Pom Prap ( th, ป้อมปราบ, ) is one of five ''

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 ...

s'' (subdistricts) of

Pom Prap Sattru Phai district Pom Prap Sattru Phai ( th, ป้อมปราบศัตรูพ่าย, , or popularly just called Pom Prap, ) is one of the Districts of Bangkok, 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) ...

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 ...

. In February 2019 it had a total population of 15,440 people (7,444 men, 7,956 women). The majority of the population consists of Thais and

Thai Chinese Thai Chinese (also known as Chinese Thais, Sino-Thais), Thais of Chinese origin ( th, ชาวไทยเชื้อสายจีน; ''exonym and also domestically''), endonym Thai people ( th, ชาวไทย), are Chinese descenda ...

History

Its name after a fort was called "Pom Prap Sattru Phai", southward of Nang Leong Ban Yuan (near Nopphawong Bridge in present day). It was one of the eight

forts A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

built along two banks of

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 Rattanakosin ...

according to the

King Mongkut Mongkut ( th, มงกุฏ; 18 October 18041 October 1868) was the fourth monarch of Siam (Thailand) under the House of Chakri, titled Rama IV. He ruled from 1851 to 1868. His full title in Thai was ''Phra Bat Somdet Phra Menthora Ramathibod ...

(Rama IV)'s orders. When Bangkok was expanding, the government therefore removed these forts.

Geography

Neighbouring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise): Wat Thep Sirin in its district,

Rong Mueang Rong Mueang ( th, รองเมือง, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Pathum Wan district, downtown Bangkok. History The district takes its name from Rong Mueang Road, a short route that runs through the area. The road runs parallel to t ...

Pathum Wan District Pathum Wan ( th, ปทุมวัน, ) is one of the fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It lies just beyond the old city boundary of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, and was a rural area on the eastern outskirts of the city when roya ...

Maha Phruettharam 250px, Mural painting of Wat Maha Phruettharam, the origin name of the subdistrict 250px, Maha Nakhon–Si Phraya Intersection, also known as Maha Set Intersection, where Si Phraya meets Maha Nakhon and Maha Set Roads overlaps the area of Si Phra ...

of Bang Rak District,

Talat Noi Talat Noi or Talad Noi ( th, ตลาดน้อย, ) is a historic neighbourhood in Bangkok. It roughly occupies the area of the sub-district of the same name in Samphanthawong District. On the periphery of Bangkok's Chinatown, Talat Noi has b ...

and

Samphanthawong Samphanthawong ( th, สัมพันธวงศ์, ) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Regarded as Bangkok's Chinatown, it is the smallest district in area but has the highest population density of Bangkok's districts. ...

Samphanthawong District Samphanthawong ( th, สัมพันธวงศ์, ) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Regarded as Bangkok's Chinatown, it is the smallest district in area but has the highest population density of Bangkok's districts. ...

, and

Ban Bat Ban Bat ( th, บ้านบาตร, , ; also spelled Banbatt) is one of the five sub-districts ('' khwaeng'') in the Pom Prap Sattru Phai District of Bangkok of Thailand. It has an area of . Some parts of the northern area are on the Khlong ...

in its district.

Places

Important places

Wat Mangkon Kamalawat Wat Mangkon Kamalawat ( th, วัดมังกรกมลาวาส, ), previously (and still commonly) known as Wat Leng Noei Yi ( th, วัดเล่งเน่ยยี่, ; ), is the largest and most important Culture of China, Chin ...

(Wat Leng Noei Yi) *Kwang Tung Shrine (Kwong Siew Commerce Association of Thailand) *

Poh Teck Tung Foundation The Poh Teck Tung Foundation ( th, มูลนิธิป่อเต็กตึ๊ง, from zh, t=華僑報德善堂, p=Huáqiáo Bàodé shàntáng) is a rescue foundation founded in Thailand famously known for rescuing road accident victims ...

and Tai Hong Kong Shrine *

Wat Khanikaphon Wat Khanikaphon ( th, วัดคณิกาผล) is a Thai private temple in the Maha Nikaya tradition of Buddhism, It is at Phlapphla Chai, Khwaeng Pom Prap, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Bangkok, in front of the Phlapphla Chai police stat ...

*Lee Ti Miew Shrine *Plubplachai 1 Police Station and Plubplachai 2 Police Station *Wat Phlapphla Chai *Maitrichit Chinese Baptist Church *

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration General Hospital Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) General Hospital, popularly known as Klang Hospital ( th, โรงพยาบาลกลาง; lit: ''Central Hospital'') is a public tertiary hospital in Thailand located on corner of the Luang and ...

(Klang Hospital) * Khlong Thom Market and Sua Pa Plaza *Saipanya School Under the Royal Patronage of her Majesty the Queen *Kia Hua Tong Nguan (Sirinakorn) Chinese Newspaper Headquarters

Transport

Main roads *

Charoen Krung Road file:Charoen Krung Road April2021 ถนนเจริญกรุง.jpg, Shophouses along Charoen Krung road with the Sathorn Unique Tower in the vicinity (2021) Charoen Krung Road ( th, ถนนเจริญกรุง, ) is a major road i ...

(New Road) *

Phlapphla Chai Road Phlapphla Chai ( th, พลับพลาไชย, ) is the name of a road in Bangkok's Pom Prap and Wat Thep Sirin sub-districts, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, and also the five-way intersection of the road with Luang and Maitri Chit Roads. I ...

Worachak Road 350px, Worachak road at S.A.B. intersection visiting S.A.B. building ( Sing Sian Yer Pao headquarters (seen from ถนนวรจักร, , ) is a road and neighbourhood in Bangkok. It's a short road in the area of Pom Prap Sattru Phai">Charoe ...

Rama IV Road Rama IV Road ( th, ถนนพระรามที่ 4, ; usually shortened to , ) is a main road in Bangkok, Thailand. It starts at Mo Mi Junction in the area of Bangkok's Chinatown in Samphanthawong and Pom Prap Sattru Phai Districts and e ...

250px, Sign of Issaranuphap Alley, also known as Trok Issaranuphap in Thai 250px, Nopphawong Square, five-way intersections of Krung Kasem, Luang, Mittraphan Roads, including Nopphawong Bridge Minor roads *

Suea Pa Road Suea Pa Road, also written as Sueapa or Sua Pa ( th, ถนนเสือป่า, , ; ) is a road and intersection in Bangkok. It's a short road in the areas of Pom Prap sub-district, Pom Prap Sattru Phai district and Samphanthawong subdistrict, ...

Mangkon Road Bangkok's Chinatown is one of the largest Chinatowns in the world. It was founded in 1782 when the city was established as the capital of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, and served as the home of the mainly Teochew immigrant Chinese population, who ...

*Paribatra Road * Maitri Chit Road * Santiphap Road * Mittraphan Road * Wongwian Yi Sip Song Karakadakhom Road *Wang Chao Sai Road *Krung Kasem Road * Chao Khamrop Road *Yommarat Sukhum Road *Issaranuphap Lane Intersections *

22 July Circle The 22 July Circle ( th, วงเวียน 22 กรกฎาคม, ) is a traffic circle in Thailand. It's an intersection of Maitri Chit, Santiphap and Mittraphan roads in Pom Prap subdistrict, Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, Bangkok. Histo ...

Mo Mi Intersection Mo Mi ( th, หมอมี, ) is a large intersection located in the centre of Bangkok's Chinatown quarter overlaps between Pom Prap of Pom Prap Sattru Phai district and Talat Noi with Samphanthawong of Samphanthawong district. This intersection ...

*Maitri Chit Square *Nopphawong Square

References

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