350px, The Mall Bangkapi also known as The Mall 8 Bangkapi
Khlong Chan ( th, คลองจั่น, ) is a neighbourhood in Bangkok, also 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
Bang Kapi District
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 ...
, Bangkok.
Toponymy
Khlong Chan is the name of a tributary of
Khlong Saen Saep
Khlong Saen Saep (, ) is a canal ''(khlong)'' in central Thailand, connecting the Chao Phraya River to Prachinburi Province and Chachoengsao Province, Chachoengsao. A portion of the canal is used for public transport by an express boat service in ...
canal. The longest ''
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) in Thailand that flows from the
downtown Bangkok to the eastern part at
province of Chachoengsao which flows through the area of Bang Kapi.
The name ''Khlong Chan'' means a canal filled with ''chan'' (''
Millettia
''Millettia'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It consists of about 150 species, which are distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The genus was formerly known by the name ''Pongamia'', but that name was r ...
brandisiana'') trees. Because this area in the past there were ''chan'' plants lined on both sides of the canal.
Geography
Khlong Chan is an area in the southeast of Bangkok and is the northern part of Bang Kapi District.
The area bounded by other areas (from the north clockwise): Nawamin in
Bueng Kum District
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, Saphan Sung, Bang Kapi, and Lat Phrao.
History
Bueng Kum was separated from B ...
, Khlong Kum in Bueng Kum District, Hua Mak in its district, Phlabphla in
Wang Thonglang District, and Wang Thonglang in Wang Thonglang District, with Lat Phrao in
Lat Phrao District.
Places
*Bang Kapi District Office
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Happy Land
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The Mall Bangkapi
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Makro Lat Phrao
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Tawanna Market
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Vejthani Hospital
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National Housing Authority
References
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category:Neighbourhoods of Bangkok
Bang Kapi district
category:Subdistricts of Bangkok
