Bang Phai, Bangkok

Bang Phai (Thai: บางไผ่, pronounced [bāːŋ pʰàj]) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Bang Khae District, Bangkok's Thonburi side.

This article is about subdistrict in Bangkok. For other Bang Phai, see List of tambon in Thailand – B.
This article is about Bang Phai of Bang Khae. For neighbourhood in Phasi Charoen, see Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen.
Bang Phai

บางไผ่
Khwaeng
Country Thailand
ProvinceBangkok
KhetBang Khae
Area
 • Total14.753 km2 (5.696 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total40,277[1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
10160
TIS 1099104003

History

It is named after Khlong Bang Phai, a khlong (canal) that flows through the area. Originally Bang Phai was part of Phasi Charoen District, until the year 1998, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has changed the new administrative district, make Bang Khae become a complete district and Bang Phai became a part of the Bang Khae ever since.[2]

Geography

Neighbouring subdistricts are, clockwise from north: Thawi Watthana in Thawi Watthana District, Bang Chueak Nang in Taling Chan District (Khlong Bang Chueak Nang is a divider line), Khlong Khwang in Phasi Charoen District (Khlong Bang Waek, Khlong Bang Phai, Khlong Lat Taniao, and Khlong Kru Sangiam are divider lines), Bang Khae Nuea in its district (Khlong Bang Waek is a divider line), Nong Khang Phlu in Nong Khaem District, and Thawi Watthana in Thawi Watthana District (Khlong Thawi Watthana is a divider line).[3]

Economy

Bang Phai is considered an area where the majority of the population is still farming. Most of orchid estates in the area of Bang Phai are located on the banks of Khlong Thawi Watthana and Khlong Bang Chueak Nang, every morning the orchids are send to Pak Khlong Talat and some are exported to different country.[4]

Places
  • Wat Bunyapradit
  • Wat Sala Daeng
  • Sala Daeng Metropolitan Police Station
  • Assumption College Thonburi
  • Banthongyod Badminton School
  • Sarasas Witaed Thonburi School
  • Garden Artisans (Suan Sang Dhamma)[3]

References
  1. กรมการปกครอง. กระทรวงมหาดไทย. "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้าน ประจำปี พ.ศ. 2561." [ออนไลน์]. เข้าถึงได้จาก: http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/views/showZoneData.php?rcode=1040&statType=1&year=61 2562. สืบค้น 15 สิงหาคม 2562. Thai: Thai
  2. "ประวัติความเป็นมา" [Historical]. Bangkok (in Thai).
  3. "เขตบางแค" [Bang Khae District]. Bsa.or.th (in Thai).
  4. Num Lukthung (2013-06-14). ""เปิดสวนชวนเที่ยว" เก็บผักที่บางแค แวะเที่ยวคลองตลิ่งชัน" ["Open a Garden to Travel" vegetable collection in Bang Khae, visit to Khlong Taling Chan]. ASTV Manager (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-11-08.


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