Lak Si หลักสี่ | |
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![]() MRT Pink Line skytrain runs aboveChaeng Watthana Road in the Lak Si area | |
![]() Khet location inBangkok | |
Coordinates:13°53′15″N100°34′44″E / 13.88750°N 100.57889°E /13.88750; 100.57889 | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Bangkok |
Seat | Thung Song Hong |
Khwaeng | 2 |
Khet established | 21 November 1997 |
Area | |
• Total | 22.841 km2 (8.819 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 104,701[1] |
• Density | 4,583.90/km2 (11,872.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Postal code | 10210 |
Geocode | 1041 |
Lak Si (Thai:หลักสี่,pronounced[làksìː]) is one of the50 districts (khet) ofBangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by (from the north clockwise):Don Mueang,Bang Khen andChatuchak of Bangkok;Mueang Nonthaburi district andPak Kret district ofNonthaburi province.
Lak Si station, an interchange station onSRT Dark Red Line andMRT Pink Line, serves the district.
The nameLak Si means 'fourthmilestone'. The community here was called Lak Si because it is at the fourth milestone ofKhlong Prem Prachakon (คลองเปรมประชากร) (canal) dug during KingChulalongkorn's reign linking Bangkok toBang Pa-in. Lak Si became a district on 21 November 1997, separating from Don Mueang District.
The district is divided into two sub-districts (khwaeng).
No. | Name | Thai | Area (km2) | Map |
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1. | Thung Song Hong | ทุ่งสองห้อง | 16.886 | ![]() |
2. | Talat Bang Khen | ตลาดบางเขน | 5.955 | |
Total | 22.841 |