Wat Ratchabophit

Wat Ratchabophit is a khwaeng in Phra Nakhon District, .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Quarter with 2,780 residents
  • Description: subdistrict in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Also known as: “Wat Ratchabophit subdistrict”

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.

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Wat Ratchabophit

Latitude
13.7491° or 13° 44′ 57″ north
Longitude
100.4973° or 100° 29′ 50″ east
Population
2,780
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
7P52PFXW+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7856869159
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
12641431
Wiki­data ID
Q15732001
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Wat Ratchabophit” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “拉差博披寺区”
  • German: “Wat Ratchabophit”
  • Khmer: “ស្រុកវត្តរាជបពិត្រ”
  • Thai: “แขวงวัดราชบพิธ”
  • Thai: “วัดราชบพิธ”
  • Urdu: “وات راتچابوپھیت ذیلی ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Wat Ratchabophit (phó quận)”
  • Vietnamese: “Wat Ratchabophit”

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