# Bang Na district

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Khet in Bangkok, Thailand

Bang Na บางนา Khet Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre Etymology: A Place of Rice Farms Khet location in Bangkok Coordinates: 13°40′48.29″N 100°35′30.48″E / 13.6800806°N 100.5918000°E / 13.6800806; 100.5918000 Country Thailand Province Bangkok Seat Bang Na Nuea Khwaeng 2 Khet established 6 March 1998 Area • Total 18.789 km2 (7.254 sq mi) Population (2017) • Total 90,852[1] • Density 4,835.38/km2 (12,523.6/sq mi) Time zone UTC+7 (ICT) Postal code 10260 Geocode 1047

**Bang Na** ([Thai](/source/Thai_language): บางนา, pronounced [\[bāːŋ nāː\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Thai)) is one of the [fifty districts](/source/Districts_of_Bangkok) (*khet*) of [Bangkok](/source/Bangkok), [Thailand](/source/Thailand). Its neighbors, clockwise from the north, are the [Phra Khanong](/source/Phra_Khanong_district) and [Prawet](/source/Prawet_district) Districts of Bangkok and [Bang Phli](/source/Bang_Phli_district), [Mueang Samut Prakan](/source/Mueang_Samut_Prakan_district), and [Phra Pradaeng](/source/Phra_Pradaeng_district) Districts of [Samut Prakan province](/source/Samut_Prakan_province).

## History

Bang Na was once a sub-district of Phra Khanong. It became a separate district on 6 March 1998.[2]

The name *Bang Na* means "a place of rice farms", apparently a tribute to the thriving rice fields that dotted this vicinity in the premodern time.

## Administration

District map

The district has two sub-districts (*[khwaeng](/source/Khwaeng)*).

1. Bang Na Nuea บางนาเหนือ 2. Bang Na Tai บางนาใต้

## Places

[Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre](/source/Bangkok_International_Trade_and_Exhibition_Centre) (BITEC) is a major convention and exhibition center. Among its regularly hosted events is the annual Bangkok International Motor Show. Several temples are in the district: Wat Bang Na Nai (วัดบางนาใน), Wat Bang Na Nok (วัดบางนานอก), Wat Si Iam (วัดศรีเอี่ยม), and Wat Phong Phloi Witthayaram (วัดผ่องพลอยวิทยาราม). [CentralPlaza Bangna](/source/CentralPlaza_Bangna), formerly Central City Bangna, is one of the first shopping malls in Bang Na. Unlike most shopping centres in Thailand, it has a theme park and water theme park on upper floors. [Royal Dragon Restaurant](/source/Royal_Dragon_Restaurant) or Mang Korn Lung (มังกรหลวง) formerly held the Guinness Book record as the world's largest restaurant from 1992 to 2008.[3][4] It is an outdoor seafood restaurant 1.6 hectares in size. Waiters roller-skate to serve food from the kitchen to the tables. As the district flourished from these attractions, on May 5, 2012, one of Thailand's top 10 shopping malls called Megabangna Shopping Center was built. There are department stores, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theater, ice rink, and a game arcade inside the shopping mall. The first branch of [IKEA](/source/IKEA) in Thailand was also opened in the complex on November 3, 2011.[5]

## Transportation

### Rail

The [Sukhumvit Line](/source/Sukhumvit_Line) of the [BTS Skytrain](/source/BTS_Skytrain) runs through the area along [Sukhumvit Road](/source/Sukhumvit_Road). The extension into Bang Na, which is the one of largest highways in the world[6] opened in August 2011 with three stations: [Udom Suk](/source/Udom_Suk_BTS_station), [Bang Na](/source/Bang_Na_station), and [Bearing](/source/Bearing_station).[7] The Bang Na station is about 500 m from [BITEC](/source/BITEC).

[MRT Yellow Line](/source/MRT_Yellow_Line) passes through the district along the [Srinagarindra](/source/Srinagarindra_Road) road. Stations are [Si Iam](/source/Si_Iam_MRT_station) and [Si La Salle](/source/Si_La_Salle_MRT_station).

In the future, [Bang_Na–Suvarnabhumi_light_rail](/source/Bang_Na%E2%80%93Suvarnabhumi_light_rail) will link the district to the [Suvarnabhumi airport](/source/Suvarnabhumi_airport)

### Road

[Sukhumvit Road](/source/Sukhumvit_Road) and [Bang Na-Trat Highway](/source/Bang_Na-Trat_Highway) are two main highways linking Bangkok to [eastern Thailand](/source/Eastern_Thailand). On top of Bang Na-Trat Highway is the 55 km [Burapha Withi Expressway](/source/Burapha_Withi_Expressway) reaching [Chonburi province](/source/Chonburi_province). [Suvarnabhumi Airport](/source/Suvarnabhumi_Airport) can be accessed from the south via Bang Na-Trat and Burapha Withi as an alternative to the Bangkok-Chonburi Highway (motorway) from the north.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Population and House Report for Year 2017 (see page 2 for data of this district)"](http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/views/showDistrictData.php?rcode=10&statType=1&year=60). Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 2018-04-01. ([Search page](http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["History and General Information"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110704114418/http://203.155.220.217/bangna/HTML/History/history.htm) (in Thai). Bang Na District Office. Archived from [the original](http://203.155.220.217/bangna/HTML/History/history.htm) on 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Royal Dragon Restaurant - About us"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110207113922/http://royal-dragon.com/aboutus.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.royal-dragon.com/aboutus.htm) on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["9 of Thailand's coolest Guinness World Records"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101120130539/http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/play/9-thailands-coolest-guinness-world-records-379130). CNNGo.com. 18 November 2010. Archived from [the original](http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/play/9-thailands-coolest-guinness-world-records-379130) on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["งานเปิดตัว IKEA สาขาแรกในประเทศไทย บางนา-ตราด | thinkofliving.com"](https://thinkofliving.com/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7/%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7-ikea-%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A8%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2-%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%94-7395/). *thinkofliving.com* (in Thai). Retrieved 2026-02-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Top 10 Longest Bridges in the World"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160602145841/http://purbat.com/top-10-longest-bridges-world/). Archived from [the original](http://purbat.com/top-10-longest-bridges-world/) on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-05-11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["BTS signs B2bn carriage deal"](http://bangkokpost.net/news/transport/200713/bts-signs-b2bn-carriage-deal/). *Bangkok Post*. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-27.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

## External links

- [Thailand portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Thailand)

- [Official website of the district](https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/bangna)

- [BMA website with the tourist landmarks of Bang Na](https://web.archive.org/web/20070310230812/http://www.bma.go.th/bmaeng/bangna/)

v t e Districts (khet) of Bangkok Phra Nakhon side (Bangkok core side) Bang Kapi Bang Khen Bang Kho Laem Bang Na Bang Rak Bang Sue Bueng Kum Chatuchak Din Daeng Don Mueang Dusit Huai Khwang Khan Na Yao Khlong Sam Wa Khlong Toei Lak Si Lat Krabang Lat Phrao Min Buri Nong Chok Pathum Wan Phaya Thai Phra Khanong Phra Nakhon Pom Prap Sattru Phai Prawet Ratchathewi Samphanthawong Sai Mai Saphan Sung Sathon Suan Luang Wang Thonglang Watthana Yan Nawa Thonburi side Bang Bon Bang Khae Bang Khun Thian Bangkok Noi Bangkok Yai Bang Phlat Chom Thong Khlong San Nong Khaem Phasi Charoen Rat Burana Taling Chan Thawi Watthana Thon Buri Thung Khru

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