Taling Chan
ตลิ่งชัน
Khwaeng
Wat Chaiyaphrueksamala, the prominent local temple
Wat Chaiyaphrueksamala, the prominent local temple
Location in Taling Chan district
Location in Taling Chan district
Country Thailand
ProvinceBangkok
KhetTaling Chan
Area
[1]
 • Total5.183 km2 (2.001 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total24,515
 • Density4,729.89/km2 (12,250.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
10170
TIS 1099101902

13°47′34.6″N 100°26′55.9″E / 13.792944°N 100.448861°E / 13.792944; 100.448861

Taling Chan (Thai: ตลิ่งชัน, pronounced [tā.lìŋ t͡ɕʰān]) is a khwaeng (sub-district) in Taling Chan district, Bangkok, Thailand.

History & toponymy

The name Taling Chan means "steep bank", without knowing when it was called. It is possible that this being called, because of Khlong Chak Phra canal, the original course of Chao Phraya River that flows through the area. Excavation through the loop of Chao Phraya River during middle Ayutthaya period (corresponds to King Chairachathirat's reign). As a result, Khlong Chak Phra was followed, causing one bank to have a higher area than the opposite bank, which was assumed to be the old Chao Phraya course, became a low-lying plain and suffered from annual flooding.[2]

Taling Chan was formerly part of Thonburi Province before Phra Nakhon and Thonburi Provinces were merged into Bangkok in late 1972. Since then, Taling Chan has been fully sub-district and district status of Bangkok.[3]

Geography

Taling Chan is the northernmost and northeastern part of the district, with total area of 5.381 km2 (agricultural area 430.75 rai or 170.25 acres).

The geography of the area is mostly lowland (mostly in the north and east of the area adjacent the canal), therefore often faced with floods every year (during the months from October to November).[3]

Taling Chan is bounded by other sub-districts (from north clockwise): Wat Chalo in Amphoe Bang Kruai of Nonthaburi Province (Khlong Maha Sawat is a borderline), Bang Phlat in Bang Phlat District (Khlong Bangkok Noi is a borderline), Khlong Chak Phra in its district (Chak Phra Road is a borderline), Chim Phli in its district (Southern Railway Line is a borderline), respectively.

Administration

Taling Chan consists of 15 villages (muban).

Temples

There are four Buddhist temples in Taling Chan[2]

Transportation

Taling Chan can be reached by car via Borommaratchachonnani, Chaiyaphruek, Chak Phra, and Suan Phak Roads, and can also be accessed via Southern Railway, both from Bangkok Railway Station and Bang Sue Grand Station.

Waterways are still the main routes for transporting agricultural products to Pak Khlong Talat.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (2021). สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563 [Bangkok Statistics 2020] (PDF) (in Thai). Retrieved 27 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 Thongdaeng, Wityada; Thongpan, Saran (September 2012). ชุมทางตลิ่งชัน ย่านเก่า [ก่อน] กรุงเทพฯ [Taling Chan junction old neighbourhood [before] Bangkok] (in Thai). Bangkok: Muang Boran Journal. ISBN 978-974-7727-93-7.
  3. 1 2 3 "ข้อมูลแขวงตลิ่งชัน เขตตลิ่งชัน กรุงเทพมหานคร" [Information of Taling Chan Subdistrict, Taling Chan District, Bangkok]. ThaiTambon.com (in Thai).
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