Bang Khun Thian

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Bang Khun Thian
บางขุนเทียน
Statistics
Province: Bangkok
Area: 120.687 km²
Inhabitants: 127,697 (2004)
Pop. density: 1,058 inh./km²
Geocode: 1021
Postal code: 10150
Map
Map of Bangkok, Thailand highlighting Bang Khun Thian

Bang Khun Thian (Thai: บางขุนเทียน) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbor, clockwise from north, are Bang Bon, Chom Thong, and Thung Khru districts of Bangkok, amphoe Phra Samut Chedi of Samut Prakan Province and Amphoe Mueang of Samut Sakhon Province.

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[edit] History

Bang Khun Thian is a very old district, believed to have been established in 1867 as an amphoe of Thon Buri.

In 1972, Thon Buri and Phra Nakhon provinces were combined into Bangkok Metropolis, and administrative units in the newly combined capital province were renamed from amphoe and tambon to district (khet) and sub-district (kwaeng). Thus, Bang Khun Thian became a district of Bangkok, comprising seven sub-districts: Bang Khun Thian, Bang Kho, Chom Thong, Bang Mot, Tha Kham, Bang Bon, and Samae Dam.

Due to population increases, a portion of Bang Khun Thian district was setup with its own district office and called Bang Khun Thien Branch 1. This new unit oversaw four sub-districts: Bang Khun Thian, Bang Kho, Bang Mot, and Chom Thong.

In 1989, Bang Khun Thian Branch 1 was made a full district, now called Chom Thong district.

In 1997, Bang Bon sub-district was separated from Bang Khun Thian and became its own district.

[edit] Places

Bang Khun Thian has Bangkok's only sea shore. The coastline of about 5 km long is muddy, containing mangrove forests and shrimp farms. The only way to access the Gulf of Thailand is via boat. A group of crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis, Thai ลิงแสม), a kind of monkey, inhabits the coast near the sea. A fishing community is located there and the sea coast is famous for the seafood restaurants.

Important temples in the district include Wat Kamphang (วัดกำแพง), Wat Kok (วัดกก), and Wat Bang Kradee (วัดบางกระดี่).

[edit] Shopping

Central Plaza Rama II is one of the biggest shopping malls in Thailand. BBTV Channel 7 hosts its weekly concert program Ched See Concert (เจ็ดสีคอนเสิร์ต) there every Saturday noon.

[edit] Administration

The district is sub-divided into 2 sub-districts (Kwaeng).

1. Tha Kham ท่าข้าม
2. Samae Dam  แสมดำ

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