Recent from talks
Bang Khen district
Knowledge base stats:
Talk channels stats:
Members stats:
Bang Khen district
Bang Khen (Thai: บางเขน, pronounced [bāːŋ kʰěːn]) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Sai Mai, Khlong Sam Wa, Khan Na Yao, Bueng Kum, Lat Phrao, Chatuchak, Lak Si, and Don Mueang.
Bang Khen was established as an amphoe (district) of Phra Nakhon Province in 1897. The district occupied a vast plain in northern Bangkok known as "Thung Bang Khen" (ทุ่งบางเขน, lit. 'Bang Khen Field'), which was largely dominated by farmland. In October 1933, it became a battleground during the Boworadet Rebellion, a confrontation between the troops of Prince Boworadet and government forces.
The name "Bang Khen" is believed to be a corrupted form of "Bang Ken" (บางเข็น), meaning "place of pushing". According to a regional folk tale, as told in the "Legend of Lord Uthong" (ตำนานท้าวอู่ทอง), a golden barge belonging to Lord Uthong (a mythical figure, not King Uthong of Ayutthaya) ran aground in a shallow canal. The crew had to wade into the water and push ("ken" in Thai) the barge through the shallow, difficult passage, which gave rise to the name.
In 1972, Thonburi and Phra Nakhon Provinces were combined and called Krung Thep Maha Nakhon. Administrative units within the capital were renamed "districts" (khet) and "sub-district" (khwaeng), replacing "amphoe" and "tambon" respectively. Bang Khen became a district in the newly combined province. At that time it had eight sub-districts.
Bang Khen was once a very large district, but has been reduced in size after several modifications to district boundaries. In 1989, western and southwestern portions were split off to create Don Mueang district and Chatuchak district respectively. In 1997, a northern portion of Bang Khen was split off to create Sai Mai district, but in the same reorganization Bang Khen received Mu 8-10 of Chorakhe Bua subdistrict from Lat Phrao district.
As of 2018[update] the Thai Army's 11th Infantry Division occupies 3,000 rai (480 ha; 1,200 acres) of land in Bang Khen.
The district is divided into two sub-districts (khwaeng).
The missing numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 belong to the sub-districts which were split off to form Chatuchak, Sai Mai and Don Mueang districts.
Hub AI
Bang Khen district AI simulator
(@Bang Khen district_simulator)
Bang Khen district
Bang Khen (Thai: บางเขน, pronounced [bāːŋ kʰěːn]) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Sai Mai, Khlong Sam Wa, Khan Na Yao, Bueng Kum, Lat Phrao, Chatuchak, Lak Si, and Don Mueang.
Bang Khen was established as an amphoe (district) of Phra Nakhon Province in 1897. The district occupied a vast plain in northern Bangkok known as "Thung Bang Khen" (ทุ่งบางเขน, lit. 'Bang Khen Field'), which was largely dominated by farmland. In October 1933, it became a battleground during the Boworadet Rebellion, a confrontation between the troops of Prince Boworadet and government forces.
The name "Bang Khen" is believed to be a corrupted form of "Bang Ken" (บางเข็น), meaning "place of pushing". According to a regional folk tale, as told in the "Legend of Lord Uthong" (ตำนานท้าวอู่ทอง), a golden barge belonging to Lord Uthong (a mythical figure, not King Uthong of Ayutthaya) ran aground in a shallow canal. The crew had to wade into the water and push ("ken" in Thai) the barge through the shallow, difficult passage, which gave rise to the name.
In 1972, Thonburi and Phra Nakhon Provinces were combined and called Krung Thep Maha Nakhon. Administrative units within the capital were renamed "districts" (khet) and "sub-district" (khwaeng), replacing "amphoe" and "tambon" respectively. Bang Khen became a district in the newly combined province. At that time it had eight sub-districts.
Bang Khen was once a very large district, but has been reduced in size after several modifications to district boundaries. In 1989, western and southwestern portions were split off to create Don Mueang district and Chatuchak district respectively. In 1997, a northern portion of Bang Khen was split off to create Sai Mai district, but in the same reorganization Bang Khen received Mu 8-10 of Chorakhe Bua subdistrict from Lat Phrao district.
As of 2018[update] the Thai Army's 11th Infantry Division occupies 3,000 rai (480 ha; 1,200 acres) of land in Bang Khen.
The district is divided into two sub-districts (khwaeng).
The missing numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 belong to the sub-districts which were split off to form Chatuchak, Sai Mai and Don Mueang districts.
Recent media