Bang Phai, Bangkok Explained

Official Name:Bang Phai
Native Name:บางไผ่
Settlement Type:Khwaeng
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Bangkok
Subdivision Type3:Khet
Subdivision Name3:Bang Khae
Area Total Km2:14.670
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:40,277[2]
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Blank Name:TIS 1099

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

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.[3]

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).[4]

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 sent to Pak Khlong Talat and some are exported to different country.[5]

Places

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 . 27 November 2021. th.
  2. 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
  3. Web site: ประวัติความเป็นมา. Historical. thai. Bangkok.
  4. Web site: เขตบางแค. thai. Bsa.or.th . Bang Khae District.
  5. Web site: "เปิดสวนชวนเที่ยว" เก็บผักที่บางแค แวะเที่ยวคลองตลิ่งชัน. ASTV Manager. thai. Num Lukthung. 2013-06-14. 2019-11-08. "Open a Garden to Travel" vegetable collection in Bang Khae, visit to Khlong Taling Chan.