Khan Na Yao subdistrict explained

Official Name:Khan Na Yao
Native Name:คันนายาว
Settlement Type:Khwaeng
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Bangkok
Subdivision Type3:Khet
Subdivision Name3:Khan Na Yao
Area Total Km2:12.917
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:47313
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Blank Name:TIS 1099

Khan Na Yao (Thai: คันนายาว, in Thai pronounced as /kʰān nāː jāːw/) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Khan Na Yao District, in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2020, it had a total population of 47,313 people.[2]

In Khan Na Yao, there is a neighbourhood called "Lo Lae" (หลอแหล, in Thai pronounced as /ɔː lɛː/). Originally, it was the name of a floating market on Khlong Saen Saep that flowed through the area. The floating market ceased around late 1990s. Its name is a corruption of the word "Ron Ram" (รอนแรม, in Thai pronounced as /rɔːn rɛːm/), which means "wandering". Since Khan Na Yao was once considered quite far from the downtown, and because it was a waterside area, people traveling by boat would arrive here at dusk, so they had to spend the night here, hence the name. Currently, what known as Lo Lae is the area behind the Khan Na Yao School, and called the same canal that flows continuously to the adjacent districts in the south, Saphan Sung and Rat Phatthana.[3]

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: Population statistics 2020. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 27 November 2021.
  3. Web site: ข้อมูลทั่วไป. thai. PDF. Oic.go.th.