Bang Khae District

Bang Khae ( Thai: บางแค, bā ː ŋ k ʰ ɛ̄ ː ) is one of the 50 districts (Khet ) of Bangkok, capital of Thailand. Bang Khae district of Bangkok is of the highest population.

Geography

Bang Khae is bounded on the north by Khlong Bang Chueng Nang, on the east by Khlong Racha Montri, to the south by Khlong Bang Kholad and to the west by Khlong Thawi Wattana.

The neighboring districts are from clockwise from the north: Thawi Watthana, Taling Chan, Phasi Charoen, Bang Bon and Nong Khaem.

History

Originally the territory of today's Bang Khae was a tambon of the district ( Amphoe ) in the province Phasi Charoen Thonburi.

In 1972, the provinces of Phra Nakhon and Thonburi to " Krung Thep Maha Nakhon " were merged, thereby Bang Khae, a subdistrict of Phasi Charoen. The administrative units of the new capital were retained, only the " Amphoe " have been renamed to Khet, the Tambon to Kwaeng.

As Phasi Charoen later increased in population, a new circle, " Phasi Charoen Sakha 1" was set up, which consisted at the time of the sub- districts of Bang Khae, Bang Khae Nuea and Bang Phai.

On 18 November 1997, the county " Phasi Charoen Sakha 1" was awarded the subdistrict Lak Song, who was part of the circle Nong Khaem, merged into a new circle with the name Bang Khae. On 6 March 1998, the administrative units of Bang Khae were reorganized: the boundaries of the districts, however, remained preserved.