Khlong Sam Wa ( th, คลองสามวา, ) is one of the
50 districts (''khet'') of
Bangkok
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,
Thailand
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. It is bounded by other districts (from north clockwise):
Lam Luk Ka district of
Pathum Thani province,
Nong Chok,
Min Buri,
Khan Na Yao,
Bang Khen, and
Sai Mai of Bangkok.
History
Khlong Sam Wa was established as a district on 21 November 1997 by splitting from Min Buri. Khlong Sam Wa was the name of an
amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to counti ...
(district) in Min Buri and hence the name is used as the district name. In 1947 when the area was still rural, the farming community of Bang Chan was chosen as a centre for
Thai studies.
Its name "Khlong Sam Wa" literally translates as 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- ...
'' (canal) with a width of three ''
wa'' (5.943
m).
Administration
The district is divided into five sub-districts (''khwaeng'').
District council
The district council for Khlong Sam Wa has seven members, who each serve four-year terms.
Elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...
were last held on 30 April 2006. The
Thai Rak Thai
The Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT; th, พรรคไทยรักไทย, , ; "Thais Love Thais Party") was a Thai political party founded in 1998. From 2001 to 2006, it was the ruling party under its founder, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawa ...
Party won seven seats.
Places
*
Safari World
*Wari Phirom Park
*
Wat Phraya Suren and
Wat Phraya Suren Floating Market
Kip Mu
''Kip Mu'' (กีบหมู, "pig's hoof") is a neighbourhood in Bang Chan sub-district that is widely known as "labour market", owing it is a gathering place for
day labours. Every morning, from about 5.00 a.m. until no later than 9.00 a.m., there are employers and contractors drive pickup trucks to hire workmen here. Which are available in a variety of options according to individual aptitudes, such as carpenter, painter, plumber, welder, plasterer or unskilled labour. They would stand in line with thousands of people almost long on both sides of the road to be chosen.
References
External links
BMA website with Khlong Sam Wa landmarks
Districts of Bangkok
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