Chong Nonsi

{{short description|Sub-district in Bangkok, Thailand}}{{Infobox settlement   |official_name = Chong Nonsi |native_name = ช่องนนทรี |settlement_type = [[Khwaeng]] | coordinates = |motto = | image_map = {{#property:P242}} | map_caption = Location in [[Yan Nawa District]]  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Thailand}} |subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Bangkok]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Amphoe|Khet]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Yan Nawa District|Yan Nawa]]  |established_title = |established_date =  |area_total_km2 = 9.984 |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}}</ref> |area_water_km2 =  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 47872 |population_density_km2 =  |timezone = [[Indochina Time|ICT]] |utc_offset = +7 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m =  |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = {{#property:P281}} |area_code = |blank_name = [[TIS 1099]] |blank_info = {{#property:P1067}} |website = |footnotes = |image_skyline= Chong Nonsi, Yan Nawa, Bangkok 10120, Thailand - panoramio.jpg |caption = Ships are moored on the bank of [[Chao Phraya]] at Chong Nonsi }} '''Chong Nonsi''' ({{langx|th|ช่องนนทรี}}, {{IPA|th|t͡ɕʰɔ̂ŋ nōn.sīː|pron}}) is one of the two ''[[khwaeng]]s'' (sub-districts) of [[Yan Nawa]] District, [[Bangkok]] rim [[Chao Phraya River]]. In late 2018, it had a population of 48,277 people, with total area of 9.984 km<sup>2</sup> (round about 3.854 mi<sup>2</sup>). It is the location of the Yan Nawa District Office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bangkok.go.th/upload/user/00000052/plan/pattanaket/row4/yanawa.pdf|work=[[Bangkok Metropolitan Administration|Bangkok]]|language=thai|title= ข้อมูลประกอบการพิจารณาความเหมาะสมในการกำหนดกิจกรรม เพื่อพัฒนาพื้นที่เขตยานนาวา|trans-title=Information for consideration of suitability in determining activities to develop the Yan Nawa District}}</ref> This Sub-District is also divided into 13 communities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/cocyannawa/our-mission|title=ข้อมูลพื้นที่เขตยานนาวา|trans-title=Information of Yan Nawa area|work=Yan Nawa Community Organization Council|language=thai}}</ref>

==History and naming==

It's named after an ancient temple Wat Chong Nonsi and [[Khlong Chong Nonsi]], a small ''[[khlong]]'' (canal) that runs through the area and parallel to [[Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road]].

The name "Chong Nonsi" is derived from a [[Thai folklore|folktale]] titled ''The Legend of Lord Uthong'' (ตำนานท้าวอู่ทอง). It is said, that Lord Uthong (not to be confused with King [[Uthong]] of [[Ayutthaya era|Ayutthaya]]) and his wife, along with his soldiers, escaped from Uthong due to cholera. During his journey, he took a rest at a place near a river. He and his wife pretended that they were not royalty, and asked his wife to remove her [[tiara]] for their own safety. The place where they took a rest was called "Bang Ratklao" (บางรัดเกล้า, "a place where a tiara was taken off") and was later renamed "[[Bang Kachao]]", as it is known today. Lord Uthong commanded his soldiers to tie a rope, and made a raft to cross the Chao Phraya River. While he was making his way across the river, cholera was rapidly chasing him by climbing the rope. He decided to cut the rope to get rid of cholera. The Lord and his wife settled down in a village, and stayed there for so long, the area was named "Chong Nang Ni" (ช่องนางหนี, "a channel that lady escaped"). It was later renamed "Chong Nonsi".

Another Thai folktale tells of how the temple [[Wat Chong Nonsi]] was named. According to the folktale, a woman who escaped from the Burmese army invading Ayutthaya secretly hid herself in a Buddhist temple and survived. As a result, people called this temple "Wat Nang Ni" (a temple where a lady hid herself). It was later renamed "Wat Chong Nonsi".<ref>"ความเป็นมา ๑๐๐ ปี ของเขตยานนาวา" ("100 Years of Yan Nawa District") (Free pamphlet) {{langx|th|ภาษาไทย}}</ref>

==Places of interest== *[[CentralPlaza Rama III]] *The UP Rama3 *[[Wat Chong Nonsi]] *Wat Chong Lom *Wat Pho Man Khunaram *Goods and Imitation Goods Museum *Tentacles<ref>{{cite web|url=https://th.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g293916-Activities-zfn15620353-Bangkok.html|title=สถานที่ท่องเที่ยว แขวง ช่องนนทรี{{lrm}}|trans-title=Tourist attractions, Chong Nonsi Subdistrict|language=thai|work=tripadvisor}}</ref> *[[Mae Nam Railway Station]]

==References== {{reflist}} {{Coord|13|41|47.5|N|100|32|33.7|E|region:TH_type:landmark|display=title}}

[[Category:Yan Nawa district]] [[Category:Subdistricts of Bangkok]] [[Category:Populated places on the Chao Phraya River]]