{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Bang Yi Khan |native_name = บางยี่ขัน |settlement_type = [[Khwaeng]] | coordinates = |motto = | image_map = {{#property:P242}} | map_caption = Location in [[Bang Phlat District]] | image_skyline= Bang Yi Khan, Bang Phlat, Bangkok 10700, Thailand - panoramio.jpg |image_caption = View of Bang Yi Khan <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Thailand}} |subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Bangkok]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Amphoe|Khet]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Bang Phlat District|Bang Phlat]] <!-- Politics -----------------> |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_total_km2 = 2.886 |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 = 2018 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =24,745 |population_density_km2 = 8,574.15 <!-- 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 = }} [[file:Rama 8 Bridge from a boat.jpg|thumb|250px|Rama VIII Bridge]] [[file:Bang Yi Khan, Bang Phlat, Bangkok 10700, Thailand - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|250px|Interior of Pata Department Store]] [[file:Pier 12.jpg|thumb|250px|Phra Pin Klao Bridge Pier (N12)]] '''Bang Yi Khan''' ({{langx|th|บางยี่ขัน}}, {{IPA|th|bāːŋ jîː kʰǎn|pron}}) is a ''[[khwaeng]]'' (subdistrict) of [[Bang Phlat District]], [[Bangkok]]'s [[Thonburi]] side (west bank of [[Chao Phraya River]]).

==History== The subdistrict is named after Khlong Bang Yi Khan, a small [[khlong|canal]] that connects the [[Chao Phraya River]] to other nearby canals such as Khlong Bang Bamru, Khlong Bang Chak, and Khlong Pak Nam.

The area dates back to the [[Ayutthaya 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 a [[liquor]] factory, believed to have been established during the reign of King [[Rama I]] in the early [[Rattanakosin period]]. During [[Thailand in World War II|World 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 attracted [[toli shad]] (''Tenualosa toli'') from the sea into freshwater, where they fed on it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nicaonline.com/web/index.php/2016-08-30-02-19-31/2016-08-30-14-15-11/275-2017-03-02-08-20-37|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611052957/http://www.nicaonline.com/web/index.php/2016-08-30-02-19-31/2016-08-30-14-15-11/275-2017-03-02-08-20-37|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 11, 2017|title=ปลาตะลุมพุก ชุกชุมหรือสูญพันธุ์|trans-title=Toli shad abundant or extinct|language=thai|date=2017-03-02|accessdate=2019-10-27|first= Chaweewan|last=Nunun|work=Nicaonline}}</ref>

Today, the liquor factory is no longer in operation; its location has been transformed into [[Rama VIII Memorial Park]], a riverside public park beneath the [[Rama VIII Bridge]] with a pleasant atmosphere.

In the past, residents of Bang Yi Khan primarily grew [[rambutan]] and produced [[Lime (material)|lime]] for [[chewing]] with [[betel]] and [[areca nut]].<ref name=yi>{{cite web|url=http://lek-prapai.org/home/view.php?id=5034|language=thai|first= Warinart|last=Pitukwongwan|work=Lek-Prapai Viriyapant Foundation|title="บางยี่ขัน" ถิ่นวังเจ้าลาว โรงสุรา และโรงปูน|trans-title="Bang Yi Khan" a location of King of Laos palace, liquor factory, and lime factory|date=2014-07-12|accessdate=2019-10-27}}</ref>

The name Pinklao is also commonly used to refer to this area (which overlaps with [[Arun Amarin Subdistrict|Arun Amarin]] and [[Bang Bamru]]). The name comes from [[Phra 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.

==Geography== 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]] in [[Khet Dusit|Dusit]] District, Wat Sam Phraya, and Chana Songkhram in [[Phra Nakhon]] District (across Chao Phraya River), Arun Amarin in [[Bangkok Noi]] District (Somdet Phra Pin Klao Road is a divider line), and Bang Bamru in its district ([[Charansanitwong Road]] is a divider line).<ref name=ban>{{cite web|url=http://cpd.bangkok.go.th:90/web2/map/keat/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94.jpg|title=เขตบางพลัด|trans-title=Bang Phalt District|language=thai|work=Bsa.or.th}}</ref>

Bang Yi Khan is also divided into 13 communities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bangkok.go.th/bangphlat/page/sub/2089/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9E|work=Bangkok|trans-title=Characteristics data|title=ข้อมูลทางกายภาพ|language=thai}}</ref>

[[Bang Yi Khan MRT station|Bang Yi Khan Station]] (BL05), the extension of [[MRT Blue Line]], indeed, it is overlaps between Bang Yi Khan and Bang Bamru.

==Places== *Rama VIII Bridge *[[Rama VIII Memorial Park]] and [[Chaipattana Foundation]] Headquarters *Pata Department Store and [[Pata Zoo]] *Phra Pin Klao Bridge and Phra Pin Klao Bridge Pier (N12) *Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University *Wat Daowadueng *[[Wat Kharuehabodi]] *Phong Sap Market *Thewphaingarm School *Khemasiri Memorial School *Canadian International School of Thailand *[[Krung Thon Bridge]] *Bang Yi Khan Metropolitan Police Station and Borwornmongkol Metropolitan Police Station<ref name=ban/> *Praya Palazzo, also known as Ban Bang Yi Khan<ref name=yi/>

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[[Category:Subdistricts of Bangkok]] [[Category:Bang Phlat district]] [[Category:Populated places on the Chao Phraya River]]