Khlong Tan Nuea

Khlong Tan Nuea คลองตันเหนือ
Khwaeng
Ekkamai Tai Junction, where Ekkamai combines Sukhumvit Roads opposite Bangkok Eastern Bus Terminal, Ekkamai Road (Soi Sukhumvit 63) formed a boundary between Khlong Tan Nuea and Phra Khanong Nuea.
Location in Watthana District
Coordinates: 13°44′32.8″N 100°35′19.1″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Bangkok
Khet	Watthana
Named for	Khlong Tan
Area [1]
• Total	7.031 km^2 (2.715 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	49,971
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	10110
TIS 1099	103902

Khlong Tan Nuea (Thai: คลองตันเหนือ, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ tān nɯ̌a̯]) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Watthana District, in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2020, it had a total population of 49,971 people.[2]

Toponymy

Its name means "North Khlong Tan", according to its direction. Khlong Tan is a tributary on the left side of Khlong Saen Saep, the longest khlong (canal) in Thailand was excavated in the early Rattanakosin period around the reign of King Rama III that flows through this vicinity.

Khlong Saen Saep confluence Khlong Tan in the area like a three way junction. Hence, this vicinity was called Khlong Tan as well.[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. Wongthes, Sujit (2020-10-11). "คลองแสนแสบ คือ คลองมหานาค กรุงเทพฯ เชื่อมคลองบางขนาก ฉะเชิงเทรา" [Khlong Saen Saep is Khlong Maha Nak, Bangkok, bridging Khlong Bang Khanak, Chachoengsao]. Matichon Weekly (in Thai). Retrieved 2022-07-13.