Phra Khanong district

Phra Khanong
พระโขนง
Phra Khanong Canal View from Wat Maha But famous in the legend of Mae Nak.
Phra Khanong Canal View from Wat Maha But famous in the legend of Mae Nak.
Khet location in Bangkok
Khet location in Bangkok
Coordinates: 13°42′8″N 100°36′6″E / 13.70222°N 100.60167°E / 13.70222; 100.60167
Country Thailand
ProvinceBangkok
SeatPhra Khanong Tai
Khwaeng2
Area
 • Total
13.986 km2 (5.400 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
90,354[1]
 • Density6,473.18/km2 (16,765.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (THA)
Postal code
10260
Geocode1009

Phra Khanong (Thai: พระโขนง, pronounced [pʰráʔ kʰā.nǒːŋ]) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbor, clockwise from north, are Suan Luang, Prawet, and Bang Na districts of Bangkok, Phra Pradaeng district of Samut Prakan province (across Chao Phraya River), Khlong Toei and Watthana of Bangkok.

Economy: There is at least one oil refinery in the district (as of the 2020s).[2]

  1. ^ "Population and House Report for Year 2017". Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 2018-04-01. (Search page)
  2. ^ https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2883867/bangchak-buys-used-cooking-oil-for-jet-fuel?tbref=hp. Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-10-15. "... energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation ..."