Lak Song
Lak Song
หลักสอง | |
|---|---|
 Main hall of Wat Muang. | |
 Location in Bang Khae District | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Bangkok |
| Khet | Bang Khae |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.240 km2 (4.340 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 52,144 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 10160 |
| TIS 1099 | 104004 |
Lak Song (Thai: หลักสอง, pronounced [làk sɔ̌ːŋ]) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Bang Khae district, Bangkok's Thonburi side.
History
[edit]Originally, Lak Song was a part of amphoe (district) Nong Khaem, a westernmost of Bangkok. Until 1998, the Ministry of Interior has merged certain areas of Nong Khaem and Phasi Charoen with Bang Khae, which is a newly established district. Since then Lak Song therefore became part of Bang Khae completely.
Its name "Lak Song" meaning "the second milestone", refers to the second milestone of Khlong Phasi Charoen, a canal that flows through the area. It is a canal dug during King Mongkut (Rama IV)'s reign linking Bangkok to Krathum Baen of Samut Sakhon province.[2]
In the nearby area there is a temple named Wat Lak Sam (วัดหลักสาม, "the third milestone temple").[3]
The MRT Blue Line terminal station, Lak Song MRT station, indeed, it is located in the area of Bang Khae Nuea in front of The Mall Bang Khae.[4]
Geography
[edit]Lak Song has a total area of 9.25 km2 (3.57 mi2),[5] regarded as the south-west part of the district.[6]
Neighbouring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise): Bang Khae Nuea and Bang Khae in its district, Bang Bon Nuea of Bang Bon district, Nong Khaem of Nong Khaem district.[7]
Demography
[edit]On August 31, 2016, it had a total population of 52,144 people (24,201 men and 27,943 women) in 23,183 households.[6]
Places
[edit]Transportation
- Phet Kasem Road (Thailand Route 4)
- Kanchanaphisek Road (Outer Bangkok Ring Road)
- Khlong Phasi Charoen
- Phetkasem 69 Pier
Important places
- Wat Muang
- Panyaworakun School
- Samnak Poosawan Dharma Retreat
- Victoria Gardens
- Wat Rat Bamrung
References
[edit]- ^ Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (2021). สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563 [Bangkok Statistics 2020] (PDF) (in Thai). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "คลองเปรมฯถนนการค้า ที่มาเขตหลักสี่...หลักหก" [Khlong Prem the trade road origin of Lak Si district...Lak Hok]. Thai Rath (in Thai). 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ "วัดหลักสาม" [Wat Lak Sam]. Love Thailand.org (in Thai).
- ^ home.co.th (2019-04-17). "สถานีหลักสองคือที่ไหน สถานีหลักสองคืออะไร????" [Where is Lak Song station, what is Lak Song station ????]. facebook (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ "ข้อมูลทั่วไปของเขต" [General information of the district]. Bangkhae District Office (in Thai).
- ^ a b "ประวัติและข้อมูลทั่วไปของสํานักงานเขตบางแค" [History and general information of the Bang Khae district] (PDF). Oic.go.th (in Thai).
- ^ "ข้อมูลแขวงหลักสอง เขตบางแค กรุงเทพมหานคร" [Information of Lak Song subdistrict, Bang Khae district, Bangkok]. ThaiTambon (in Thai).