Bang Khun Thian ( th, บางขุนเทียน, ) 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

Chom Thong district, Bangkok Chom Thong ( th, จอมทอง, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by the districts (clockwise from north) Phasi Charoen, Thon Buri, Rat Burana, Thung Khru, Bang Khun Thian, and Bang Bon ...

History

Bang Khun Thian is a name after a Khlong Bang Khun Thian, a

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) flows through the area. The name "Bang Khun Thian" is not clear where it came from. Possibly distorted from the word ''Bang Khun Thiam'' or ''Bang Khun Kwian'', because it was the resting place of the ''kwian'' (wagon) of a traveler or caravan. It is also proposed that the name comes from the name of a nobleman ''

Khun Khum may refer to: *Khun (, long vowel, middle tone) is the colloquial Thai name for the Golden Shower Tree. *Khun (courtesy title) (, short vowel, middle tone) is a common Thai honorific *Khun (noble title) (, short vowel, rising tone) is a former ...

Thian'' (ขุนเทียน), who played a role in overseeing the area and vicinity. In the past, Bang Khun Thian had a wide area extending to the

Bangkok Bay The Bay of Bangkok ( th, อ่าวกรุงเทพ, , ), also known as the Bight of Bangkok, is the northernmost part of the Gulf of Thailand, roughly extending from Hua Hin District to the west and Sattahip District to the east. Three o ...

(upper

Gulf of Thailand The Gulf of Thailand, also known as the Gulf of Siam, is a shallow inlet in the southwestern South China Sea, bounded between the southwestern shores of the Indochinese Peninsula and the northern half of the Malay Peninsula. It is around in l ...

) in the present

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 ...

area. But from the new zoning of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) in the year 1989, Chom Thong area has become a full district and Bang Khun Thian became part of this newly established district.

Wat Sai floating market Chom Thong ( th, จอมทอง, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by the districts (clockwise from north) Phasi Charoen, Thon Buri, Rat Burana, Thung Khru, Bang Khun Thian, and Bang Bon ...

used to be in the area of Wat Sai rim Klong Dan or Khlong Sanam Chai used to be a very popular and famous

floating market A floating market is a market where goods are sold from boats. Originating in times and places where water transport played an important role in daily life, most floating markets operating today mainly serve as tourist attractions, and are chie ...

in the 1960s, when it was promoted as a tourist destination by Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat government, but has now closed completely.

Geography

Bang Khun Thian is regarded as the northwest part of the district, with a total area of 5.789 km² (2.235 mi²). The area is bounded by other sub-districts (from north clockwise):

Bang Wa Phasi Charoen ( th, ภาษีเจริญ, ) is one of the 50 districts (''Khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Taling Chan, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai, Thon Buri, Chom T ...

Phasi Charoen District Phasi Charoen ( th, ภาษีเจริญ, ) is one of the 50 districts (''Khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Taling Chan, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai, Thon Buri, Chom Th ...

, Bang Kho in its district (Khlong Bang Prathun, Khlong Ta Cham, Khlong Rang Bua, Khlong Suan Luang Tai, Khlong Bang Wa are the borderlines), Chom Thong in its district (Khlong Sanam Chai is a borderline), Chom Thong in its district,

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 (Khlong Sanam Chai and Khlong Wat Sing are the borderlines), Khlong Bang Phran in

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 ...

, Bang Wa in Phasi Charoen District (Khlong Wat Sing and Khlong Bang Ranae are the borderlines).

Population

In 2018 it had a population of 36,479 people.กรมการปกครอง. กระทรวงมหาดไทย. "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้าน ประจำปี พ.ศ. 2561." ��อนไลน์ เข้าถึงได้จาก: http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/views/showZoneData.php?rcode=1035&statType=1&year=61 2562. สืบค้น 15 สิงหาคม 2562. th, Thai

Transportation

Wutthakat and Ekkachai Roads is a main street of the sub-district. Bang Khun Thian can also be reached by train via the

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 betw ...

that passes through the area. While the canals that cross through the area can still serve as a thoroughfare as in the past.

References

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