{{redirect|Taling Chan}} {{travel guide|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Taling Chan | native_name = ตลิ่งชัน | native_name_lang = th | settlement_type = [[List of districts of Bangkok|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 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Bangkok]] | subdivision_type2 = Seat | subdivision_name2 = [[Khlong Chak Phra subdistrict|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 = [[Time in Thailand|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 [[Districts of Bangkok|50 districts]] (''khet'') of [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]. Its neighbours, clockwise from the north, are [[Bang Kruai district]] of [[Nonthaburi province]] and [[Bang Phlat district|Bang Phlat]], [[Bangkok Noi district|Bangkok Noi]], [[Bangkok Yai district|Bangkok Yai]], [[Phasi Charoen district|Phasi Charoen]], [[Bang Khae district|Bang Khae]], and [[Thawi Watthana district|Thawi Watthana]] Districts of [[Bangkok]].
==History== Taling Chan is an old district, dating back to the time when [[Thonburi|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 [[Chao Phraya freshwater swamp forests|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 [[Thailand in World War II|World War II]], a [[Southern Line (Thailand)|southern railway line]] running through the district was one of the targets of [[Bombing of Bangkok in World War II|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 Road|Kanchanaphisek]], [[Borommaratchachonnani Road|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 [[Bangkok Mass Transit Authority|BMTA]] and affiliated buses, but only on a few lines. There was no electricity in the area until 1972.<ref name=taling/>
==Administration== {{stack|[[File:Taling Chan district office.jpg|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 subdistrict|Khlong Chak Phra]]||{{lang|th|คลองชักพระ}}||<div align="right">1.251</div>||rowspan=7|[[File:Khwaeng 1019.png|150px|Map]] |- |{{center|2.}}||[[Taling Chan subdistrict, Bangkok|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 subdistrict, Bangkok|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== [[File:Woman selling foods at Taling Chan market.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Taling Chan floating market]]
[[File:Taling Chan Floating Market in Taling Chan District, Bangkok, Thailand.jpg|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 [[fruit]]s, and [[vegetable]]s, as well as [[fish]] are sold from [[boat]]s. 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|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>
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== 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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