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Bang Na

บางนา
Bang Na บางนา
Khet
	Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre
	Etymology: A Place of Rice Farms
	Khet location in Bangkok
	Coordinates: 13°40′48.29″N 100°35′30.48″E / 13.6800806°N 100.5918000°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Bangkok
Seat	Bang Na Nuea
Khwaeng	2
Khet established	6 March 1998
Area
• Total	18.789 km2 (7.254 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	90,852
• Density	4,835.38/km2 (12,523.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	10260
Geocode	1047

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Bang Na (Thai: บางนา, pronounced [bāːŋ nāː]) is one of the fifty districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbors, clockwise from the north, are the Phra Khanong and Prawet Districts of Bangkok and Bang Phli, Mueang Samut Prakan, and Phra Pradaeng Districts of Samut Prakan province.

History

Bang Na was once a sub-district of Phra Khanong. It became a separate district on 6 March 1998.^[2]

The name Bang Na means "a place of rice farms", apparently a tribute to the thriving rice fields that dotted this vicinity in the premodern time.

Administration

The district has two sub-districts (khwaeng).

1.	Bang Na Nuea	บางนาเหนือ
2.	Bang Na Tai	บางนาใต้

Places

Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) is a major convention and exhibition center. Among its regularly hosted events is the annual Bangkok International Motor Show. Several temples are in the district: Wat Bang Na Nai (วัดบางนาใน), Wat Bang Na Nok (วัดบางนานอก), Wat Si Iam (วัดศรีเอี่ยม), and Wat Phong Phloi Witthayaram (วัดผ่องพลอยวิทยาราม). CentralPlaza Bangna, formerly Central City Bangna, is one of the first shopping malls in Bang Na. Unlike most shopping centres in Thailand, it has a theme park and water theme park on upper floors. Royal Dragon Restaurant or Mang Korn Lung (มังกรหลวง) formerly held the Guinness Book record as the world's largest restaurant from 1992 to 2008.^[3]^[4] It is an outdoor seafood restaurant 1.6 hectares in size. Waiters roller-skate to serve food from the kitchen to the tables. As the district flourished from these attractions, on May 5, 2012, one of Thailand's top 10 shopping malls called Megabangna Shopping Center was built. There are department stores, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theater, ice rink, and a game arcade inside the shopping mall. The first branch of IKEA in Thailand was also opened in the complex on November 3, 2011.^[5]

Transportation

The Sukhumvit Line of the BTS Skytrain runs through the area along Sukhumvit Road. The extension into Bang Na, which is the one of largest highways in the world^[6] opened in August 2011 with three stations: Udom Suk, Bang Na, and Bearing.^[7] The Bang Na station is about 500 m from BITEC.

MRT Yellow Line passes through the district along the Srinagarindra road. Stations are Si Iam and Si La Salle.

Sukhumvit Road and Bang Na-Trat Highway are two main highways linking Bangkok to eastern Thailand. On top of Bang Na-Trat Highway is the 55 km Burapha Withi Expressway reaching Chonburi province. Suvarnabhumi Airport can be accessed from the south via Bang Na-Trat and Burapha Withi as an alternative to the Bangkok-Chonburi Highway (motorway) from the north.

Education

The International Community School, the Bangkok Patana School, and Glory Singapore International School are in the Bang Na District. VERSO International School, located in the Bang Na district of Bangkok, represents a significant advancement in international education. This school stands out due to its expansive campus, which spans 168 rai, making it the largest international school in the region with a capacity for up to 1,800 students. VERSO's educational approach is forward-thinking, designed to equip students for a rapidly changing global landscape. A unique aspect of VERSO is its collaboration with IDEO, a global leader in design thinking.

References

^ "Population and House Report for Year 2017 (see page 2 for data of this district)". Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 2018-04-01. (Search page)
^ "History and General Information" (in Thai). Bang Na District Office. Archived from the original on 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
^ "The Royal Dragon Restaurant - About us". Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
^ "9 of Thailand's coolest Guinness World Records". CNNGo.com. 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
^ https://thinkofliving.com/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7/%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7-ikea-%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A8%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2-%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%94-7395/
^ "Top 10 Longest Bridges in the World". Retrieved 2016-05-11.
^ "BTS signs B2bn carriage deal". Bangkok Post. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-27.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

[1] "Population and House Report for Year 2017 (see page 2 for data of this district)". Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 2018-04-01. (Search page)

[2] "History and General Information" (in Thai). Bang Na District Office. Archived from the original on 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

[3] "The Royal Dragon Restaurant - About us". Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

[4] "9 of Thailand's coolest Guinness World Records". CNNGo.com. 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

[5] ttps://thinkofliving.com/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7/%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7-ikea-%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A8%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2-%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%94-7395/

[6] "Top 10 Longest Bridges in the World". Retrieved 2016-05-11.

[7] "BTS signs B2bn carriage deal". Bangkok Post. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-27.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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 }}
-'''Bang Na''' ({{lang-th|บางนา}}, {{IPA-th|bāːŋ nāː|pron}}) is one of the [[Districts of Bangkok|fifty districts]] (''khet'') of [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]. Its neighbors, clockwise from the north, are the [[Phra Khanong District|Phra Khanong]] and [[Prawet District|Prawet]] Districts of [[Bangkok]] and [[Bang Phli District|Bang Phli]], [[Mueang Samut Prakan District|Mueang Samut Prakan]], and [[Phra Pradaeng District|Phra Pradaeng]] Districts of [[Samut Prakan Province]].
+'''Bang Na''' ({{langx|th|บางนา}}, {{IPA|th|bāːŋ nāː|pron}}) is one of the [[Districts of Bangkok|fifty districts]] (''khet'') of [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]. Its neighbors, clockwise from the north, are the [[Phra Khanong district|Phra Khanong]] and [[Prawet district|Prawet]] Districts of [[Bangkok]] and [[Bang Phli district|Bang Phli]], [[Mueang Samut Prakan district|Mueang Samut Prakan]], and [[Phra Pradaeng district|Phra Pradaeng]] Districts of [[Samut Prakan province]].
 ==History==
 Bang Na was once a sub-district of Phra Khanong. It became a separate district on 6 March 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://203.155.220.217/bangna/HTML/History/history.htm|title=History and General Information|language=TH|publisher=Bang Na District Office|accessdate=2010-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704114418/http://203.155.220.217/bangna/HTML/History/history.htm|archive-date=2011-07-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+The name ''Bang Na'' means "a place of rice farms", apparently a tribute to the thriving rice fields that dotted this vicinity in the premodern time.
 ==Administration==
 {{stack|[[File:Map Bang Na src eng.svg|right|200px|thumb|District map]]}}
-The district has two sub-districts (''khwaeng'').
+The district has two sub-districts (''[[khwaeng]]'').
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-||1.||Bang Na Nuea&nbsp;||บางนาเหนือ
+||1.||[[Bang Na Nuea]]&nbsp;||บางนาเหนือ
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-||2.||Bang Na Tai&nbsp;||บางนาใต้
+||2.||[[Bang Na Tai]]&nbsp;||บางนาใต้
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 ==Places==
-[[Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre]] (BITEC) is a major convention and exhibition center. Among its regularly hosted events is the annual Bangkok International Motor Show. During major exhibitions, trams are provided for transportation between BITEC and On Nut [[Bangkok Skytrain]] station. Several temples are in the district: Wat Bang Na Nai (วัดบางนาใน), Wat Bang Na Nok (วัดบางนานอก), Wat Si Iam (วัดศรีเอี่ยม), and Wat Phong Phloi Witthayaram (วัดผ่องพลอยวิทยาราม). [[CentralPlaza Bangna]], formerly Central City Bangna, is one of the first shopping malls in Bang Na. Unlike most shopping centres in Thailand, it has a theme park and water theme park on upper floors. [[Royal Dragon Restaurant]] or Mang Korn Lung (มังกรหลวง) formerly held the Guinness Book record as the world's largest restaurant from 1992 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royal-dragon.com/aboutus.htm|title=The Royal Dragon Restaurant - About us|accessdate=2010-11-27|archive-date=2011-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207113922/http://royal-dragon.com/aboutus.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/play/9-thailands-coolest-guinness-world-records-379130|title=9 of Thailand's coolest Guinness World Records|publisher=CNNGo.com|date=18 November 2010|accessdate=2010-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120130539/http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/play/9-thailands-coolest-guinness-world-records-379130|archive-date=20 November 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is an outdoor seafood restaurant 1.6 hectares in size. Waiters roller-skate to serve food from the kitchen to the tables. As the district flourished from these attractions, on May 5, 2012, one of Thailand's top 10 shopping malls called Megabangna Shopping Center was built. There are department stores, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theater, ice rink, and a game arcade inside the shopping mall.
+[[Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre]] (BITEC) is a major convention and exhibition center. Among its regularly hosted events is the annual Bangkok International Motor Show. Several temples are in the district: Wat Bang Na Nai (วัดบางนาใน), Wat Bang Na Nok (วัดบางนานอก), Wat Si Iam (วัดศรีเอี่ยม), and Wat Phong Phloi Witthayaram (วัดผ่องพลอยวิทยาราม). [[CentralPlaza Bangna]], formerly Central City Bangna, is one of the first shopping malls in Bang Na. Unlike most shopping centres in Thailand, it has a theme park and water theme park on upper floors. [[Royal Dragon Restaurant]] or Mang Korn Lung (มังกรหลวง) formerly held the Guinness Book record as the world's largest restaurant from 1992 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royal-dragon.com/aboutus.htm|title=The Royal Dragon Restaurant - About us|accessdate=2010-11-27|archive-date=2011-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207113922/http://royal-dragon.com/aboutus.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/play/9-thailands-coolest-guinness-world-records-379130|title=9 of Thailand's coolest Guinness World Records|publisher=CNNGo.com|date=18 November 2010|accessdate=2010-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120130539/http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/play/9-thailands-coolest-guinness-world-records-379130|archive-date=20 November 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is an outdoor seafood restaurant 1.6 hectares in size. Waiters roller-skate to serve food from the kitchen to the tables. As the district flourished from these attractions, on May 5, 2012, one of Thailand's top 10 shopping malls called Megabangna Shopping Center was built. There are department stores, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theater, ice rink, and a game arcade inside the shopping mall. The first branch of [[IKEA]] in Thailand was also opened in the complex on November 3, 2011.<ref>https://thinkofliving.com/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7/%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7-ikea-%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A8%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2-%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%94-7395/</ref>
 ==Transportation==
-The [[Sukhumvit Line]] of the [[BTS Skytrain]] runs through the area along [[Sukhumvit Road]]. The extension into Bang Na, which is the one of largest highways in the world<ref>{{cite web|url=http://purbat.com/top-10-longest-bridges-world/|title=Top 10 Longest Bridges in the World|accessdate=2016-05-11}}</ref> opened in August 2011 with three stations: Udom Suk, Bang Na, and Bearing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bangkokpost.net/news/transport/200713/bts-signs-b2bn-carriage-deal/|title=BTS signs B2bn carriage deal|work=Bangkok Post|date=11 October 2010|accessdate=2010-11-27}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Bang Na station is about 500 m from [[BITEC]]. [[Sukhumvit Road]] and Bang Na-[[Trat Province|Trat]] Highway are two major highways linking Bangkok to [[eastern Thailand]]. On top of Bang Na-Trad Highway is the 55&nbsp;km Buraphawithi Tollway reaching [[Chonburi Province]]. [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]] can be accessed from the south via Bang Na-Trad and Buraphawithi as an alternative to the Bangkok-Chonburi Highway (motorway) from the north.
+The [[Sukhumvit Line]] of the [[BTS Skytrain]] runs through the area along [[Sukhumvit Road]]. The extension into Bang Na, which is the one of largest highways in the world<ref>{{cite web|url=http://purbat.com/top-10-longest-bridges-world/|title=Top 10 Longest Bridges in the World|accessdate=2016-05-11}}</ref> opened in August 2011 with three stations: [[Udom Suk BTS station|Udom Suk]], [[Bang Na station|Bang Na]], and [[Bearing station|Bearing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bangkokpost.net/news/transport/200713/bts-signs-b2bn-carriage-deal/|title=BTS signs B2bn carriage deal|work=Bangkok Post|date=11 October 2010|accessdate=2010-11-27}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Bang Na station is about 500 m from [[BITEC]].
+[[Yellow Line (Bangkok)|MRT Yellow Line]] passes through the district along the [[Srinagarindra Road|Srinagarindra]] road. Stations are [[Si Iam MRT station|Si Iam]] and  [[Si La Salle MRT station|Si La Salle]].
+[[Sukhumvit Road]] and [[Bang Na-Trat Highway]] are two main highways linking Bangkok to [[eastern Thailand]]. On top of Bang Na-Trat Highway is the 55&nbsp;km [[Burapha Withi Expressway]] reaching [[Chonburi province]]. [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]] can be accessed from the south via Bang Na-Trat and Burapha Withi as an alternative to the Bangkok-Chonburi Highway (motorway) from the north.
 ==Education==
 {{expand section|date=March 2013}}
-The [[International Community School (Thailand)|International Community School]], the [[Bangkok Patana School]], and Glory Singapore International School are in the Bang Na District.
+The [[International Community School (Thailand)|International Community School]], the [[Bangkok Patana School]], and Glory Singapore International School are in the Bang Na District. [[VERSO International School]], located in the Bang Na district of Bangkok, represents a significant advancement in international education. This school stands out due to its expansive campus, which spans 168 rai, making it the largest international school in the region with a capacity for up to 1,800 students. [https://www.verso.ac.th/get-in-touch VERSO's educational approach] is forward-thinking, designed to equip students for a rapidly changing global landscape. A unique aspect of VERSO is its collaboration with IDEO, a global leader in design thinking.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 {{Portal|Thailand}}
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101001122550/http://203.155.220.217/bangna/ Official website of the district] (Thai only)
+* [https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/bangna Official website of the district]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310230812/http://www.bma.go.th/bmaeng/bangna/ BMA website with the tourist landmarks of Bang Na]
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+[[Category:Bang Na district| ]]
 [[Category:Districts of Bangkok]]

v t e Districts (khet) of Bangkok
Phra Nakhon side (Bangkok core side)	Bang Kapi Bang Khen Bang Kho Laem Bang Na Bang Rak Bang Sue Bueng Kum Chatuchak Din Daeng Don Mueang Dusit Huai Khwang Khan Na Yao Khlong Sam Wa Khlong Toei Lak Si Lat Krabang Lat Phrao Min Buri Nong Chok Pathum Wan Phaya Thai Phra Khanong Phra Nakhon Pom Prap Sattru Phai Prawet Ratchathewi Samphanthawong Sai Mai Saphan Sung Sathon Suan Luang Wang Thonglang Watthana Yan Nawa
Thonburi side	Bang Bon Bang Khae Bang Khun Thian Bangkok Noi Bangkok Yai Bang Phlat Chom Thong Khlong San Nong Khaem Phasi Charoen Rat Burana Taling Chan Thawi Watthana Thon Buri Thung Khru