Bang Bon District

Bang Bon
บางบอน
Khet
Kasikornbank, Wong Wan Rob Nok Branch located in district

Khet location in Bangkok
Country  Thailand
Province Bangkok
Seat Bang Bon Tai
Khwaeng 4
Khet established 6 March 1998
Area
 • Total 34.745 km2 (13.415 sq mi)
Population (2017)
 • Total 107,118[1]
 • Density 3,082.97/km2 (7,984.9/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code 10150
Geocode 1050

Bang Bon (Thai: บางบอน, pronounced [bāːŋ bɔ̄ːn]) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbours, clockwise from north, are Bang Khae, Phasi Charoen, Chom Thong, and Bang Khun Thian districts of Bangkok, Amphoe Mueang Samut Sakhon and Amphoe Krathum Baen of Samut Sakhon Province, and Nong Khaem District of Bangkok.

History

Formerly Bang Bon was a tambon of amphoe Bang Khun Thian in Thon Buri Province, prior to the merger of Thon Buri and Phra Nakhon into a single province, after which it was a sub-district of the Bang Khun Thian District.

On 14 October 1997, Bang Bon was split from Bang Khun Thian and established as a new district, and the district office opened on 6 March 1998. Its district office was the last office of Bangkok's 50 districts to open, first established temporarily at the Thepyada Arak Fresh Market building, but later moved to a permanent location on Ekkachai Road.

Administration

The district has four sub-districts (khwaeng).

1.Bang Bon Nuea บางบอนเหนือ
2.Bang Bon Tai บางบอนใต้
3.Khlong Bang Phran คลองบางพราน
4.Khlong Bang Bon คลองบางบอน

Places

  • Wat Bang Bon

Economy

Agriculture is an important part of the area economy. Among Bang Bon's famous products are Nam Doc Mai mangos, coconuts, orchids, and lotus.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Population and House Report for Year 2017 (see page 3 for data of this district)". Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 2018-04-01. (Search page)


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