Prawet (, ) is one of the 50 districts of

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. It is in the southeast. Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise)

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(

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, Phra Khanong, Suan Luang,

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and

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(Bangkok). The district is best known for Paradise Park,

Seacon Square Seacon Square is a large indoor shopping mall in Prawet, Bangkok. It was opened in 1994 in a ceremony presided over by Princess Sirindhorn. The shopping center has a gross leasable area of , a total area of and houses more than 300 stores. The b ...

and

Suan Luang Rama IX Suan Luang Rama IX (, , ), also referred to as (King) Rama IX Park, is a public park in Bangkok's Prawet District. With an area of , it is the largest park in the city. The park was built to celebrate King Bhumibol Adulyadej's sixtieth birthday ...

History

Prawet was once part of Phra Khanong District. Prawet was elevated to become a separate district in 1989. Part of Prawet, especially the Suan Luang Sub-district, was carved out to establish Suan Luang District on 14 January 1994. Its name after

Khlong Prawet Burirom Khlong Prawet Buri Rom behind Thap_Yao_subdistrict.html" ;"title="Wat Phon Mani in the area of Thap Yao subdistrict">Thap Yao Khlong Prawet Buri Rom () is a ''khlong'' (canal) in east Bangkok. After the khlong construction bill was promulgated ...

, a canal that flows through the northern area. In October 2005 the plan to create the special administrative area Nakhon Suvarnabhumi around the new Bangkok airport became public. Prawet was supposed to be one of five districts to be included in this new area.

Administration

The district is sub-divided into three sub-districts (''

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 ot ...

'').

Motto

The district's motto is "Prawet is green and shady, of particular note is Suan Luang Rama IX, the open university inculcates high moral values and helps to develop model citizens".

Places

Education

Pan-Asia International School Pan-Asia International School (, ), or PAIS, is an International School located in Prawet District, Bangkok, Thailand, and a member of the International Schools Association of Thailand (ISAT). Established in 2004, PAIS provides international edu ...

Wells International School Wells International School (, ), a member of the International Schools Association of Thailand, is an international school with multiple campuses in Bangkok, Thailand as well as international Branch at Yangon, Myanmar opening in 2020. It consist ...

(Wells International Kindergarten Bangna Campus)

Place of worship

*Masjid Assa'adah *Wat Kaeo Phithak Charoen Tham *

Wat Krathum Suea Pla Wat Krathum Suea Pla () is an ancient Buddhist temple in Bangkok. History and denomination The temple's founder is unknown but it was presumably built in 1772 in the late Ayutthaya period. There is evidence that Khun Prawet Chanarak (magnate Eiew ...

*Wat Taklam *Yami Ul Ibadah (also known as Masjid Ban Tang Khawi)

Public park

*Chaloem Phrakiat Mahat Thai Park * Nong Bon Water Sports Center * PTT Metro Forest Learning Center *

* Suan Wanatham Park

Shopping center

* Paradise Park (formerly Seri Center) *

*Srinagarindra Train Night Market

Transportation

Srinagarindra Road The Srinagarindra Road (, , ) is a road named to honour the Princess Mother, Srinagarindra (the mother of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Great) during The Princess Mother's 7th Cycle Birthday Anniversary, 21 October 1984. It connects Bang Kapi Dis ...

is a main artery of the district, Chaloem Phra Kiat Ratchakan Thi 9 and Phatthanakan with On Nut (Sukhumvit 77) as well as Sukhaphiban 2 Roads considered as a minor road. Kanchanaphisek Road (Outer Ring Road) passes through the eastern area. Prawet is served by Ban Thap Chang Station of the

State Railway of Thailand The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) (, abbrev. รฟท., ) is the state-owned rail operator under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport (Thailand), Ministry of Transport in Thailand. History The SRT was founded as the Royal State Rail ...

, whose eastern line and

airport rail link An airport rail link is a service providing passenger rail transport between an airport and a nearby city. Direct links operate straight from the airport terminal to the city, while other links require an intermediate use of a people mover or ...

runs past the area.

MRT Yellow Line The MRT Yellow Line () or MRT Nakkhara Phiphat Line () is an elevated monorail line in Bangkok and Samut Prakan Province, Thailand, part of the MRT (Bangkok), MRT rapid transit system. The line has 23 stations and cost 55 billion baht. The ...

passes through the district along the

Srinagarindra Princess Srinagarindra (; ; 21 October 1900 – 18 July 1995) born Sangwan Talapat (; ) was a member of the Royal Thai Family. She was part of the House of Mahidol, which is descended from the Chakri dynasty and was founded by Prince Mahidol ...

road. Stations are Srinagarindra 38,

and Si Udom.

References

External links

Official website of the district
(Thai)
BMA website with the tourist landmarks of Prawet

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