Makkasan

Makkasan
มักกะสัน
Makkasan Interchange in the Makkasan neighbourhood at night
Makkasan Interchange in the Makkasan neighbourhood at night
Location in Ratchathewi District
Country Thailand
ProvinceBangkok
KhetRatchathewi
Area
 • Total
2.283 km2 (0.881 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
15,815
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
10400
TIS 1099103704

Makkasan (Thai: มักกะสัน, pronounced [mák.kā.sǎn]) is the name of an intersection and the surrounding neighbourhood in Bangkok's Ratchathewi district. It is one of the 180 sub-districts in Bangkok. Makkasan Intersection is divided into two closely located intersections. One is the meeting point of Ratchaprarop Road, Chaturathit Road, Si Ayutthaya Road, and Soi Ratchaprarop 10 or Soi Mo Leng, and is known variously as Makkasan, Mo Leng or Ratchaprarop Intersection. The other is the intersection of Ratchaprarop Road and Nikhom Makkasan Road, named Nikhom Makkasan intersection. The area is considered one of the most prone to traffic jams in Bangkok, especially during rush hour.[2] Makkasan is not far from major shopping districts and Bangkok's traffic centers, such as Pratunam or Victory Monument.

  1. ^ Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (2021). สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563 [Bangkok Statistics 2020] (PDF) (in Thai). Retrieved 27 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "เย็นวันพุธ 'แยกมักกะสัน'รถมากเคลื่อนตัวช้า การจราจรติดขัด แนะเช็กเส้นทาง". Thairath (in Thai). 2015-04-29.