- Bangkok Yai
Infobox_Amphoe
name=Bangkok Yai
province=Bangkok
capital=Wat Tha Phra
coordinates=coord|13|43|22|N|100|28|35|E|region:TH_type:adm2nd
thai=บางกอกใหญ่
population=85,075
population_as_of=2003
area=6.180
density=13,766
postal_code=10600
geocode=1016Bangkok Yai ( _th. บางกอกใหญ่) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of
Bangkok ,Thailand . Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise)Bangkok Noi ,Phra Nakhon (acrossChao Phraya River ), Thon Buri,Phasi Charoen , andTaling Chan .History
The district is named after
Khlong Bangkok Yai (คลองบางกอกใหญ่, also called Khlong Bang Luang, คลองบางหลวง) which was actually part of Chao Phraya River until a canal dug in 1522 during Ayutthaya period altered the flow of the river such that the canal became the main river and the section of original river become Khlong Bangkok Yai of today. Bangkok Yai, or more precisely Wat Arun sub-district, was also the site ofThon Buri when the capital was set up here during 1767 till 1782.Originally called Amphoe Hongsaram (หงสาราม) when the district was set up in 1915, it was renamed to Amphoe Bangkok Yai in 1916, demoted to a king amphoe of amphoe Bang Yi Khan (บางยี่ขัน) in 1938, promoted back to Amphoe in 1958, and finally changed to
khet due to administration reform in 1972.Places
*
Wat Arun
*Wang Derm Palace
*Wat Hong Rattanaram
*Wat Khruea Wan
*Wat Molilokkayaram
*Wat Ratchasittharam Administration
The district is sub-divided into 2 sub-districts ("Khwaeng").
External links
* [http://www.bma.go.th/bmaeng/bangkokyai/ BMA website with the touristical landmarks of Bangkok Yai]
* [http://203.155.220.239/subsite/index.php?strOrgID=001040 Bangkok Yai district office] (Thai only)
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