Bang Khae subdistrict, Bangkok explained

Official Name:Bang Khae
Native Name:บางแค
Settlement Type:Khwaeng
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Bangkok
Subdivision Type3:Khet
Subdivision Name3:Bang Khae
Area Total Km2:6.486
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:38915
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Blank Name:TIS 1099
Website:N/A

Bang Khae (Thai: บางแค, in Thai pronounced as /bāːŋ kʰɛ̄ː/) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Bang Khae District, in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2020, it had a total population of 38,915 people.[2]

History

In 1902, coinciding with the King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)'s reign, Bang Khae had the status of a tambon in the newly planted amphoe, Nong Khaem. It took the name Tambon Lak Nueng (หลักหนึ่ง, in Thai pronounced as /làk nɯ̀ŋ/).[3]

The name Lak Nueung, meaning "the first milestone", refers to the first milestone of Khlong Phasi Charoen, a khlong (canal) that flows through the area. It is a waterway dug during King Mongkut (Rama IV)'s reign bridging Bangkok to Krathum Baen of Samut Sakhon Province.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/upload/user/00000130/BMA_STATISTICS%202563/ebook%2063.pdf. th:สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563. Bangkok Statistics 2020. Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration . 2021 . 28 November 2021. th.
  2. Web site: Population statistics 2020. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 28 November 2021.
  3. Web site: thai. สำนักงานเขตหนองแขมในอดีต. 2018-05-14. Facebook. จดหมายเหตุเขตหนองแขม. 2023-12-25.