{{About|the Bangkok subdistrict (khwaeng)|the tambon in Nakhon Pathom province|Kamphaeng Saen district}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Huai Khwang |native_name = ห้วยขวาง |settlement_type = [[Khwaeng]] | coordinates = {{coord|13|46|41.5|N|100|34|49.4|E|display=title}} |motto = |etymology = Impeded Creek | image_map = {{#property:P242}} | map_caption = Location in [[Huai Khwang district]] <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Thailand}} |subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Bangkok]] |subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of Bangkok|Khet]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Huai Khwang district|Huai Khwang]] <!-- Politics -----------------> |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_total_km2 = 5.342 |area_footnotes = <ref>กองยุทธศาสตร์บริหารจัดการ. สํานักยุทธศาสตร์และประเมินผล. กรุงเทพมหานคร. "จำนวนประชากร พื้นที่ ความหนาแน่น จำนวนบ้าน จำแนกตามแขวง ในเขตกรุงเทพมหานคร 2563." [https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/upload/user/00000130/BMA_STATISTICS%202563/ebook%2063.pdf ''สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563.''] {{langx|th|ภาษาไทย}}</ref> |area_water_km2 = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2022 |population_footnotes = |population_note = <ref name="รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้าน">กรมการปกครอง. กระทรวงมหาดไทย. "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้าน ประจำปี พ.ศ. 2564." [ออนไลน์]. เข้าถึงได้จาก: https://stat.bora.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statyear/#/TableTemplate4/Area/statpop?yymm=64&ccDesc=กรุงเทพมหานคร&topic=statpop&ccNo=10&rcodeNo=1017&rcodeDesc=เขตห้วยขวาง 2564. สืบค้น 25 เมษายน 2565. {{langx|th|ภาษาไทย}}</ref> |population_total = 27,109 |population_density_km2 = 5,074.69 <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = [[Indochina Time|ICT]] |utc_offset = +7 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = 10310 |area_code = |blank_name = [[TIS 1099]] |blank_info = 101701 |website = |footnotes = |image_skyline=CentralPlaza Grand Rama IX - Entrance.jpg |caption =[[Central Rama 9]] shopping mall }}
'''Huai Khwang''' ({{langx|th|ห้วยขวาง}}, {{IPA|th|hûa̯j kʰwǎːŋ|pron}}) is a ''[[khwaeng]]'' (subdistrict) of [[Huai Khwang district]], downtown [[Bangkok]].
==History & naming== The subdistrict was once a tangle of [[marshland]]s in the past. Hence its name "Creeks That Block the Ways."<ref>{{cite web|title=ประวัติความเป็นมา|url=https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/huaikhwang/page/sub/868/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2#:~:text=%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2-,%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2,%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B6%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7|work=Huai Khwang District Office|language=thai}}</ref>
Nowadays, Huai Khwang is best known for its seedy [[nightlife]] and so-called [[massage parlour]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ddproperty.com/areainsider/%E0%B8%AB%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87/article/%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AB%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%80-7660|work=DDproperty|date=2019-05-28|accessdate=2023-12-14|language=thai|title=รู้จักย่านห้วยขวางแบบเจาะลึก}}</ref>
In addition, Pracha Rat Bamphen road, a branching off [[Ratchadaphisek]] road, is also the location of many shops or even [[nightclub]]s for [[Chinese people|Chinese]]. These Chinese are all new generation, some of them are even students. As a result, Huai Khwang has been dubbed as "New Chinatown".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themomentum.co/new-chinatown/|title=Nǐ hǎo ถนนประชาราษฎร์บำเพ็ญ! ว่าที่ ‘ไชนาทาวน์ใหม่’ ของกรุงเทพฯ|date=2017-08-31|accessdate=2023-12-14|language=thai|work=The Momentum|first=Patranit |last=Jitsamruai}}</ref>
==Geography== Huai Khwang is the west part of the district. Adjoining subdistricts are (from the north clockwise): [[Sam Sen Nok]] and [[Bang Kapi subdistrict|Bang Kapi]] in its district, [[Din Daeng subdistrict|Din Daeng]] and [[Ratchadaphisek subdistrict|Ratchadaphisek]] in [[Din Daeng district]].
==References== {{reflist}}
[[category:Huai Khwang district]] [[category:Subdistricts of Bangkok]]