Bang Bamru
แขวงบางบำหรุ
Khwaeng
Wat Ruak Bang Bamru, a local Buddhist temple
Wat Ruak Bang Bamru, a local Buddhist temple
Location in Bang Phlat District
Location in Bang Phlat District
Country Thailand
ProvinceBangkok
KhetBang Phlat
Area
[1]
 • Total2.332 km2 (0.900 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total18,514
 • Density7,939.11/km2 (20,562.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
10700
TIS 1099102503

Bang Bamru (Thai: บางบำหรุ, pronounced [bāːŋ bām.rùʔ]) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Bang Phlat District in Thonburi side of Bangkok.

History

The name "Bang Bamru" after the local canal, Khlong Bang Bamru that flows through central of the area. Khlong Bang Bumru is separated from the right side of Khlong Bangkok Noi in the neighbouring area Arun Amarin of Bangkok Noi District pass beside of CentralPlaza Pinklao northward up till the southern railway on the periphery of Bang Phlat in its district with Tambon Wat Chalo, Amphoe Bang Kruai of Nonthaburi Province. This canal is about 4–5 m (13.12–16.40 ft) wide and 840 m (2,755 ft) long.[2]

Bang Bamru in the past was an area known for being a good place to plant pineapples.[3]

Bang Bamru separated from Bangkok Noi District in 1989, along with the other areas of Bang Phlat District.

Geography

Bang Bamru is regarded as the southwest part of the district.

The area is bounded by other subdistricts (from north clockwise): Bang Phlat in its district (Sirindhorn Road is a divider line), Bang Yi Khan in its district (Charan Sanitwong Road is a divider line), Arun Amarin in Bangkok Noi District (Borommaratchachonnani Road is a divider line), Bang Phlat in its district (Sirindhorn Road is a divider line), respectively.[4]

The southern railway station Bang Bamru, lies just outside the Bang Bamru boundary in the neighbouring Bang Phlat Subdistrict.

"Pinklao" is also another name for this area (along with Bang Yi Khan and Arun Amarin).

Transportation

Bang Bamru is served by MRT Blue Line's Bang Yi Khan Station (BL05), where the station is located above Charan Sanitwong Road near Borommaratchachonnani Intersection.

References

  1. ↑ Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (2021). สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563 [Bangkok Statistics 2020] (PDF) (in Thai). Retrieved 27 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Bangkok Noi District Office (2020-11-26). "บางกอกน้อยพัฒนาคลองสวยน้ำใสคลองบางบำหรุ" [Bangkok Noi develops a beautiful canal with clear water, Khlong Bang Bamru]. BMA Data Center (in Thai).
  3. ↑ Pralongchoeng, Kilane (2011-10-15). "ผลไม้เมืองธนบุรี" [Fruits of Thonburi city]. Thai Rath (in Thai).
  4. ↑ "แขวงบางบำหรุ เขตบางพลัด กรุงเทพมหานคร" [Bang Bamru Subdistrict, Bang Phalt District, Bangkok]. Ro1.ldd.go.th (in Thai).

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