Khlong Prem Prachakon ( th, คลองเปรมประชากร, ) is a '' khlong'' (คลอง; canal) in central Thailand. It's considered to be the first canal dug in the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). It connects between

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in 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 estimated populati ...

and

Ayutthaya Ayutthaya, Ayudhya, or Ayuthia may refer to: * Ayutthaya Kingdom, a Thai kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767 ** Ayutthaya Historical Park, the ruins of the old capital city of the Ayutthaya Kingdom * Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province (locally ...

total distance 50,846 m. (about 50 km.). King Chulalongkorn had initiated to dig the canal in 1869, in order to have a short-cut waterway bridging two parts of Chao Phraya River. Starting from

Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem ( th, คลองผดุงกรุงเกษม, ) is a canal ('' khlong'') in Bangkok. It was dug in 1851 in order to serve as a new outer moat for the expanding city, extending its boundaries from the Rattanakosi ...

in front of Wat Sommanas Rajavaravihara beside the

Government House Government House is the name of many of the official residences of governors-general, governors and lieutenant-governors in the Commonwealth and the remaining colonies of the British Empire. The name is also used in some other countries. Gover ...

in present to reach Tambon Ko Yai (now Tambon Bang Krasan) in

Bang Pa-in Bang Pa-in ( th, บางปะอิน, ) is one of the 16 districts (''amphoe'') of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, central Thailand. History Bang Pa-in was established in the Ayutthaya era in the name ''Khwaeng'' Uthai. In the Rattanako ...

. The canal flows through many districts comprising Dusit, Bang Sue, Chatuchak, Lak Si, Don Mueang of Bangkok and Mueang Pathum Thani, Sam Khok of

Pathum Thani Pathum Thani ( th, ปทุมธานี, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand, directly north of Bangkok. It is the capital of the Pathum Thani province, Thailand as well as the Mueang Pathum Thani district. As of 2005, it ha ...

, as far as ending in Bang Pa-In in Ayutthaya. The canal helped shorten the travelling distance between Rattanakosin (Bangkok) and Ayutthaya to a great extent. Besides, the formerly rough and forested area full of fierce wild elephants frightening the farmers and people to settle. There was then widely open for development and farming. The digging was completed in 1872, as the objectives of digging this canal were to honour King Chulalongkorn and to provide the people with another convenient waterway, the canal was thus named "Khlong Prem Prachakon", which literally means "the canal of citizens joyfulness". left, 280px, The phase passes through beside the Government House Once completed, His Majesty the King gave the official name and graciously have a celebration. It's considered a canal that is dug up without any fees or taxes for the excavation of the canal for the benefit of the public. Moreover, the name of Lak Si is derived from the

milestone A milestone is a numbered marker placed on a route such as a road, railway line, canal or boundary. They can indicate the distance to towns, cities, and other places or landmarks; or they can give their position on the route relative to so ...

along the canal in the past. There are periodic milestones and their numbering sequence has become the places name of its present location.

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