Official Name: | Chom Thong |
Native Name: | จอมทอง |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | Khet |
Coordinates: | 13.6772°N 100.4847°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Bangkok |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Bang Mot |
Subdivision Type3: | Khwaeng |
Subdivision Name3: | 4 |
Established Title: | Khet established |
Established Date: | 9 November 1989 |
Area Total Km2: | 26.265 |
Population Total: | 152,315[1] |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | 5,799.16 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 10150 |
Geocode: | 1035 |
Chom Thong (Thai: จอมทอง, in Thai pronounced as /t͡ɕɔ̄ːm tʰɔ̄ːŋ/) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by the districts (clockwise from north) Phasi Charoen, Thon Buri, Rat Burana, Thung Khru, Bang Khun Thian, and Bang Bon.
Chom Thong was included in Bang Khun Thien District until an announcement on November 9, 1989. On 14 October 1997, parts of Bang Pakok sub-district of Rat Burana and parts of Bukkhalo Sub-district of Thon Buri were transferred to Chom Thong during the administrative reform which rearranged the 38 Bangkok districts into 50 districts.
Historically, Chom Thong area is the original residence of King Nangklao (Rama III)'s relatives.[2]
The district, together with Thung Khru, is well known for its tangerines, the Bang Mot tangerine. There is a giant tangerine sculpture at the junction between Rama II Road and Suk Sawat Road where Rama II Road originate. The district is also the home of the Poomjai Garden lychee farm, Bangkok's last lychee plantation.[3]
The district is sub-divided into four sub-districts (khwaeng).
No. | Name | Thai | Area (km2) | Map |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bang Khun Thian | Thai: บางขุนเทียน | 5.789 | ||
Bang Kho | Thai: บางค้อ | 3.375 | ||
Bang Mot | Thai: บางมด | 11.918 | ||
Chom Thong | Thai: จอมทอง | 5.183 | ||
Total | 26.265 |
The district's motto is "The great sacred monk of Wat Nang, the renown floating market at Wat Sai, the refreshing sweet taste of Bang Mot tangerine, the outstanding beauty of Wat Rajorasaram".