Hua Mak

{{Infobox settlement   |official_name = Hua Mak |native_name = หัวหมาก |settlement_type = [[Khwaeng]] | coordinates = {{coord|13|45|21|N|100|38|28|E|type:city_region:TH|display=inline,title}} |motto = |image_skyline= Indoor Stadium Huamark.jpg |image_caption = [[Indoor Stadium Huamark]] | image_map = {{#property:P242}} | map_caption = Location in [[Bang Kapi District]]  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Thailand}} |subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Bangkok]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Amphoe|Khet]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Bang Kapi District|Bang Kapi]]  |established_title = |established_date =  |area_total_km2 = 16.461 |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 = 67798 |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 = }} '''Hua Mak''' ({{langx|th|หัวหมาก}}, {{IPA|th|hǔa̯ màːk|pron}}) is a ''[[khwaeng]]'' (subdistrict) of [[Bang Kapi District]], in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]. In 2020, it had a total population of 67,798 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stat.bora.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statyear/#/TableTemplate4/Area/statpop?yymm=63&ccDesc=%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3&topic=statpop&ccNo=10&rcodeNo=1006&rcodeDesc=%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B4|publisher=Department of Provincial Administration|title=Population statistics 2020|language=Thai|accessdate=12 October 2021}}</ref>

==History== Hua Mak originally had a much wider territory than today. It extends to the present-day [[Suan Luang]] area. [[Khlong Saen Saep]], the longest man-made ''[[khlong]]'' (canal) in the country, runs through this area. Hua Mak was the end of the first phase of Khlong Saen Saep, known as "Khlong Saen Saep Tai" (คลองแสนแสบใต้; south Saen Saep canal) with no evidence of when it was excavated. The second phase of Khlong Saen Saep, commonly known as Khlong Saen Saep Nuea (คลองแสนแสบเหนือ; north Saen Saep canal) is a continuous route up until it ends when it confluence the [[Bang Pakong River]] in [[Chachoengsao Province]] in the [[eastern Thailand|east region]]. Khlong Saen Saep was dug mostly by Muslim and Chinese labourers. When the canal was completed, [[Rama III]] allowed these Muslim workers to settle on either side of the canal along the way. Assumed that the name "Hua Mak" is related to Khlong Saen Saep as well as [[Khlong Tan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.khaosod.co.th/lifestyle/news_44179|work=Khaosod|language=thai|title=คลองแสนแสบมีมาตั้งแต่เมื่อไหร่|date=2019-10-10|accessdate=2022-07-22|author=Nachart Prachachuen|trans-title=When was Saen Saeb canal originated}}</ref>

==Geography== Hua Mak is the southern part of Bang Kapi District. Adjacent subdistricts are (from the north clockwise): [[Phlapphla, Bangkok|Phlapphla]] in [[Wang Thonglang District]], [[Khlong Chan]] in its district, [[Khlong Kum]] in [[Bueng Kum District]] (Khlong Saen Saep is a boundary line), [[Saphan Sung subdistrict|Saphan Sung]] and [[Thap Chang, Bangkok|Thap Chang]] in [[Saphan Sung District]] (Khlong Ban Ma 2, Khlong Wang Bon Yai, Khlong Kho Lat, Khlong Bueng Ban Ma are the boundary lines), [[Phatthanakan subdistrict|Phatthanakan]] and [[Suan Luang subdistrict, Bangkok|Suan Luang]] in [[Suan Luang District]] (Demarcation Ditch, Khlong Hua Mak, Khlong Kacha are the boundary lines), and [[Bang Kapi subdistrict|Bang Kapi]] in [[Huai Khwang District]] (Khlong Saen Saep is a boundary line).

==Places== *[[Ramkhamhaeng University]] (RU) *[[Assumption University of Thailand]] (ABAC) *[[Rajamangala National Stadium]] and [[Indoor Stadium Huamark]]

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[[Category:Subdistricts of Bangkok]] [[Category:Bang Kapi district]] [[category:Neighbourhoods of Bangkok]]