Yan Nawa

Infobox_Amphoe
name=Yan Nawa
province=Bangkok
thai=ยานนาวา
capital=Chong Nonsi
coordinates=coord|13|41|49|N|100|32|35|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
population=88,986
population_as_of=2004
area=16.662
density=5,341
postal_code=10120
geocode=1012

Yan Nawa or Yannawa ( _th. ยานนาวา) is one of the 50 districts ("Khet") of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by (clockwise from west to northeast) Rat Burana (across Chao Phraya River), Bang Kho Laem, Sathon and Khlong Toei districts of Bangkok while its remaining neighbor from east to south is Amphoe Phra Pradaeng of Samut Prakan Province.

History

Yan Nawa, in the past, was called Ban Tavoy (Tavoy village, Thai บ้านทวาย) or Ban Kok Khwai (water buffalo pen village, Thai บ้านคอกควาย) due to a large concentration of Tavoy people who often brought water buffaloes to market for trade. It became Amphoe Ban Tavoy during King Chulalongkorn period, and was part of the Phra Pradaeng province. When that province was abolished in 1932, its northern parts were added to Phra Nakhon (Bangkok) province. Ban Tavoy was then renamed to Amphoe Yan Nawa in agreement with the earlier rename of Wat Ban Tavoy to Wat Yan Nawa. It became a khet in 1972 and the present-day kwaengs were devised in 1975. On 9 November 1989 parts of Yan Nawa were split off to form two new districts, Sathon and Bang Kho Laem. Wat Yan Nawa, the temple from which the district name inherits, is now located in Sathon district.

Places

* Rama IX Bridge, the first cable-stayed bridge in Thailand.
* Mega Bridge (to be officially named)
* Wat Chongnonsee
* Wat Bhoman-Khunaram

hopping

* Central Plaza Rama III
* Chatuchak Rama III

Administration

The district is sub-divided into two sub-districts ("Kwaeng").

External links

* [http://www.bma.go.th/bmaeng/yannawa/ BMA website with the touristical landmarks of Yan Nawa]
* [http://203.155.220.239/subsite/index.php?strOrgID=001016 Yan Nawa district office] (Thai only)