Official Name: | Nong Khaem |
Native Name: | หนองแขม |
Settlement Type: | Khwaeng |
Coordinates: | 13.6778°N 100.3396°W |
Etymology: | Reed Marsh |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Bangkok |
Subdivision Type3: | Khet |
Subdivision Name3: | Nong Khaem |
Area Total Km2: | 18.789 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 80,179 |
Population Density Km2: | 4,267.34 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 10160 |
Blank Name: | TIS 1099 |
Blank Info: | 102302 |
Nong Khaem (Thai: หนองแขม, in Thai pronounced as /nɔ̌ːŋ kʰɛ̌ːm/) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Nong Khaem District, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Situated at the western edge of Bangkok, Nong Khaem borders provinces of Samut Sakhon and Nakhon Pathom and is known for a number of agriculture projects like white champaca and orchid breeding include chital deer farming. In 1870 a temple was built here next a nong (marsh) that was thick with khaem (Saccharum arundinaceum, a type of reed), which became the name of both the temple and, much later, the administrative district.[3] [4]
During that time, the administrative centre of Nong Khaem was here. Along the Khlong Phasi Charoen canal, the district office and the police station were located.[5] [6]
As a khwaeng, Nong Khaem is lower part of the district. The upper part of the area is a low-density residential area. The lower part is an agricultural area.
In late 2021, it had a population of 80,179 people.[2]