Bang Kho Laem

Bang Kho Laem is one of the 50 districts of , . The incumbent district officer is Samita Xanthavanij. The district is bounded by Sathon, Yannawa, and across the , Rat Burana, Thon Buri and Khlong San districts.
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  • Type: district of Bangkok with 130,000 residents
  • Description: district in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Also known as: “Amphoe Yan Nawa”, “Bang Kho Laem district”, “Bang Kho laen”, and “Khwaeng Bang Kho Laem”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sathorn Unique Tower and Rama IX Bridge.

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is an unfinished skyscraper located in the district of , . Planned as a high-rise condominium complex, construction of the building was halted during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, when it was already about 80 percent complete.

Bridge
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is a bridge in , over the . It connects the Yan Nawa District to Rat Burana District as a part of the Tha Ruea – Dao Khanong Section of Chaloem Maha Nakhon Expressway.

Shopping center
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Destination, simply known as Asiatique is a large open-air in , . It occupies the former docks of the East Asiatic Company, and faces the and Charoen Krung Road.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thonburi and Yaowarat and Phahurat.

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is a vast district that consists of the entire west bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. After the sack of in 1767, General Phraya Taksin made the new capital of Siam for a brief period of time.

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is Bangkok's multicultural district, located west of and southeast of . Yaowarat Road is the home of Bangkok's sizeable Chinese community, while those of Indian ethnicity have congregated around Phahurat Road.

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area is Bangkok's main shopping drag and its BTS Skytrain station is often considered as the centre of the city. This article expands the area to include Ratchaprasong, Phloen Chit Road and Chulalongkorn University.

Bang Kho Laem

Latitude
13.7003° or 13° 42′ 1″ north
Longitude
100.5097° or 100° 30′ 35″ east
Population
130,000
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
7P52PG25+3V
Geo­Names ID
6908544
Wiki­data ID
Q806446
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Bang Kho Laem” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منطقة بانج خو لايم”
  • Bishnupriya: “খেত ব্যাং খো লায়য়েম”
  • Cebuano: “Khet Bang Kho Laem”
  • Chinese: “北欖府”
  • Chinese: “南邦府”
  • Chinese: “夜豐頌府”
  • Chinese: “挽柯蓮縣”
  • Chinese: “曼柯廉县”
  • Chinese: “曼柯廉縣”
  • Chinese: “清萊府”
  • Chinese: “清邁府”
  • Chinese: “達府”
  • Estonian: “Bang Kho Laem”
  • French: “Bang Kho Laem”
  • German: “Bang Kho Laem”
  • Indonesian: “Bang Kho Laem”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Bang Kho Laem”
  • Italian: “Bang Kho Laem”
  • Japanese: “バーンコーレーム区”
  • Japanese: “バンコーレム区”
  • Korean: “방코램”
  • Lao: “ເຂດບາງຄໍແຫຼມ”
  • Northern Sami: “Bang Kho Laem”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bang Kho Laem”
  • Norwegian: “Bang Kho Laem”
  • Scots: “Bang Kho Laem Destrict”
  • Spanish: “Bang kho laem”
  • Spanish: “Bang Kho Laem”
  • Thai: “เขตบางคอแหลม”
  • Thai: “ตำบลบางคอแหลม”
  • Thai: “บางคอแหลม”
  • Thai: “อำเภอบางคอแหลม”
  • Urdu: “بانگ کھو لایم ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Bang Kho Laem”

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