Bang Phrom subdistrict, Bangkok explained

Official Name:Bang Phrom
Native Name:บางพรม
Settlement Type:Khwaeng
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Bangkok
Subdivision Type3:Khet
Subdivision Name3:Taling Chan
Area Total Km2:4.253
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:13553
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Blank Name:TIS 1099

Bang Phrom (Thai: บางพรม, in Thai pronounced as /bāːŋ pʰrōm/) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Taling Chan district, Bangkok's Thonburi side.

History

It is named after Khlong Bang Phrom, a khlong (canal) that runs through the northern part and a dividing line between its area with neighbouring Bang Ramat. The khlong flows away from Khlong Chak Phra to the west up till it meets Khlong Thawi Watthana, total length 141NaN1.

In the past, Bang Phrom used to be a rice planting area and there was a wide area extending to neighbouring subdistricts such as Bang Ramat. Local farmers therefore paid respects to Phosop (goddess of rice) and there was a shrine dedicated to her that still exists today inside Wat Siri Watthanaram at the confluence of three khlongs: Bang Phrom, Lat Ta Niao, and Latmayom. Also on those days, they would have a ceremony to invite the Phosop statue procession to the various khlongs in Taling Chan at around 09.00 am where they would enshrine it in the local temple and have a complete celebration all night. Later the next day, they would go back by passing Khlong Bang Chueak Nang.

Her original statue is rumored to be gold. It was stolen by three men from outside the area circa the late 1970s and until today, this original statue has not been found.

Most local rice mill owners were Chinese.

Unfortunately, Bang Phrom does not currently have rice fields anymore. The last rice fields were dissolved around 1983.

In the year 1940, Bang Phrom consisted of 20 mubans (villages).

It contained 15 administrative villages[2] until the dissolution of administrative villages in the area of Bangkok.

Geography

Bang Phrom can be considered as the southeast part of the district, with a total area of 4.253km2.

Neighbouring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise): Bang Ramat and Khlong Chak Phra in its district, Khuha Sawan of Phasi Charoen district, Bang Chueak Nang in its district, and Thawi Watthana of Thawi Watthana district, respectively.[3]

Like other areas of Taling Chan, Bang Phrom is filled with many ancient temples and agricultural areas. There is a total of 1182lk=inNaNlk=in of agricultural land.[2]

Bang Phrom is an area that is easily accessible from Soi Charan Sanit Wong 35 in Bang Khun Si subdistrict, Bangkok Noi district and also consists of many roads.[2]

The eponymous Khlong Bang Phrom is the main watercourse of the area. It starts in the eastern side of the area, at the mouth of the course is the location of two temples that are paired together, Wat Ratchada Thitthan Ratchaworawihan (Wat Ngoen) and the opposite side Wat Kanchana Singhat (Wat Thong – situated in the Khlong Chak Phra subdistrict), then flows as far as Thawi Watthana area.

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. Web site: ข้อมูลแขวงบางพรม เขตตลิ่งชัน กรุงเทพมหานคร. ThaiTambon.com. thai. Information of Bang Phrom subdistrict, Taling Chan district, Bangkok.
  3. Web site: แขวงบางพรม เขตตลิ่งชัน กรุงเทพมหานคร. thai. Google Maps. Bang Phrom subdistrict, Taling Chan district, Bangkok.
  4. Book: Thongdaeng. Wityada. ชุมทางตลิ่งชัน ย่านเก่า [ก่อน] กรุงเทพฯ. Saran. Thongpan. Taling Chan junction old neighbourhood [before] Bangkok. September 2012. Muang Boran Journal. Bangkok. 978-974-7727-93-7. 188–216 . Thai.