Suan Luang district
District in Bangkok, Thailand
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Suan Luang (Thai: สวนหลวง, pronounced [sǔan lǔaŋ]) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Bang Kapi, Saphan Sung, Prawet, Phra Khanong, and Watthana.
Suan Luang
สวนหลวง | |
|---|---|
Outer perimeter of the shrine to Mae Nak Phra Khanong at Wat Mahabut. | |
| Etymology: Royal Garden | |
 District location in Bangkok | |
| Coordinates: 13°43′49″N 100°39′5″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Bangkok |
| Seat | Phatthanakan |
| Khwaeng | 3 |
| District established | 14 January 1994 |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.678 km2 (9.142 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 122,534[1] |
| • Density | 5,175.01/km2 (13,403.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 10250 |
| Geocode | 1034 |
History
Suan Luang was a sub-district of Phra Khanong District. When Phra Khanong district was split into smaller districts on 9 November 1989, Suan Luang became part of the new Prawet District. On 14 January 1994 (following its announcement on 8 October 1993) Suan Luang was elevated to a district, merging the area once belonging to Suan Luang Sub-district with additional land from Prawet and Khlong Toei. Suan Luang Sub-district remained the only sub-district until 2017, when the two new sub-districts of On Nut and Phatthanakan were created.[2]
Its name literally translates to "royal garden," named after a sub-district in the area that once existed during the early Rattanakosin era (18th century).[3]
Administration
The district has three sub-districts (khwaeng).
| No. | Name | Thai | Area (km2) | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Suan Luang | สวนหลวง | 9.251 |  |
2. | On Nut | อ่อนนุช | 5.894 | |
3. | Phatthanakan | พัฒนาการ | 8.533 | |
| Total | 23.678 | |||
Places
Education
- St. Mark's International School Bangkok is in the district.[5]
- Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology
- Triam Udom Suksa Pattanakarn School
- Asokwit Onnut School
