- Rat Burana
Infobox_Amphoe
name=Rat Burana
province=Bangkok
thai=ราษฎร์บูรณะ
capital=Rat Burana
coordinates=coord|13|40|56|N|100|30|20|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
population=95,041
population_as_of=2004
area=15.782
density=6,022
postal_code=10140
geocode=1024Rat Burana ( _th. ราษฎร์บูรณะ) is one of the 50 districts ("Khet") of
Bangkok ,Thailand . The district is bounded by (clockwise from east to north)Amphoe Phra Pradaeng ofSamut Prakan Province ,Thung Khru , Chom Thong and Thon Buri districts of Bangkok while its north to east isChao Phraya River with (clockwise)Bang Kho Laem andYan Nawa districts across the river.History
The area was settled as a frontier for
Thonburi when KingTaksin established Thonburi as the new capital. Later administration reform placed Rat Burana as anamphoe of Thonburiprovince . It was then moved to Nakhon Khuan Khan province (nowAmphoe Phra Pradaeng ) until the province was demoted to an amphoe ofSamut Prakan Province . It was then moved back to Thonburiprovince until Thonburi and Bangkok were merged. It is now a district of Bangkok. In 1998, part of Rat Burana left to form a new district, Thung Khru.Administration
The district is sub-divided into two sub-districts ("Kwaeng").
External links
* [http://www.bma.go.th/bmaeng/ratburana/ BMA website with the touristical landmarks of Rat Burana]
* [http://203.155.220.217/ratburana/ Rat Burana district office]
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