Ko Kret

Ko Kret
Native name: เกาะเกร็ด
Geography
Location Chao Phraya River
Coordinates 13.9069362,100.4733154
Coastline 13 km (8.1 mi)
Administration
Thailand
Demographics
Population 6,174 (2012 Census)
Ethnic groups Thai, Mon

Coordinates: 13°54′25″N 100°28′24″E / 13.9069362°N 100.4733154°E / 13.9069362; 100.4733154

Ko Kret (Thai: เกาะเกร็ด, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ krèt]) is a small island in the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi Province. It is some 3 km (1.9 mi) long and 3 km (1.9 mi) wide. It has seven main villages, the largest and most populous being Ban Mon.

The island is served by ferries.

History

Ko Kret was created in the reign of King Taisra in 1722. King Taisra wanted to solve the problem about the duration of the water transportation and sailing delay and have trouble. Moreover, he wanted to develop economy of the Ayutthaya period. So, he thought to solve the problem by the digging of a canal to bypass a meander in the Chao Phraya river.[1] The digging of the canal was a success that made sailing faster. In these period people called the canal Klong-Lat-Kret-Noi. Thereafter, people changed to call it Klong-Lat-Kret and the beginning of a canal or mouth of a canal called the Pak Kret. When the time passed, Klong-Lat-Kret was eroded by tide until it became a river. The land area at the peninsula that was the same as island called Ko Sa la Kun.[2][3]

Ko Kret has thrived since the Ayutthaya period because the temple on the island were the main art of Ayutthaya. But when the Burmese occupied the city, the island was deserted. After salvage of independence, King Taksin allowed Mon people to settle down on Ko Kret. Later, when Pak Kret was set the name of the district and the sub-district, Ko Kret was set as the name of the district until now.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Koh Kret". Bangkok Post. n.d. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. ↑ จันทร์ส่องแสง, วีระศักดิ์. หลังม่านต้นไม้. ISBN 974-92952-4-2.
  3. 1 2 "เที่ยวเกาะเกร็ด เกาะกลางลำน้ำเจ้าพระยา". October 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ "ประวัติตำบลเกาะเกร็ด". October 16, 2017.
  • Ko Kret travel guide from Wikivoyage
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