Thung Khru Destrict
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Thung Khru ทุ่งครุ | |
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 KMUTT main gate | |
 Khet location in Bangkok | |
| Kintra |  Thailand |
| Province | Bangkok |
| Seat | Thung Khru |
| Khwaeng | 2 |
| Khet established | 6 Mairch 1998 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.741 km2 (11.869 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 104,827 |
| • Density | 3410/km2 (8,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (THA) |
| Postal code | 10140 |
| Geocode | 1049 |
Thung Khru (Thai: ทุ่งครุ; IPA: [tʰûŋ kʰrúʔ]) is ane o the 50 destricts (Khet) o Bangkok, Thailand. The destrict is boondit bi (clockwise frae north) Rat Burana Destrict o Bangkok, Phra Pradaeng Destrict an Phra Samut Chedi Destrict o Samut Prakan Province, Bang Khun Thian an Chom Thong o Bangkok.
Khet Thung Khru is a seicont-order admeenistrative diveesion an is locatit in Bangkok, Thailand. Thung Khru is filled wi multiple temples, pairks an auries tae experience cultur. The destrict wis established as Rat Burana. It became Khet Thung Khru in 1998. It wis then muivit back tae Thonburi province till Thonburi an Bangkok wur mergit. Thung Khru is means “the plain in the lairger aurie.” Thung is a Thai wird which means flat laund while khru haes several meanins. It is speculatit that khru here staunds for a kynd o utensil woven an coatit for watter transport, hence an indication that the aurie wis ance famous for the handicraft. Thung Khru hae twa sub-destricts (Kwaeng) is namely Bang Mod an Thung Khru. Altho Buddhist temples in Thung Khru are no remarkable, wi possibly exception o Wat Thung Khru, Wat Buddhabucha an Wat Bang Mod, various places o wirship representin ither releegions are well representit.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]Neebourin destricts are (frae the wast clockwise) Thung Khru, Rat Burana, Yan Nawa, Khlong Toei, Phra Khanong an Bang Na (aw Bangkok), an the destricts Mueang Samut Prakan an Phra Samut Chedi o Samut Prakan. It is locatit a big bend on the Chao Phraya river.
Admeenistration
[eedit | eedit soorce]The destrict is sub-dividit intae twa sub-destricts (Kwaeng).
| 1. | Bang Mot | บางมด | |
| 2. | Thung Khru | ทุ่งครุ |
Places
[eedit | eedit soorce]Thung kru Plaza Islamic College Thailand
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- BMA wabsteid wi the touristical landmarks o Thung Khru Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Khru destrict office[deid airtin] (Thai anerly)
- th:เขตทุ่งครุ (Thai only)
- www.kmutt.ac.th
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