Ratchathewi District
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Ratchathewi ราชเทวี |
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| Khet | |
Baiyoke Tower 2
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 Khet location in Bangkok |
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| Coordinates: 13°45′32″N 100°32′04″E / 13.75889°N 100.53444°ECoordinates: 13°45′32″N 100°32′04″E / 13.75889°N 100.53444°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand
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| Province | Bangkok |
| Seat | Thung Phaya Thai |
| Khwaeng | 4 |
| Khet established | November 9, 1989 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.126 km2 (2.751 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 73,550 |
| • Density | 14,093.2/km2 (36,501/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 10400 |
| Geocode | 1037 |
Ratchathewi (Thai: ราชเทวี; IPA: [râːt.tɕʰā.tʰēː.wīː]) is a district in central Bangkok, Thailand. It is also name of a BTS Skytrain station.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phaya Thai, Din Daeng, Huai Khwang, Watthana, Pathum Wan, Pom Prap Sattru Phai and Dusit.
The district was part of Dusit district prior to 1966, and part of Phaya Thai district from 1966 to 1989, when it was elevated to its own district. The name is inherited from Ratchathewi Intersection, which is the intersection of Phetchaburi Road and Phaya Thai Road. The name originally comes from a royal consort to King Chulalongkorn, Phra Nangchao Sukumalmarsri Phra Ratchathewi. The term Phra Rachathewi (also spelled Phra Rajadevi) is a rank in Thai royal and noble titles for royal consorts.
The district is sub-divided into four sub-district (Khwaeng).
Victory Monument was built by Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram to honour the 59 soldiers who died in the French-Thai War. The opening ceremony was held on 24 June 1942. It was built to the shape of five bayonets joined together and five statues around its base representing army, navy, air force, police, and civilian bureaucracy. There are 809 names inscribed below the statues, including the losses from World War II and the Korean War. It is now a major bus hub with a Bangkok Skytrain station nearby.
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