{{more citations needed|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Bueng Kum | native_name = บึงกุ่ม | native_name_lang = th | settlement_type = [[List of districts of Bangkok|Khet]] | image_skyline =เก้าอี้เสรีไทย.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption =[[Seri Thai Park]] | image_map = Amphoe 1027.svg | map_caption = Khet location in [[Bangkok]] | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|13|47|7|N|100|40|9|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[Country]] | subdivision_name = Thailand | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Bangkok]] | subdivision_type2 = Seat | subdivision_name2 = [[Khlong Kum subdistrict|Khlong Kum]] | subdivision_type3 = ''[[Khwaeng]]'' | subdivision_name3 = 3 | established_title = Khet established | established_date = 4 September 1989 | leader_title = | leader_name = | area_total_km2 = 24.311 | population_total = 143,835<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/views/showDistrictData.php?rcode=10&statType=1&year=60|title=Population and House Report for Year 2017 (see page 2 for data of this district)|publisher=Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs|access-date=2018-04-01}} ([http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/ Search page])</ref> | population_as_of = 2017 | population_density_km2 = 5,916.45 | timezone = [[Time in Thailand|ICT]] | utc_offset = +7 | postal_code_type = [[Postal code]] | postal_code = 10240<br />{{small|except Mu 9-12 Khwaeng Khlong Kum: 10230}} | geocode = 1027 | website = | footnotes = }} '''Bueng Kum''' ({{langx|th|บึงกุ่ม}}, {{IPA|th|bɯ̄ŋ kùm|pron}}) is one of the [[List of districts of Bangkok|50 districts]] (''Khet'') of [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]. From north clockwise, it is bounded by [[Bang Khen district|Bang Khen]], [[Khan Na Yao district|Khan Na Yao]], [[Saphan Sung district|Saphan Sung]], [[Bang Kapi district|Bang Kapi]], and [[Lat Phrao district|Lat Phrao]].
==History== Bueng Kum was separated from Bang Kapi on 4 September 1989. It consisted of three sub-districts: Khlong Kum, Khan Na Yao, and Saphan Sung. On 14 October 1997, Khan Na Yao and Saphan Sung were elevated to districts, leaving Bueng Kum with a sole sub-district, Khlong Kum.
Bueng Kum was named so because of a lake ("bueng" means 'lake') used as water reservoir for flood prevention. There are also plants called "kum" (''[[Crataeva]]'' sp.) around the lake. The lake is part of Seri Thai Park.
==Administration== The district is divided into three sub-districts (''[[khwaeng]]''). {|class="wikitable sortable" !No.||Name||Thai||Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>)||Map |- |{{center|1.}}||[[Khlong Kum subdistrict|Khlong Kum]]||{{lang|th|คลองกุ่ม}}||<div align="right">10.811</div>||rowspan=4|[[File:Khwaeng 1027.png|150px|Map]] |- |{{center|4.}}||Nawamin||{{lang|th|นวมินทร์}}||<div align="right">4.885</div> |- |{{center|5.}}||Nuan Chan||{{lang|th|นวลจันทร์}}||<div align="right">8.615</div> |- !colspan=3|Total||<div align="right">24.311</div> |} {{small|The missing numbers 2 and 3 belong to the sub-districts which were split off to form Saphan Sung and Khan Na Yao districts.}}
==District council== The District Council for Bueng Kum has seven members, who each serve four-year terms.{{cn|date=June 2024}}
==Places== * [[Seri Thai Park]], a public park * [[Seri Thai]] Memorial Hall and Museum in Seri Thai Park * [[Pattavikorn Market]], large [[second-hand]] items market
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311045541/http://www.bma.go.th/bmaeng/bungkum/ BMA website with the tourist landmarks of Bueng Kum] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060314192158/http://203.155.220.217/bkum/ Bueng Kum district office] (Thai only)
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