Bang Bon บางบอน | |
|---|---|
 Ekkachai Road (Highway 3242), Bang Bon, April 2022 | |
| Etymology: A Place of Elephant Ears | |
 Khet location inBangkok | |
| Coordinates:13°39′50″N100°24′32″E / 13.66389°N 100.40889°E /13.66389; 100.40889 | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Bangkok |
| Seat | Bang Bon Tai |
| Khwaeng | 4 |
| Khet established | 6 March 1998 |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.745 km2 (13.415 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 107,118[1] |
| • Density | 3,082.97/km2 (7,984.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 10150 |
| Geocode | 1050 |
| Website | www |
Bang Bon (Thai:บางบอน,pronounced[bāːŋbɔ̄ːn]) is one of the50 districts (khet) ofBangkok,Thailand. Its neighbours, clockwise from north, areBang Khae,Phasi Charoen,Chom Thong, andBang Khun Thian districts ofBangkok,Mueang Samut Sakhon district andKrathum Baen district ofSamut Sakhon province, andNong Khaem district of Bangkok.
Formerly Bang Bon was atambon ofamphoeBang Khun Thian in Thonburi Province, prior to the merger of Thonburi andPhra Nakhon into a single province, after which it was a sub-district of Bang Khun Thian District.
On 14 October 1997, Bang Bon was split from Bang Khun Thian and established as a new district. The district office opened on 6 March 1998, the last of Bangkok's 50 districts to open, first established temporarily at the Thepyada Arak Fresh Market building, but later moved to a permanent location on Ekkachai Road.
The nameBang Bon is reference to a type of herbaceous in taro family calledbon (บอน,pronounced[bɔ̄ːn]) in Thai, also known internationally aselephant ears (Colocasia esculenta var.aquatilis). Bang Bon is therefore "a place of elephant ears".
The district has four sub-districts (khwaeng).
| No. | Name | Thai | Area (km2) | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2. | Bang Bon Nuea | บางบอนเหนือ | 15.203 |  |
3. | Bang Bon Tai | บางบอนใต้ | 8.939 | |
4. | Khlong Bang Phran | คลองบางพราน | 5.423 | |
5. | Khlong Bang Bon | คลองบางบอน | 5.180 | |
| Total | 34.745 | |||
The missing number 1 is the sub-district that was dissolved and divided into four current sub-districts.
Agriculture is an important part of the area economy. Among Bang Bon's famous products areNam Doc Maimangos,coconuts,orchids, andlotus.[2]
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