Khlong Bang Bon ( th, คลองบางบอน, ) 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 Bon District Bang Bon ( th, บางบอน, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbours, clockwise from north, are Bang Khae, Phasi Charoen, Chom Thong, and Bang Khun Thian districts of Bangkok, Mueang Samut Sakhon distric ...
in southwest
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
Khlong Bang Bon in the past was part of Bang Bon Subdistrict in
Bang Khun Thian District
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 ...
. Subsequently, on March 6, 1998, the
Ministry of Interior
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Named "ministry"
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transferred Bang Bon Subdistrict to the newly established
Bang Bon District Bang Bon ( th, บางบอน, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbours, clockwise from north, are Bang Khae, Phasi Charoen, Chom Thong, and Bang Khun Thian districts of Bangkok, Mueang Samut Sakhon distric ...
.
Later, on July 26, 2017, the
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( th, กรุงเทพมหานคร; ) (BMA) is the local government of Bangkok (also called ''Krung Thep Maha Nakhon'' in Thai), which includes the capital of the Kingdom of Thailand. The governme ...
(BMA) announced the dissolution of Bang Bon Subdistrict and the establishment of four new subdistricts using the east side of
Kanchanaphisek Road
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(Motorway 9) and the north side of
Ekkachai Road (Highway 3242) as the demarcation line between them.
The lower northeastern area of the former Bang Bon Subdistrict was named Khlong Bang Bon Subdistrict, 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 Bon that flows through the area along the northeast-southwest.
Geography
Its neighbours, clockwise from north, are
Khlong Bang Phran in its district (Ekkachai Road is a demarcation line),
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 ...
in
Chom Thong District (Khlong Wat Sing is a demarcation line),
Samae Dam
Samae Dam ( th, แสมดำ, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (sub-district) of Bang Khun Thian District, Bangkok.
History
Samae Dam is an area where Mon people lived since the reign of King Nangklao (Rama III) during the early Rattanakosin. With most of ...
in
Bang Khun Thian District
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 ...
(
Maeklong Railway
The Maeklong Railway (also known as the Mae Klong Railway) is a railway that runs for nearly between Wongwian Yai, Bangkok, and Samut Songkhram in central Thailand. The line consists of two sections: the eastern Mahachai Line, which runs be ...
is a demarcation line), and
Bang Bon Tai in its district (Kanchanaphisek Road is a demarcation line).
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References
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