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Khwaeng in Thailand
Khlong Ton Sai คลองต้นไทร
Khwaeng
Khlong Ton Sai (left) as seen from the midstream of the Chao PhrayaKhlong Ton Sai (left) as seen from the midstream of the Chao Phraya
Location in Khlong San DistrictLocation in Khlong San District
Coordinates: 13°43′19.7″N 100°30′31.8″E / 13.722139°N 100.508833°E / 13.722139; 100.508833
Country Thailand
ProvinceBangkok
KhetKhlong San
Area
 • Total1.773 km (0.685 sq mi)
Population
 • Total18,704
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code10600
TIS 1099101804

Khlong Ton Sai (Thai: คลองต้นไทร, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ tôn sāj]) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Khlong San District, in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2020, it had a total population of 18,704 people.

History & toponymy

The name of the subdistrict, called after the natural khlong (canal) that run through the lower part of area, "Khlong Ton Sai". Its name means "Canal of Figs" because there were many trees of this type growing along the waterways in the past.

In the era before 1957, Khlong Ton Sai was a clear and clean watercourse and was a thoroughfare for people to travel around. It was a path connects the Chao Phraya River with Khlong Bang Sai Kai in the neighbouring Thon Buri area. Currently, the canal is shallow, has polluted water, and is shorter in distance than in the past.

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. "Population statistics 2020" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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