Phra Khanong district

{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Phra Khanong | native_name = พระโขนง | native_name_lang = th | settlement_type = [[List of districts of Bangkok|Khet]] | image_seal = | image_skyline = Phrakhanongwatmahabut.jpg | image_size = 250px | image_caption = Phra Khanong Canal View from Wat Maha But famous in the legend of [[Mae Nak]]. | image_map = Amphoe 1009.svg | map_caption = Khet location in [[Bangkok]] | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|13|42|8|N|100|36|6|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[Country]] | subdivision_name = {{flag|Thailand}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Bangkok]] | subdivision_type2 = Seat | subdivision_name2 = [[Phra Khanong Tai]] | subdivision_type3 = ''[[Khwaeng]]'' | subdivision_name3 = 2 | established_title = Amphoe established | established_date = | leader_title = | leader_name = | area_total_km2 = 13.986 | population_total = 90354<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|publisher=Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs|accessdate=2018-04-01|archive-date=2020-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919054929/https://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/views/showDistrictData.php?rcode=10&statType=1&year=60|url-status=dead}} ([http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/ Search page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912195945/http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/ |date=2019-09-12 }})</ref> | population_as_of = 2017 | population_density_km2 = 6,473.18 | timezone = [[Time in Thailand|THA]] | utc_offset = +7 | postal_code_type = [[Postal code]] | postal_code = 10260 | geocode = 1009 | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Phra Khanong''' ({{langx|th|พระโขนง}}, {{IPA|th|pʰráʔ kʰā.nǒːŋ|pron}}) is one of the [[Districts of Bangkok|50 districts]] (Khet) of [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]. Its neighbours, clockwise from north, are [[Suan Luang district|Suan Luang]], [[Prawet district|Prawet]], and [[Bang Na district|Bang Na]] districts of [[Bangkok]], [[Phra Pradaeng district]] of [[Samut Prakan province]] (across [[Chao Phraya River]]), [[Khlong Toei district|Khlong Toei]] and [[Watthana district|Watthana]] of Bangkok.

Economy: There is at least one [[oil refinery]] in the district (as of the 2020s).<ref>https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2883867/bangchak-buys-used-cooking-oil-for-jet-fuel?tbref=hp. Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-10-15. "... energy conglomerate [[Bangchak Corporation]] ..."</ref>

==History== Phra Khanong was an [[amphoe]] of Nakhon Khuean Khan back in 1902. Nakhon Khuean Khan was renamed to Phra Pradaeng in 1914. In 1927 Phra Khanong was transferred from the then Phra Pradaeng province to Bangkok. It was once very big but it has since been split into several small districts. The districts Khlong Toei, Watthana, Suan Luang, Prawet and Bang Na were all once part of Phra Khanong. Khlong Toei (later split out Watthana) and Prawet (later separate out Suan Luang) districts were carved out of Phra Khanong in 1989. Bang Na was the last district to leave Phra Khanong in 1998.

Even though the administration has been changed, many surrounding areas are still often referred to as Phra Khanong. The Phra Khanong station of [[Bangkok Skytrain]], opened in 1999, is actually outside the Phra Khanong district and located instead in the Phra Khanong Nuea sub-district of Watthana district.

The word Khanong originates from [[Khmer language]] and means [[eyebrow]] but it was speculated that it may be from ''Khanon'' (ขนอน) meaning [[customhouse]]. The area has been important gateway from the sea for very long time and the history of Phra Pradaeng dated back to over 1,000 years ago when the area was still ruled by [[Khmer empire]].

The shrine dedicated to [[Mae Nak Phra Khanong]] at Wat Mahabut was situated in the Phra Khanong district until a 1997 boundary change placed it in neighboring Suan Luang district - much to the consternation of the people of Phra Khanong.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/339932452789371/photos/a.339977102784906.76978.339932452789371/389303504518932/?type=3&fref=mentions |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/339932452789371/389303504518932 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|work=[[Facebook]]|date=2013-04-03|accessdate=2018-04-03|language=Thai|title=เมด อิน อุษาคเนย์}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=September 2023}}

==Administration== The district has two sub-districts (''[[khwaeng]]''). {|class="wikitable sortable" !No.||Name||Thai||Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>)||Map |- |{{center|5.}}||[[Bang Chak, Phra Khanong|Bang Chak]]||{{lang|th|บางจาก}}||<div align="right">8.815</div>||rowspan=3|[[File:Khwaeng 1009.png|120px|Map]] |- |{{center|10.}}||[[Phra Khanong Tai]]||{{lang|th|พระโขนงใต้}}||<div align="right">5.171</div> |- !colspan=3|Total||<div align="right">13.986</div> |} {{small|The missing numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 belong to the sub-districts which were split off to form Khlong Toei, Bang Na and Prawet districts.}}

==Places== Wat Thammamongkhon (วัดธรรมมงคล) is a landmark in Phra Khanong. The temple has the tallest [[stupa|chedi]] of its kind in Thailand named Phra Wiriya Mongkhon Maha Chedi (พระวิริยะมงคลมหาเจดีย์). It is a square chedi built to the style of [[Mahabodhi Temple]] in [[Bodh Gaya]], [[India]]. On the top is decorated with 17 kg of gold and 1,063 diamonds. It also houses large [[jade]] Buddha and [[Kuan Yin]] images.

Wat Wachiratham Sathit (วัดวชิรธรรมสาธิต), formally called Wat Thung (วัดทุ่ง), is an important temple to the local community. Events are held during [[Songkran (Thailand)|Songkran]] festival in April.

==Transportation== A [[BTS Skytrain]] route extension, completed in August 2011, has 2 stations in Phra Khanong district: Bang Chak and Punnawithi.

==Education== {{expand section|date=March 2013}} [[File:Wells International School - Front.jpg|thumb|[[Wells International School]] On Nut Campus]] The [[Anglo Singapore International School]] has its Campus 64 in the district.<ref>"[http://anglosingapore.ac.th/contact-us/ Contact Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625045905/http://anglosingapore.ac.th/contact-us/ |date=2014-06-25 }}" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140625045905/http://anglosingapore.ac.th/contact-us/ Archive]). [[Anglo Singapore International School]] Campus 64. Retrieved on May 27, 2014. "Anglo Singapore International School – Campus 64 Sukhumvit 64, Bangchak, Prakanong, Bangkok 10260, Thailand"</ref> [[Wells International School]] operates its On Nut Campus, with primary and secondary classes, in Phra Khanong District.<ref>"[http://wells-school.com/contact-us/ Contact Us]." [[Wells International School]]. Retrieved on 7 March 2013. "Wells International School On Nut Campus (G1 – G12) 2209 Sukhumvit Road, Bangchak Prakhanong, Bangkok 10260"</ref> [[Siam Culinary Academy]] offering professional culinary training and certification programs in the Phra Khanong District of Bangkok.<ref>"[https://www.siamculinaryacademy.com/ Contact Us]." [[Siam Culinary Academy]].</ref> [[Chef Lucas Baking Studio]] is located in the same district and provides hands-on baking workshops and courses for both hobbyists and aspiring professionals.<ref>"[https://cheflucasbakingstudio.com/ Contact Us]." [[Chef Lucas Baking Studio]]. 1657-1659-1661 Sukhumvit Road, Phra Khanong Nuea, Bangkok 10110"</ref>

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==External links== {{Portal|Thailand}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060314192719/http://203.155.220.217/phrakhanong/ Official website of the district] (Thai only) * [http://www.bma.go.th/bmaeng/phrakhanong/ BMA website with the tourist landmarks of Phra Khanong] * [http://www.bmamasstransit.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=32 BTS route extension plan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910222956/http://www.bmamasstransit.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=32 |date=2011-09-10 }} (Thai only)

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