Wat Phraya Krai subdistrict
Wat Phraya Krai
วัดพระยาไกร | |
|---|---|
 Location in Bang Kho Laem District | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Bangkok |
| Khet | Bang Kho Laem |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.300 km2 (0.888 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,198 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 10120 |
| TIS 1099 | 103102 |
Wat Phraya Krai (Thai: วัดพระยาไกร, pronounced [wát pʰrā.jāː krāj]) is one of three khwaeng (sub-district) of Bang Kho Laem district, Bangkok. It has a total area of 2.300 km2 (round about 0.888 mi2[2]) west side along Chao Phraya river and in late 2017, it had a total population of 26,681 people.[3]
History
The name means "Phraya Krai Temple", derived from the original temple that once stood here. It is believed that the temple was established before 1801. Later, Phraya Shoduek Ratchasetthi (magnate Boonma), former governor under King Nangklao (Rama III), restored it as a royal monastery, renaming it "Wat Chotanaram", and enshrining the famous Golden Buddha image there (now housed at Wat Traimit in Chinatown).[4]
During the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), the temple lost its patrons and was subsequently abandoned.[5] The chapel and other structures fell into ruin, and the land was eventually leased to the East Asiatic Company for its Bangkok headquarters (now Asiatique The Riverfront). Nevertheless, the name Wat Phraya Krai remains in use today as the name of the sub-district and various locations within it, such as Watprayakrai Police Station and Wat Phraya Krai Post Office.[6]
Places of interest
- Asiatique The Riverfront
- Shrewsbury International School
- Masjid Al Bayaan
- Masjid Bang Uthit
- Masjid Darul Abideen
- Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok
- Protestant Cemetery
- Ramada Plaza Menam Riverside Bangkok
- Wat Ratcha Singkhorn
- Wat Worachanyawas
Main roads
References
- ^ Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (2021). สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563 [Bangkok Statistics 2020] (PDF) (in Thai). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "ประชากรกรุงเทพมหานครและปริมณฑล พ.ศ. 2549" (PDF). BMA (in Thai). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ "Population statistics 2017" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration.
- ^ ballwarut (2009-06-19). "รบกวนผู้รู้ช่วยสืบหาว่าวัดพระยาไกร หายไปไหนครับ ทำไมจึงเหลือแต่ชื่อ". reurnthai (in Thai).
- ^ "วัดพระยาไกร 3D Model". Mr. You Design. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "ประวัติ สน". Watprayakrai Police Station (in Thai).