# Khlong Sam Wa district

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Khet in Bangkok, Thailand

Khlong Sam Wa คลองสามวา Khet Dolphin show at Safari World Khet location in Bangkok Coordinates: 13°51′35″N 100°42′15″E / 13.85972°N 100.70417°E / 13.85972; 100.70417 Country Thailand Province Bangkok Seat Bang Chan Khwaeng 5 Khet established 21 November 1997 Area • Total 110.686 km2 (42.736 sq mi) Population (2022) • Total 209,120[1] • Density 1,889.31/km2 (4,893.3/sq mi) Time zone UTC+7 (ICT) Postal code 10510 Geocode 1046

**Khlong Sam Wa** ([Thai](/source/Thai_language): คลองสามวา, pronounced [\[kʰlɔ̄ːŋ sǎːm wāː\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Thai)) is one of the [50 districts](/source/Districts_of_Bangkok) (*khet*) of [Bangkok](/source/Bangkok), [Thailand](/source/Thailand). It is bounded by other districts (from north clockwise): [Lam Luk Ka district](/source/Lam_Luk_Ka_district) of [Pathum Thani province](/source/Pathum_Thani_province), [Nong Chok](/source/Nong_Chok), [Min Buri](/source/Min_Buri), [Khan Na Yao](/source/Khan_Na_Yao), [Bang Khen](/source/Bang_Khen), and [Sai Mai](/source/Sai_Mai) of Bangkok. As of 2022, it had the highest population of all districts in Bangkok.

## History

Khlong Sam Wa was established as a district on 21 November 1997 by splitting from Min Buri. Khlong Sam Wa was the name of an [amphoe](/source/Amphoe) (district) in Min Buri and hence the name is used as the district name. In 1947 when the area was still rural, the farming community of Bang Chan was chosen as a centre for [Thai studies](/source/Thai_studies).[2]

The name "Khlong Sam Wa" literally means "a *[khlong](/source/Khlong)* (canal) with a width of three *[wa](/source/Wa_(unit))*" (about 5.94 m (19.5 ft). The name comes from a legal classification issued during the reign of King [Rama V](/source/Rama_V) in 1891. At that time, any canal with a width of three wa or more was officially referred to as "Khlong Sam Wa." This legal designation later became the origin of the district's name.[3]

## Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (*[khwaeng](/source/Khwaeng)*).

No. Name Thai Area (km2) Map 1. Sam Wa Tawan Tok สามวาตะวันตก 24.249 2. Sam Wa Tawan Ok สามวาตะวันออก 40.574 3. Bang Chan บางชัน 18.644 4. Sai Kong Din ทรายกองดิน 11.396 5. Sai Kong Din Tai ทรายกองดินใต้ 15.823 Total 110.686

## District council

The district council for Khlong Sam Wa has seven members, who each serve four-year terms. [Elections](/source/2006_Thailand_local_elections) were last held on 30 April 2006. The [Thai Rak Thai](/source/Thai_Rak_Thai) Party won seven seats.

## Places

- [Safari World](/source/Safari_World)

- [Wari Phirom Park](/source/Wari_Phirom_Park)

- [Wat Phraya Suren](/source/Wat_Phraya_Suren) and [Wat Phraya Suren Floating Market](/source/Wat_Phraya_Suren_Floating_Market)

### Kip Mu

*Kip Mu* (กีบหมู [\[kìːp mǔː\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Thai), lit. 'pig's hoof') is a neighbourhood in Bang Chan sub-district, widely known as a "labour market" because it serves as a gathering place for [day labourers](/source/Day_labour). Every morning, from around 5:00 a.m. until no later than 9:00 a.m., employers and contractors drive pickup trucks here to hire workers. The workers are available in various trades according to their skills, such as carpenters, painters, plumbers, welders, plasterers, or unskilled labourers. They line up along both sides of the road for almost 1 km (0.6 mi) to be chosen.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Population and House Report for Year 2022 (see page 2 for data of this district)"](http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/views/showDistrictData.php?rcode=10&statType=1&year=65). Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 2023-04-01. ([Search page](http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190912195945/http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/) 2019-09-12 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Sharp_2-0)** [Sharp, Lauriston](/source/Lauriston_Sharp); Hanks, Lucien M. (Winter 1983). Brian L. Foster. (ed.). ["Bang Chan: Social History of a Rural Community in Thailand"](https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/255/book/58011). *[Ethnohistory](/source/Ethnohistory_(journal))*. **30** (1). Duke University Press: 35–36. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2307/481501](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F481501). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [481501](https://www.jstor.org/stable/481501). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [165570294](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:165570294).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Chulasai, Bundit; Chotpanit, Ratchada (2021-05-30). ["เขตหนองจอก ลาดกระบัง และคลองสามวา"](https://www.matichon.co.th/article/news_2747792) [Districts of Nong Chok Lat Krabang and Khlong Sam Wa]. *Matichon* (in Thai). Retrieved 2022-02-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["ชะตากรรมที่สิ้นหวังของ 'แรงงานก่อสร้างตลาดกีบหมู'"](https://themomentum.co/kip-mu-market-labor/) [The hopeless fate of 'labours at Kip Mu market']. *The MOMENTUM* (in Thai). 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-09-06.

## External links

- [BMA website with Khlong Sam Wa landmarks](http://www.bangkok.go.th/KhlongSamWa) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170827054822/http://www.bangkok.go.th/khlongsamwa/) 2017-08-27 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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