Bang Duan, Bangkok

Bang Duan บางด้วน
Khwaeng
Location in Phasi Charoen District
Coordinates: 13°43′24.2″N 100°26′13.9″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Bangkok
Khet	Phasi Charoen
Area [1]
• Total	2.514 km^2 (0.971 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	28,156
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	10160
TIS 1099	102202

Bang Duan (Thai: บางด้วน, pronounced [bāːŋ dûa̯n]) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Phasi Charoen District, in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2020, it had a total population of 28,156 people.[2]

Its name "Bang Duan" is derived from the khlong Bang Duan, a canal runs through the area.

Lert Suksom Community is a small community under the bridge over the Khlong Bang Khi Keng on Phutthamonthon Sai 1 Road. As a result of the construction of Phutthamonthon Sai 1 Road in 1997 through here, this community was also affected. The area around the community has become a wasteland and a dumping ground. Later in 2012, the community on both sides of the road joined with Siam University, turning the wasteland under the bridge into a vegetable garden plot. The dominant species is pandan.

It is also a very prominent community in terms of waste management, until receiving an award from BMA and considered as a model of their own community development of other communities.[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.
2. "Population statistics 2020" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
3. Suvetwethin, Donnaya (2017-01-18). "'ชุมชนเลิศสุขสม' ต้นแบบพื้นที่สุขภาวะ" ['Lert Suksom Community' model of wellness area]. thaihealth.or.th (in Thai). Retrieved 2022-03-27.