, ถนนรัชดาภิเษก, ) is a major road in Bangkok, Thailand. Conceived in 1971 and opened in 1976, it connects earlier portions including Asok Montri, Wong Sawang and Charan Sanitwong Roads to for ...

*Somdet Phra Chao Tak Sin Road *Suk Sawat Road *Charoen Nakhon Road * Mahaisawan Road and Mahaisawan Intersection *Bukkhalo Intersection *

Krungthep Bridge The Krungthep Bridge ( th, สะพานกรุงเทพ, , ) is a bascule bridge (drawbridge) spanning the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thail ...

(Bangkok Bridge) *

Rama III Bridge The Rama III Bridge ( th, สะพานพระราม 3, , ), also known as the New Krungthep Bridge, is a bridge crossing the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. The bridge was completed in 1999 and was designed to alleviate traffic co ...

(New Bangkok Bridge)

References

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