Lat Krabang district
Lat Krabang
ลาดกระบัง | |
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UTC+7 (ICT) | |
Postal code | 10520 |
Geocode | 1011 |
Lat Krabang (
Geography & history
Lat Krabang (literally: "slope of shield") is the second largest district of Bangkok (the first one is neighbouring Nong Chok). No one's really sure what it means. One hypothesis suggests that it translates to "field of krabang". For the word Krabang, it can also be translated another way as a fishing device used by locals in the past.
Neighbouring districts are (from the south clockwise):
Two-thirds of the district is farmland. Another part is the industrial park and residential area. Therefore, it is filled with ditches and canals,
At present, Lat Krabang is still considered one of the areas of Bangkok that still has
The rowboat is an important local vehicle before 1992. Before that, anytime when someone died, those boats would be used to carry a coffin to the temple. It is also used as an important vehicle for other important religious ceremonies, such as ordaining monks.
In October 2005, the plan to create the special administrative area Nakhon Suvarnabhumi around Suvarnabhumi Airport became public. Lat Krabang was among the five districts that were to be included in this new administrative area.
Administration
The district is divided into six sub-districts (khwaeng).
No. | Name | Thai | Area (km2) |
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1. |
Lat Krabang | ลาดกระบัง | 10.823 |
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2. |
Khlong Song Ton Nun | คลองสองต้นนุ่น | 14.297
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3. |
Khlong Sam Prawet | คลองสามประเวศ | 17.458
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4. |
Lam Pla Thio | ลำปลาทิว | 33.752
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5. |
Thap Yao | ทับยาว | 25.834
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6. |
Khum Thong | ขุมทอง | 21.695
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Total | 123.859
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Places
- King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Lat Krabang (KMITL)
- Phra Nakhon Park
- Protpittayapayat School
- Lat Krabang Industrial Estate
- Hua Takhe
References
- ^ "Population and House Report for Year 2017". Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 2018-04-01. (Search page)