Official Name: | Bang Khae |
Native Name: | บางแค |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | Khet |
Coordinates: | 13.6961°N 100.4094°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Bangkok |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Bang Khae |
Established Title: | Khet established |
Established Date: | 6 March 1998 |
Area Total Km2: | 44.456 |
Population Total: | 193,002[1] |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | 4,341.41 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 10160 |
Geocode: | 1040 |
Bang Khae (Thai: บางแค, in Thai pronounced as /bāːŋ kʰɛ̄ː/) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbouring districts, clockwise from north, are Thawi Watthana, Taling Chan, Phasi Charoen, Bang Bon, and Nong Khaem district.
From 6 March 1998, Phasi Charoen Sakha 1 district was combined with Lak Song sub-district, formerly part of Nong Khaem District, to form a new district, called Khet Bang Khae. The sub-districts of the new Bang Khae district then consisted of Bang Khae, Bang Khae Nuea, Bang Phai and Lak Song.[2]
Together with the creation of the district, the four sub-districts of Bang Khae were reorganised for administrative purposes.[3] In 2009 the subdistrict boundaries were adjusted again.[4]
Its name means "county of the hummingbird tree"; presumably, in the past there was a large population of this species in the district.[5]
The district is divided into four sub-districts (khwaeng).
No. | Name | Thai | Area (km2) | Map |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bang Khae | Thai: บางแค | 6.486 | ||
Bang Khae Nuea | Thai: บางแคเหนือ | 12.060 | ||
Bang Phai | Thai: บางไผ่ | 14.670 | ||
Lak Song | Thai: หลักสอง | 11.240 | ||
Total | 44.456 |