- Bang Khae
Infobox_Amphoe
name=Bang Khae
province=Bangkok
thai=บางแค
capital=Bang Khae
coordinates=coord|13|41|31|N|100|24|26|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
population=186,744
population_as_of=2004
area=44.456
density=4,201
postal_code=10160
geocode=1040Bang Khae ( _th. บางแค) is one of the 50 districts ("Khet") of
Bangkok ,Thailand . The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise):Thawi Watthana ,Taling Chan ,Phasi Charoen ,Bang Bon , andNong Khaem . As of 2004, it has the highest population of all districts in Bangkok.History
Formerly, Bang Khae was a
tambon ofamphoe Phasi Charoen ,Thon Buri province.In 1972, Thon Buri and
Phra Nakhon provinces were combined intoKrung Thep Maha Nakhon , and Bang Khae became a sub-district of the Phasi Charoen district of the newly combined province. Although subdivisions of the capital city remained the same at the time, the names for the administrative units used within the city were renamed as district (khet) and sub-district (kwaeng), replacing amphoe and tambon, respectively.Later, due to population increases in the western area of Phasi Charoen district, a new district, Phasi Charoen Sakha 1, was created, comprising Bang Khae, Bang Khae Nuea and Bang Phai sub-districts.
On
November 18 1997 , Phasi Charoen Sakha 1 district was combined with Lak Song sub-district, formerly part of Nong Khaem district, to form a new district, called Bang Khae. The sub-districts of the new Bang Khae district then consisted of Bang Khae, Bang Khae Nuea, Bang Phai and Lak Song.On
6 March 1998 , the four sub-districts of Bang Khae were reorganized for administrative purposes, although the boundaries of the district itself did not change.hopping
* The Mall Bang Khae
Administration
The district is sub-divided into four sub-districts ("Kwaeng").
External links
* [http://www.bma.go.th/bmaeng/bangkae/ BMA website with the touristical landmarks of Bang Khae]
* [http://www.geocities.com/bkhae/snc.html Bang Khae district office] (Thai only)
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