Thung Khru district explained

Official Name:Thung Khru
Native Name:ทุ่งครุ
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:Khet
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bangkok
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Thung Khru
Subdivision Type3:Khwaeng
Subdivision Name3:2
Established Title:Khet established
Established Date:6 March 1998
Area Total Km2:30.741
Population Total:121,833[1]
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:3,963.20
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:10140
Geocode:1049

Thung Khru (Thai: ทุ่งครุ, in Thai pronounced as /tʰûŋ kʰrúʔ/) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by (clockwise from north) Rat Burana District of Bangkok, Amphoe Phra Pradaeng and Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi of Samut Prakan province, Bang Khun Thian and Chom Thong of Bangkok.

Khet Thung Khru is a second-order administrative division. The district was established as Rat Burana. It became Khet Thung Khru in 1998. It was then moved back to Thonburi Province until Thonburi and Bangkok were merged. Thung Khru means 'the plain in the larger area'. "Thung" is a Thai word which means 'flat land' while "khru" has several meanings. It is thought that khru here stands for a kind of utensil woven and coated for water transport, hence an indication that the area was once famous for the handicraft. Thung Khru has two sub-districts (khwaeng), Bang Mot and Thung Khru. Although Buddhist temples in Thung Khru are not remarkable, with the possible exceptions of Wat Thung Khru, Wat Phutthabucha and Wat Bang Mot. Places of worship representing other religions are well represented.

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Thung Khru, Rat Burana, Yan Nawa, Khlong Toei, Phra Khanong, and Bang Na (all Bangkok), and the districts Mueang Samut Prakan and Phra Samut Chedi of Samut Prakan. It is at a large bend of the Chao Phraya River.

The Bang Mot tangerine is grown in the area.

Administration

The district is divided into two sub-districts (khwaeng).

No.NameThaiArea
(km2)
Map
Bang MotThai: บางมด

12.765

Thung KhruThai: ทุ่งครุ

17.976

Total

30.741

Places

References

  1. Web site: Population and House Report for Year 2017. Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs. 2. 2018-04-01.

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