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Samphanthawong

Samphanthawong ) is one of the 50 districts of , . Regarded as Bangkok's Chinatown, it is the smallest district by area in Thailand. Neighbouring districts are Pom Prap Sattru Phai, , Khlong San, and Phra Nakhon.
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  • Type: district of Bangkok with 24,200 residents
  • Description: district in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Also known as: “Amphoe Samphanthawong” and “Samphanthawong district”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Khao San Road and Grand Palace.

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is a small road about a block from the Chao Phraya River at the northern side of . Backpackers and budget travellers are drawn here by some of the cheapest accommodation and travel deals in Thailand.

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The is a complex of buildings at the heart of , Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam since 1782.

Buddhist temple
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, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bangkok and Silom.

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is the capital and largest city of . With a population of over eleven million inhabitants, is by far Thailand's main city, with the urban sprawl comprising nearly half of Thailand's population, and the largest city on the Southeast Asian mainland.

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is the closest Bangkok gets to Wall Street, with glistening skyscrapers all boasting the names of financial institutions. However, the character of the area changes after nightfall: the small sois between Road and Surawong Road come alive with people who are out for a good time, and Patpong's well-known "red light" district is often a sought-out location.

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, also known as Island, is the historic centre of , where most of Bangkok's "must see" sights can be found, including the Grand Palace and Wat Pho.

Samphanthawong

Latitude
13.7423° or 13° 44′ 32″ north
Longitude
100.5077° or 100° 30′ 28″ east
Population
24,200
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
7P52PGR5+W3
Geo­Names ID
1606639
Wiki­data ID
Q1972315
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Samphanthawong” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منطقة سامفانثاونج”
  • Bishnupriya: “খেত সামফানথাৱোং”
  • Cebuano: “Khet Samphanthawong”
  • Chinese: “三攀他旺县”
  • Chinese: “三攀他旺縣”
  • Estonian: “Samphanthawong”
  • French: “Samphanthawong”
  • German: “Samphanthawong”
  • Italian: “Samphanthawong”
  • Japanese: “サムパッタウォン区”
  • Japanese: “サムパンタウォン区”
  • Korean: “쌈판타우옹”
  • Lao: “ເຂດສັມພັນທະວົງ”
  • Lao: “ເຂດສຳພັນທະວົງ”
  • Northern Sami: “Samphan Thawong”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Samphan Thawong”
  • Norwegian: “Samphan Thawong”
  • Thai: “เขตสัมพันธวงศ์”
  • Thai: “สัมพันธวงศ์”
  • Thai: “อำเภอสัมพันธวงศ์”
  • Urdu: “سامپھانتھاوونگ ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Samphanthawong”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wat Kanmatuyaram and Wat Mongkhon Samakhom.

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