Ratchathewi
Ratchathewi is a suburb in Thung Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi, Bangkok and has about 73,000 residents. Ratchathewi is situated nearby to the quarter Thanon Phetchaburi, as well as near the neighborhood ชุมชนซอยสุเหร่า.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Khao San Road and Siam Paragon.
Khao San Road
Khao San Road is a small road about a block from the Chao Phraya River at the northern side of Rattanakosin. Backpackers and budget travellers are drawn here by some of the cheapest accommodation and travel deals in Thailand.
Siam Paragon
Shopping center
Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0.
Siam Paragon is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the largest malls in Thailand, along with Iconsiam, CentralWorld and Central WestGate.
MBK Center
Shopping center
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
MBK Center, also known by its former name as Mahbunkhrong, is a large shopping mall in Siam area, Bangkok, Thailand. At eight storeys, the center contains around 2,000 shops, restaurants and service outlets.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silom and Yaowarat and Phahurat.
Silom
Photo: Jarcje, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silom 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 Silom 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.
Yaowarat and Phahurat
Yaowarat and Phahurat is Bangkok's multicultural district, located west of Silom and southeast of Rattanakosin. Yaowarat Road is the home of Bangkok's sizeable Chinese community, while those of Indian ethnicity have congregated around Phahurat Road.
Siam Square
Siam Square 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.
Ratchathewi
- Type: Suburb with 73,000 residents
- Also known as: “เขตราชเทวี”
- Category: locality
- Location: Thung Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
13.7532° or 13° 45′ 12″ northLongitude
100.5319° or 100° 31′ 55″ eastPopulation
73,000Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
7P52QG3J+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 2313566453OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
7026885
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In Other Languages
“Ratchathewi” goes by many names.
- Thai: “ราชเทวี”
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