Bang Duan

Bang Duan is a khwaeng of Phasi Charoen District, in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2020, it had a total population of 28,156 people. Its name "Bang Duan" is derived from the khlong Bang Duan, a canal runs through the area.

Type: Quarter with 27,000 residents
Description: subdistrict in Phasi Charoen district, Bangkok, Thailand
Also known as: “Bang Duan, Bangkok”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Seacon Bangkae and Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen.

Seacon Bangkae

Shopping center

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Seacon Bangkae is a shopping mall in Phasi Charoen district, Bangkok, Thailand. Originally named Future Park Bangkae during its first 16 years, when it was owned by Univest Group.

Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen

Buddhist temple

Photo: Pablotorrado, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen is a royal wat located in Phasi Charoen district, Bangkok, at the Chao Phraya River. It is part of the Maha Nikaya fraternity and is the origin of the Dhammakaya tradition. Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen is situated 3½ km east of Bang Duan.

Wat Chan Pradittharam

Buddhist temple

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Wat Chan Pradittharam is a Buddhist temple in the Phasi Charoen District of Bangkok, Thailand, by the Thonburi west bank of the Chao Phraya River. The full name of the temple is Wat Chan Pradittharam, named before Wat Chan Pa Khon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thonburi and Bang Khae.

Thonburi

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