Khlong Chan (Thai: คลองจั่น, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ t͡ɕàn]) is a neighbourhood in Bangkok, also a khwaeng (sub-district) of Bang Kapi District, Bangkok.

Khlong Chan
คลองจั่น
Location in Bang Kapi District
Location in Bang Kapi District
Country Thailand
ProvinceBangkok
KhetBang Kapi
Area
 • Total
12.062 km2 (4.657 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
76,934
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
10240
TIS 1099100601
The Mall Bangkapi also known as The Mall 8 Bangkapi

Toponymy

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Khlong Chan is the name of a tributary of Khlong Saen Saep canal. The longest khlong (canal) in Thailand that flows from the downtown Bangkok to the eastern part at province of Chachoengsao which flows through the area of Bang Kapi.

The name Khlong Chan means a canal filled with chan (Millettia brandisiana) trees. Because this area in the past there were chan plants lined on both sides of the canal.

Geography

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Khlong Chan is an area in the southeast of Bangkok and is the northern part of Bang Kapi District.

The area bounded by other areas (from the north clockwise): Nawamin in Bueng Kum District, Khlong Kum in Bueng Kum District, Hua Mak in its district, Phlabphla in Wang Thonglang District, and Wang Thonglang in Wang Thonglang District, with Lat Phrao in Lat Phrao District.[2] [3]

Places

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References

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ "ประกาศกรุงเทพมหานคร เรื่อง พื้นที่แขวงหัวหมาก และเปลี่ยนแปลงพื้นที่แขวงคลองจั่น เขตบางกะปิ" (PHP). Dl.parliament.go.th (in Thai). 1997-12-24. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. ^ "Khlong Chan". Google Map (in Thai).

13°45′53″N 100°38′35″E / 13.764675°N 100.643039°E / 13.764675; 100.643039