{{short description|Subdistrict in Bangkok, Thailand}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Bang Waek |native_name = บางแวก |settlement_type = [[Khwaeng]] | coordinates = |motto = | image_map = {{#property:P242}} | map_caption = Location in [[Phasi Charoen District]] <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Thailand}} |subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Bangkok]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Amphoe|Khet]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Phasi Charoen District|Phasi Charoen]] <!-- Politics -----------------> |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_total_km2 = 3.022 |area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/upload/user/00000130/BMA_STATISTICS%202563/ebook%2063.pdf|script-title=th:สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563|trans-title=Bangkok Statistics 2020|author=Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration|date=2021|access-date=27 November 2021|lang=th|archive-date=30 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930084153/https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/upload/user/00000130/BMA_STATISTICS%202563/ebook%2063.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |area_water_km2 = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 18757 |population_density_km2 = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = [[Indochina Time|ICT]] |utc_offset = +7 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = {{#property:P281}} |area_code = |blank_name = [[TIS 1099]] |blank_info = {{#property:P1067}} |website = |footnotes = |image_skyline = |caption = }} '''Bang Waek''' ({{langx|th|บางแวก}}, {{IPA|th|bāːŋ wɛ̂ːk|pron}}) is a ''[[khwaeng]]'' (sub-district) of [[Phasi Charoen District]], [[Bangkok]]'s [[Thonburi]] side. The subdistrict contains 11 [[tambon|administrative village]]s.<ref name=su/>
==History== It is named after [[Khlong]] Bang Waek, that runs through the area. It is a [[tributary]] of [[Khlong Chak Phra]] and flows into the [[Khlong Bangkok Noi]].<ref name=thp>{{cite web|url=https://www.thairath.co.th/content/73187|work=[[Thairath]]|language=thai|date=2010-03-28|first=Kong|last=Kangfu|title=อนุสรณ์ 130 ปีเสด็จเตี่ย บางแวก..หล่อหลวงพ่อเสือ|trans-title=130th anniversary commemoration of Sadet Tia Bang Waek...casting Luang Pho Suea}}</ref>
In the early [[Rattanakosin period]], Khlong Bang Waek and its basin considered as the tip of betel large market [[Talat Phlu]], which is in [[Thon Buri District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thairath.co.th/clip/playlist/11567|work=[[Thairath TV]]|date=2018-01-06|title=เมนูเส้นนานาชาติรสเด็ด ย่านตลาดพลู |language=thai|trans-title=Flavoursome international noodles menus Talat Phlu area}}</ref><!-- What does this sentence mean? -->
==Geography== Bang Waek can be considered as a northern part of the district, with total area of 2.29 km<sup>2</sup> (0.88 mi<sup>2</sup>).<ref name=su>{{cite web|url=http://www.bangkok.go.th/phasicharoen/page/sub/2880/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B1%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%95|title=ข้อมูลทั่วไปของเขต|language=thai|work=[[Bangkok Metropolitan Administration|Bangkok]]|trans-title=General information of district|access-date=2019-08-20|archive-date=2019-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818122913/http://www.bangkok.go.th/phasicharoen/page/sub/2880/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B1%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%95|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Neighboring subdistricts are (from north clockwise): [[Bang Chueak Nang]] of Taling Chan District, Khuha Sawan, [[Bang Chak, Phasi Charoen|Bang Chak]] and Bang Duan with Khlong Khwang in the same district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bang+Waek,+Phasi+Charoen,+Bangkok+10160/@13.7370264,100.4403582,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x30e2982b5d088cf9:0x40100b25de28d10!8m2!3d13.7355542!4d100.4424658|title=Bang Waek|work=[[Google Maps]]}}</ref>
The prominent local temple Wat Bang Waek is in Khuha Sawan Sub-district.<ref name=thp/>
==References== {{reflist}} {{Coord|13|44|03.4|N|100|26|28.2|E|region:TH_type:landmark|display=title}}
[[Category:Phasi Charoen district]] [[category:Subdistricts of Bangkok]]