Bang Sue
บางซื่อ

Statistics
Province:	Bangkok
Area:	11.5 km²
Inhabitants:	180,598 (2000)
Pop. density:	15704 inh./km²
Geocode:	1029
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Bang Sue (Thai บางซื่อ) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbor, clockwise from east, are Chatuchak, Dusit and Bang Phlat, and Bang Kruai and Mueang Nonthaburi (both Nonthaburi Province). Bangkok from the Chao Phraya River at sunset, July 2004 Bangkok, (in Thai กรุงเทพฯ, กรุงเทพมหานคร, or Krung Thep, Krung Thep Mahanakhon), population 8,538,610 (1990), is the capital and largest city of Thailand. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A geocode is a geographical code to identify a point or area at the surface of the earth. ... Bangkok is subdivided into 50 districts (khet เขต, also sometimes called amphoe as in the other provinces), which are further subdivided into 154 kwaeng (แขวง), roughly equivalent to tambon in the other provinces. ... Bangkok from the Chao Phraya River at sunset, July 2004 The Wat Phra Kaew temple Bangkok Metropolitan Administration building Bangkok, (in Thai กรุงเทพ ฯ, กรุงเทพมหานคร, or Krung Thep, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, IPA: ), population 8,538,610 (1990), is the capital and largest city of Thailand. ... Chatuchak (Thai จตุจักร) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. ... Dusit (Thai ดุสิต) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. ... Bang Phlat (Thai บางพลัด) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. ... Amphoe Bang Kruai is a district of Thailand. ... Amphoe Mueang Nonthaburi is a district of Nonthaburi province in Thailand. ... Nonthaburi (Thai นนทบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...

Places

Rama VI Bridge was the first bridge to cross the Chao Phraya river. It was officially openend on January 1, 1923 and named after King Vajiravudh (Rama VI). The 442 m long and 10 m wide bridge originally had two lanes, one for the railroad and one for cars. During World War II the bridge was heavily damaged. The reconstructed bridge was re-openend on December 12, 1953. In 1992 the car lane was closed and taken over by the new Rama VII bridge nearby, so the bridge is now a railway bridge only. A view of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok The Chao Phraya (Thai แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา) is a major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial river plain marking the mainland of the country. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Statue of His Majesty King Rama VI of Siam in Lumphini Park, central Bangkok Vajiravudh (January 1, 1880 – November 25, 1925) (also known as Rama VI, reigning title Phra Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua; Thai-script พระบาทสมเด็จพระมงกุฎเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว) was King of Siam (now Thailand) from 1910 until his death. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-twentieth-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Traffic

Bang Sue is currently the endpoint of the Bangkok Subway. The entrance to Huay Kwang station The Bangkok Metro is Bangkoks underground metro system. ...

Administration

The district is sub-divided into one sub-district (Kwaeng).

Trivia

Photos of the subway station saying "To Bang Sue" are circulating on the internet. However the joke only works when reading the romanized Thai name with English pronunciation, the correct pronunciation in IPA is baːŋsɯː. [1] The Royal Thai General System of Transcription (RTGS) is the official system for rendering Thai in the Latin alphabet. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet. ...

External links

• Official website of the district (Thai, English)
• BMA website with the touristical landmarks of Bang Sue