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Bangkok is subdivided into 50 districts (khet, เขต, pronounced, also sometimes wrongly called amphoe as in the other provinces, derived from Pali khetta, cognate to Sanskrit kṣetra), which are further subdivided into 180 subdistricts (khwaeng, แขวง, pronounced [kʰwɛ̌ːŋ]), roughly equivalent to tambon in the other provinces.
Pages in category "Districts of Bangkok" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Bangkok's subdistricts are referred to as khwaeng; this category is included in Category:Tambon for convenience, as they are the same level administrative unit.
The area has been a Chinese community since the early days of Bangkok. Originally living in what is now the Phra Nakhon district , they were relocated here when the capital was set up. The narrow Sampheng Lane (สำเพ็ง, now called Wanit I Road, วานิช 1) was the district's main street until Yaowarat Road was constructed in ...
Altogether Thailand has 928 districts, [1] including the 50 districts of Bangkok, which are called khet (เขต) since the Bangkok administrative reform of 1972. The number of districts in provinces varies, from only three in the smallest provinces, up to the 50 urban districts of Bangkok. Also the sizes and population of districts differ ...
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