Suan Luang สวนหลวง |
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Khet | |
Outer perimeter of the shrine to Mae Nak Phra Khanong at Wat Mahabut.
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Khet location in Bangkok |
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Coordinates: 13°43′49″N 100°39′5″E / 13.73028°N 100.65139°ECoordinates: 13°43′49″N 100°39′5″E / 13.73028°N 100.65139°E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Bangkok |
Seat | Suan Luang |
Khwaeng | 1 |
Khet established | 14 Jan 1994 |
Area | |
• Total | 23.678 km2 (9.142 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 121,740 |
• Density | 5,141.48/km2 (13,316.4/sq mi) |
Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
Postal code | 10250 |
Geocode | 1034 |
Suan Luang (Thai: สวนหลวง; IPA: [sǔan lǔaŋ]) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Bang Kapi, Saphan Sung, Prawet, Phra Khanong, and Watthana.
Suan Luang was a sub-district of Phra Khanong district. When Phra Khanong district was split into smaller districts on 9 November 1989, Suan Luang became part of the new Prawet district. On 14 January 1994 (based on announcement 8 October 1993) Suan Luang was elevated to a district, merging the area once belong to Suan Luang sub-district with additional land from Prawet and Khlong Toei. The combined area is still called Suan Luang sub-district, and it is the only sub-district within Suan Luang district.
The district has only one sub-district (kwaeng).