Chom Thong

Chom Thong is a quarter in , , and has about 158,000 residents. Chom Thong is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Krung Thep Bridge and Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen.

Bridge
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The Krungthep Bridge is a bascule bridge spanning the Chao Phraya river in , . It was the third bridge to be built across the Chao Phraya river.

Buddhist temple
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is a royal wat located in Phasi Charoen district, , at the . It is part of the Maha Nikaya fraternity and is the origin of the Dhammakaya tradition.

Hospital
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is a hospital located in Thon Buri District, , Thailand. It is a military hospital operated by the Naval Medical Department, The Royal Thai Navy particularly for personnel of the Royal Thai Navy, but also for the general public.

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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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.

Chom Thong

Latitude
13.6991° or 13° 41′ 57″ north
Longitude
100.4666° or 100° 27′ 60″ east
Population
158,000
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
7P52MFX8+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7856994485
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
7026787
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In Other Languages

“Chom Thong” goes by many names.
  • Thai: “จอมทอง”

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