{{redirect|Taling Chan}} {{travel guide|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Taling Chan | native_name = ตลิ่งชัน | native_name_lang = th | settlement_type = Khet | image_skyline = New Southern Bus Terminal (Sai Tai Mai) - in 2009.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = New Southern Bus Terminal, a bus terminal in Taling Chan | image_map = Amphoe 1019.svg | map_caption = Khet location in Bangkok | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|13|46|37|N|100|27|24|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Thailand | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Bangkok | subdivision_type2 = Seat | subdivision_name2 = Khlong Chak Phra | subdivision_type3 = ''Khwaeng'' | subdivision_name3 = 6 | established_title = District established | established_date = | leader_title = | leader_name = | area_total_km2 = 29.479 | population_total = 105299<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|access-date=2018-04-01}} ([http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/ Search page])</ref> | population_as_of = 2017 | population_density_km2 = 3,572.00 | timezone = ICT | utc_offset = +7 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 10170 | geocode = 1019 | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Taling Chan''' ({{langx|th|ตลิ่งชัน}}, {{IPA|th|tā.lìŋ tɕʰān|pron}}) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbours, clockwise from the north, are Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province and Bang Phlat, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai, Phasi Charoen, Bang Khae, and Thawi Watthana Districts of Bangkok.
==History== Taling Chan is an old district, dating back to the time when Thonburi was a separate province; now, Thonburi has merged into Bangkok. In 1998, part of the district was split off to form the new Thawi Watthana district. Historically, much of the area was used as orchards and kitchen gardens, many of which remain today; it has been called "Bangkok's Kitchen."<ref name=taling/>
About 1,000 years ago, the landscape of Taling Chan is believed to have been part of the Chao Phraya river delta, consisting of muddy mangrove forests with no evidence of human settlement.<ref name=taling>{{cite book|last1=Thongdaeng|first1=Wityada|title=ชุมทางตลิ่งชัน ย่านเก่า [ก่อน] กรุงเทพฯ|first2=Saran|last2=Thongpan|trans-title=Taling Chan junction old neighbourhood [before] Bangkok|date=September 2012|publisher=Muang Boran Journal|location=Bangkok|isbn=978-974-7727-93-7|language=th}}</ref>
Two areas of Taling Chan, Bang Ramat and Bang Chueak Nang, were mentioned in the ''Kamsuan Samut'' of the Ayutthaya period; they are regarded as among Bangkok's oldest zones.<ref name=taling/>
During World War II, a southern railway line running through the district was one of the targets of Allied bombing.<ref name=taling/>
Taling Chan covers a rectangular area and is intersected by many waterways. It is an agricultural area, which makes access by road difficult. Today, many roads pass through the district, such as Kanchanaphisek, Borommaratchachonnani, Ratchaphruek, Phutthamonthon Sai 1, and Phran Nok-Phutthamonthon Sai 4; however, the most convenient route is still by water. Taling Chan is served by both BMTA and affiliated buses, but only on a few lines. There was no electricity in the area until 1972.<ref name=taling/>
==Administration== {{stack|thumb|upright|District office}} The district is divided into six sub-districts (''khwaeng''). {|class="wikitable sortable" !No.||Name||Thai||Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>)||Map |- |{{center|1.}}||Khlong Chak Phra||{{lang|th|คลองชักพระ}}||<div align="right">1.251</div>||rowspan=7|150px|Map |- |{{center|2.}}||Taling Chan||{{lang|th|ตลิ่งชัน}}||<div align="right">5.183</div> |- |{{center|3.}}||Chimphli||{{lang|th|ฉิมพลี}}||<div align="right">7.338</div> |- |{{center|4.}}||Bang Phrom||{{lang|th|บางพรม}}||<div align="right">4.253</div> |- |{{center|5.}}||Bang Ramat||{{lang|th|บางระมาด}}||<div align="right">8.539</div> |- |{{center|7.}}||Bang Chueak Nang||{{lang|th|บางเชือกหนัง}}||<div align="right">2.915</div> |- !colspan=3|Total||<div align="right">29.479</div> |} {{small|The missing number 6 belongs to the sub-district which was split off to form Thawi Watthana district.}}
==Places== thumb|left|250px|Taling Chan floating market
thumb|Floating market in Taling Chan
'''Taling Chan Floating Market''' is on the canal '''Khlong Chak Phra''' (คลองชักพระ) Canal in front of the district office. It is open only on weekends from about 08:30 to 16:00. Orchard produce such as fruits, and vegetables, as well as fish are sold from boats. There is a live traditional Thai music performance from 11:00 to 14:00. The idea for the floating market here was initiated by Chamlong Srimuang in 1987 to honour King Bhumibol's 60th birthday. This is a new attraction since floating markets, an old way of life of the Thai people, had vanished entirely from Bangkok for quite a long time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanook.com/travel/533471/|title=ตลาดน้ำตลิ่งชัน|work=sanook|language=th|trans-title=Taling Chan floating market|date=2005-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dooasia.com/trips/talingchan-floating-market/|title=ตลาดน้ำตลิ่งชัน ตลาดน้ำยอดฮิตเมืองกรุง|trans-title=Taling Chan floating market top hit city floating market|date=2014-11-08|work=dooasia|language=th}}</ref>
In addition, There are also 4–5 other floating markets in the district, including Wat Champa Floating Market, which is on the way to Khlong Bang Ramat (คลองบางระมาด). Here, locals have a traditional way of life and preserve like the past. Now, there is a homestay in cultural tourism form for tourists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://topicstock.pantip.com/food/topicstock/2012/02/D11678046/D11678046.html|work=Pantip.com|date=2012-02-07|author=Pa Ouan Niao Neua|language=th|title=๐๐๐๐๐ . . . ตลาดน้ำวัดจำปา . . . ๐๐๐๐๐|trans-title=๐๐๐๐๐ . . . Wat Champa floating market . . . ๐๐๐๐๐}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manager.co.th/travel/viewnews.aspx?NewsID=9560000074212|work=Manager Daily|language=th|date=2013-06-19|title=สัมผัสวิถีถิ่นตลิ่งชัน ผ่านโฮมสเตย์กลางเกาะ "ชุมชนเกาะศาลเจ้า"|trans-title=Experience the local way of Taling Chan through the homestay in the middle of the island "Ko San Chao Community"}}</ref>
'''Flower Market Thailand''' is a new center flower trade of Thailand apart from Pak Khlong Talat in Phra Nakhon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thairath.co.th/content/938593|title=ปากคลองตลาดใหม่ แลนด์มาร์กดึงนักท่องเที่ยว ตลาดดอกไม้ใหญ่ทันสมัยที่สุด|trans-title=New Pak Khlong Talat landmark draws tourists the largest modern flower market |language=th|work=Thairath|date=2017-05-12}}</ref>
== Accident == In 1979, 54 people were killed in the worst accident in Thai railway history when a commuter train collided with a freight train at Taling Chan.<ref>{{cite web|title=หัวรถจักรผีสิงพุ่งชน...'หัวลำโพง'|url=http://www.komchadluek.net/news/crime/31961|date=2009-10-10|language=th|work=Komchadluek|trans-title=Haunted locomotive crashed into...'Hua Lamphong'}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.bma.go.th/bmaeng/talingchan/ BMA website with the tourist landmarks of Taling Chan] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060312174015/http://203.155.220.217/office/talingchan/ Taling Chan district office] * {{cite web|url=http://www.muangboranjournal.com/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=126|publisher=Muang Boran Journal|title=Taling Chan|access-date=2007-08-21|archive-date=2007-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928192422/http://www.muangboranjournal.com/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=126|url-status=dead}} * [http://bangkoklibrary.com/content/570-taling-chan-district-bangkok Planning Department maps of Taling Chan]
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