Khlong Toei subdistrict explained

Official Name:Khlong Toei
Native Name:คลองเตย
Settlement Type:Khwaeng
Coordinates:13.7167°N 100.5583°W
Etymology:Canal of Pandans
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Bangkok
Subdivision Type3:Khet
Subdivision Name3:Khlong Toei
Area Total Km2:7.249
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:58,712
Population Density Km2:8,099.32
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:10110
Blank Name:TIS 1099
Blank Info:103301

Khlong Toei (Thai: คลองเตย, in Thai pronounced as /kʰlɔ̄ːŋ tɤ̄ːj/) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Khlong Toei district, Bangkok.

History

Khlong Toei was once the outpost of Phra Pradaeng, which was across the river Chao Phraya in the early Ayutthaya period. Present-day Phra Pradaeng district, Samut Prakan province.[2]

The area's name means "Canal of Pandans", referring to the fragrant foliages used to grow along the waterways here. The canal Khlong Toei was considered part of Khlong Hua Lamphong otherwise known as Khlong Thanon Trong that flows from the Hua Lamphong railway station area. They have now been filled in as an extension of Rama IV road since the early 1960s.[3]

Throughout the decades, Khlong Toei has evolved from a land of plantations into residential area and financial heart of the capital. It is here that Bangkok's main port is situated. It's also home to largest shantytown, the slum of Khlong Toei.[2]

Geography

Khlong Toei is located to the west of the district. It is hemmed by other places (from the north clockwise): Khlong Toei Nuea in Watthana district, Khlong Tan and Phra Khanong in its district, (across the Chao Phraya river) Bang Ko Bua and Bang Kachao in Phra Pradaeng district of Samut Prakan province, Chong Nonsi in Yan Nawa district, Thung Maha Mek in Sathon district, and Lumphini in Pathum Wan district.

Notes and References

  1. กองยุทธศาสตร์บริหารจัดการ. สํานักยุทธศาสตร์และประเมินผล. กรุงเทพมหานคร. "จำนวนประชากร พื้นที่ ความหนาแน่น จำนวนบ้าน จำแนกตามแขวง ในเขตกรุงเทพมหานคร 2563." สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563. Thai: ภาษาไทย
  2. Web site: thai. รู้จักคลองเตยแบบเจาะลึก. DDproperty. 2021-02-24. 2023-12-14. 2022-06-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20220628204615/https://www.ddproperty.com/areainsider/%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%84%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%A5%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%AD%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%87%C3%A0%C2%B9%C2%80%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%95%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%A2/article/%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%A3%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%B9%C3%A0%C2%B9%C2%89%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%88%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%B1%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%81%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%84%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%A5%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%AD%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%87%C3%A0%C2%B9%C2%80%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%95%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%A2%C3%A0%C2%B9%C2%81%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%9A%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%9A%C3%A0%C2%B9%C2%80%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%88%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%B2%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%B0%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%A5%C3%A0%C2%B8%C2%B6-11627. live.
  3. Web site: รู้หรือไม่? ทำไมถึงเรียก "คลองเตย". thai. Facebook. 2021-01-18. 2023-12-14. คลองเตยดีดี.