Chatuchak
จตุจักร
Khwaeng
Outside Chatuchak Park near Mo Chit Station and Chatuchak Park Station (taken from Chatuchak side)
Outside Chatuchak Park near Mo Chit Station and Chatuchak Park Station (taken from Chatuchak side)
Location in Chatuchak District
Location in Chatuchak District
Coordinates: 13°47′46.4″N 100°33′01.7″E / 13.796222°N 100.550472°E / 13.796222; 100.550472
Country Thailand
ProvinceBangkok
KhetChatuchak
Named forChatuchak Park
Area
[1]
 • Total7.878 km2 (3.042 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total21,853
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
10900
TIS 1099103005

Chatuchak (Thai: จตุจักร, pronounced [t͡ɕàʔ.tùʔ.t͡ɕàk]) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is a location of the district office.

History

The name Chatuchak after Chatuchak Park, a public park was built on the occasion of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)'s fourth cycle (48 years old) anniversary (Chatuchak means "fourth cycle"). In late 2003 it was officially declared a subdistrict along with four other subdistricts in Chatuchak.[2]

Geography

Chatuchak is an area in the southwest of the district. It is bounded by (from the north clockwise): Lat Yao in its district (Ratchadaphisek Road is a borderline), Chomphon in its district (Phaholyothin Road is a borderline), Phaya Thai in Phaya Thai District (Khlong Bang Sue is a borderline), Bang Sue in Bang Sue District (Khlong Prapa and Southern Railway Line are the borderlines).[2][3]

Places

Vachirabenjatas Park or colloquially known as Rot Fai Park

Transportation

Cites

  1. ↑ Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (2021). สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563 [Bangkok Statistics 2020] (PDF) (in Thai). Retrieved 1 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 "ประกาศกรุงเทพมหานคร เรื่อง เปลี่ยนแปลงพื้นที่แขวงลาดยาว และตั้งแขวงเสนานิคม แขวงจันทรเกษม แขวงจอมพล แขวงจตุจักร เขตจตุจักร" ["Bangkok Announcement on Change of Lat Yao Subdistrict area and set up Sena Nikhom Subdistrict Chan Kasem Subdistrict Chomphon Subdistrict Chatuchak Subdistrict, Chatuchak District"] (PDF). Ratchakitcha (in Thai). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "แผนที่ดินไทยและธาตุอาหารพืช". r01.ldd.go.th (in Thai).
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