Khlong Krachaeng
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Khlong Krachaeng (Thai: คลองกระแชง, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ kra˨˩.t͡ɕʰɛːŋ˧]) is a tambon (subdistrict) and neighbourhood in Mueang Phetchaburi District, Phetchaburi Province, Thailand.
Its name Khlong Krachaeng literally translated as "canal of Krachaeng". Khlong Krachaeng is not the name of a canal, but rather the name of a path and community on the west bank of the Phetchaburi River in the area of Mueang Phetchaburi District.
For the word "Krachaeng" is a kind of boat roof made of bamboo. That is this community was named after the product, Krachaeng or boat roof, it made. The name of the path came afterward. Khlong Krachaeng was also the former name of Mueang Phetchaburi District.[1][2]
Geography
Khlong Krachaeng has a total area of 2 square kilometers (0.77 square miles). The east of the area is a lowland along the river bank. North of the subdistrict is a foothslope of Khao Phanom Khuad, and in the west is a footslope of Khao Sanon or Khao Mahai Sawan, the location of Phra Nakhon Khiri, the historical landmark of Phetchaburi Province.[3]