Bang Yi Khan บางยี่ขัน | |
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 View of Bang Yi Khan | |
 Location inBang Phlat District | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Bangkok |
| Khet | Bang Phlat |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.886 km2 (1.114 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 24,745 |
| • Density | 8,574.15/km2 (22,206.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 10700 |
| TIS 1099 | 102504 |
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Bang Yi Khan (Thai:บางยี่ขัน,pronounced[bāːŋjîːkʰǎn]) is akhwaeng (subdistrict) ofBang Phlat District,Bangkok'sThonburi side (west bank ofChao Phraya River).
The subdistrict is named after Khlong Bang Yi Khan, a smallcanal that connects theChao Phraya River to other nearby canals such as Khlong Bang Bamru, Khlong Bang Chak, and Khlong Pak Nam.
The area dates back to theAyutthaya period, as evidenced by at least two temples with historical roots from that era: Wat Bang Yi Khan and Wat Phraya Siri Aiya Sawan.
In addition, there is an abandoned temple believed to have been built during the Ayutthaya period as well—Wat Suan Sawan, also known locally as Bot Rang ("abandoned sanctuary").
What made Bang Yi Khan most well known was the location of aliquor factory, believed to have been established during the reign of KingRama I in the earlyRattanakosin period. DuringWorld War II, this factory came under government supervision and was renamed the "Bang Yi Khan Liquor Factory".
It is said that, in those days,yeast discharged from the factory into the Chao Phraya River attractedtoli shad (Tenualosa toli) from the sea into freshwater, where they fed on it.[2]
Today, the liquor factory is no longer in operation; its location has been transformed intoRama VIII Memorial Park, a riverside public park beneath theRama VIII Bridge with a pleasant atmosphere.
In the past, residents of Bang Yi Khan primarily grewrambutan and producedlime forchewing withbetel andareca nut.[3]
The name Pinklao is also commonly used to refer to this area (which overlaps withArun Amarin andBang Bamru). The name comes fromPhra Pinklao Bridge (often shortened to Pinklao or spelled Pin Klao), which crosses the Chao Phraya River and connects the Thonburi side to the Phra Nakhon side of Bangkok.
Bang Yi Khan is considered to be an area in the southeast of the district.
The area is bounded by other subdistricts (from north clockwise): Bang Phlat in its district (Ratchawithi Road is a divider line),Wachiraphayaban inDusit District, Wat Sam Phraya, and Chana Songkhram inPhra Nakhon District (across Chao Phraya River), Arun Amarin inBangkok Noi District (Somdet Phra Pin Klao Road is a divider line), and Bang Bamru in its district (Charansanitwong Road is a divider line).[4]
Bang Yi Khan is also divided into 13 communities.[5]
Bang Yi Khan Station (BL05), the extension ofMRT Blue Line, indeed, it is overlaps between Bang Yi Khan and Bang Bamru.
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