Bang Rak district

Bang Rak บางรัก
District (khet)
Skyline of Bang Rak, from across the Chao Phraya River
Location in Bangkok
Coordinates (district office): 13°43′50″N 100°31′25″E / 13.73056°N 100.52361°E / 13.73056; 100.52361
Country	Thailand
Province	Bangkok
Seat	Si Phraya
Khwaeng	5
Area
• Total	5.54 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	48,227
• Density	8,700/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Postal code	10500
Geocode	1004
Website	www.bangkok.go.th/bangrak

Bang Rak (Thai: บางรัก, pronounced [bāːŋ rák]) is one of the fifty districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. It lies on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River, beyond Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, which marked the old city boundary. Originating from riverside settlements dating from before the city's foundation, Bang Rak grew inland as new roads and canals were constructed through the area during the second half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth, attracting communities of expatriates and developing into a major commercial district.

Bangkok's rapid economic growth in the late twentieth century saw the areas along Si Lom and Sathon roads transformed into one of the city's main business districts, teeming with skyscrapers. The district, officially recognised at least since 1908, covers an area of 5.54 square kilometres (2.14 sq mi), and has a registered population of 48,227 (as of 2019).