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Phra Pradaeng พระประแดง |
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| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Samut Prakan Province |
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| Coordinates: 13°39′30″N 100°32′2″E / 13.65833°N 100.53389°ECoordinates: 13°39′30″N 100°32′2″E / 13.65833°N 100.53389°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Samut Prakan |
| Seat | Talat |
| Tambon | 15 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.370 km2 (28.328 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 198,849 |
| • Density | 2,710.22/km2 (7,019.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 10130 |
| Geocode | 1104 |
Phra Pradaeng (Thai: พระประแดง; IPA: [pʰráʔ prā.dɛ̄ːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Samut Prakan Province in Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Thung Khru District, Rat Burana District, Yan Nawa District, Khlong Toei District, Phra Khanong District and Bang Na District (all Bangkok), and the districts Mueang Samut Prakan, and Phra Samut Chedi of Samut Prakan. The district is on a bend of the Chao Phraya River.
Phra Pradeang was the original center of the area south of Bangkok near the mouth of the Chao Phraya River. Originally named "Nakhon Khuan Khan" (นครเขื่อนขันธ์), it was settled by Mon people. In 1815, King Rama II built the Pom Phlaeng Faifa Fort at the river's bend. The fort is now a small park and is accessible to visitors.
In 1819, the new town Samut Prakan (or Paknam) was established. Due to economic problems in the early-1930s, several administrative entities were abolished, including Phra Phradaeng Province, which had its districts assigned to Samut Prakan and Thonburi effective 1 April 1932.
A two kilometre tramway across the neck of the Phra Pradaeng river bend opened in 1908 and closed c. 1940. Operated by a private company, the motorised trams connected with motorboat services to Bangkok and to Paknam at each end of the line. The tram cut a considerable time off the up and downriver journey by avoiding the long river bend.
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