Khlong Sam Wa district

Khlong Sam Wa (Thai: คลองสามวา, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ sǎːm wāː]) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other districts (from north clockwise): Lam Luk Ka district of Pathum Thani province, Nong Chok, Min Buri, Khan Na Yao, Bang Khen, and Sai Mai of Bangkok. As of 2022, it had the highest population of all districts in Bangkok.

Khlong Sam Wa คลองสามวา
Khet
Dolphin show at Safari World
Khet location in Bangkok
Coordinates: 13°51′35″N 100°42′15″E
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

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 (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.^[2]

Its name "Khlong Sam Wa" literally translates as a khlong (canal) with a width of three wa (5.943 m).^[3]

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (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 were last held on 30 April 2006. The Thai Rak Thai Party won seven seats.

Places

• Safari World
• Wari Phirom Park
• Wat Phraya Suren and Wat Phraya Suren Floating Market

Kip Mu

Kip Mu (กีบหมู, "pig's hoof") is a neighbourhood in Bang Chan sub-district that is widely known as "labour market", owing it is a gathering place for day labours. Every morning, from about 5.00 a.m. until no later than 9.00 a.m., there are employers and contractors drive pickup trucks to hire workmen here. Which are available in a variety of options according to individual aptitudes, such as carpenter, painter, plumber, welder, plasterer or unskilled labour. They would stand in line with thousands of people almost 1 km (0.6 mi) long on both sides of the road to be chosen.^[4]

References

1. "Population and House Report for Year 2022 (see page 2 for data of this district)". Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 2023-04-01. (Search page)
2. Sharp, Lauriston; Hanks, Lucien M. (Winter 1983). Brian L. Foster. (ed.). "Bang Chan: Social History of a Rural Community in Thailand". Ethnohistory. 30 (1). Duke University Press: 35–36. doi:10.2307/481501. JSTOR 481501. S2CID 165570294.
3. Chulasai, Bundit; Chotpanit, Ratchada (2021-05-30). "เขตหนองจอก ลาดกระบัง และคลองสามวา" [Districts of Nong Chok Lat Krabang and Khlong Sam Wa]. Matichon (in Thai). Retrieved 2022-02-16.
4. "ชะตากรรมที่สิ้นหวังของ 'แรงงานก่อสร้างตลาดกีบหมู'" [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