Phasi Charoen
Encyclopedia
Phasi Charoen is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok
, Thailand
. The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Taling Chan
, Bangkok Noi
, Bangkok Yai
, Thon Buri, Chom Thong
, Bang Bon
, and Bang Khae
.
(คลองภาษีเจริญ) linking Tha Chin River
to Khlong Bangkok Yai. The canal project was initiated by Phra Phasi Sombat Boribun (พระภาษีสมบัติบริบูรณ์), who later became Phraya Phison Sombat Boribun (พระยาพิสณฑ์สมบัติบริบูรณ์). Originally Phasi Charoen proposed to fund the project in exchange for the right to collect toll for the passage. It was approved by King Mongkut
, however, with the fund given via tax deduction from the amount Phra Phasi Sombat Boriboon had to collect, thus making the canal toll-free. The construction began in 1866 and completed in 1872 and the canal was named after the man who had overseen the project.
The district was established as Amphoe Phasi Charoen in 1899. It became Khet Phasi Charoen in 1972.
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Taling Chan
Taling Chan
Taling Chan is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbor, clockwise from north, are Amphoe Bang Kruai of Nonthaburi Province, Bang Phlat, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai, Phasi Charoen, Bang Khae, and Thawi Watthana districts of Bangkok....
, Bangkok Noi
Bangkok Noi
Bangkok Noi is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Neighboring districts are Bang Phlat, Phra Nakhon , Bangkok Yai, Phasi Charoen, and Taling Chan.-History:...
, Bangkok Yai
Bangkok Yai
Bangkok Yai is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Neighboring districts are Bangkok Noi, Phra Nakhon , Thon Buri, Phasi Charoen, and Taling Chan.-History:...
, Thon Buri, Chom Thong
Chom Thong (Bangkok)
Chom Thong is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by the districts Phasi Charoen, Thon Buri, Rat Burana, Thung Khru, Bang Khun Thian, and Bang Bon. The district, together with Thung Khru, are well known for its tangerines, the Bang Mot tangerine...
, Bang Bon
Bang Bon
Bang Bon is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbors, clockwise from north, are Bang Khae, Phasi Charoen, Chom Thong, and Bang Khun Thian districts of Bangkok, Amphoe Mueang and Amphoe Krathum Baen of Samut Sakhon Province, and Nong Khaem of Bangkok.-History:Formerly Bang Bon...
, and Bang Khae
Bang Khae
Bang Khae is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts : Thawi Watthana, Taling Chan, Phasi Charoen, Bang Bon, and Nong Khaem...
.
History
The name of the district come from a canal, named Khlong Phasi CharoenKhlong Phasi Charoen
Khlong Phasi Charoen is a canal in western part of central Thailand. The canal links the Tha Chin river to Khlong Bangkok Yai. It starts at Khlong Bangkok Yai nearby Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen, Bangkok and ends southward of Wat Ang Thong, Tambon Don Kai Di, Krathum Baen district, Samut Sakhon Province...
(คลองภาษีเจริญ) linking Tha Chin River
Tha Chin River
The Tha Chin river is a distributary of the Chao Phraya river, Thailand. It splits near the province of Chainat and then flows westerly from the Chao Phraya through the central plains, until it mouths into the Gulf of Thailand at the province of Samut Sakhon....
to Khlong Bangkok Yai. The canal project was initiated by Phra Phasi Sombat Boribun (พระภาษีสมบัติบริบูรณ์), who later became Phraya Phison Sombat Boribun (พระยาพิสณฑ์สมบัติบริบูรณ์). Originally Phasi Charoen proposed to fund the project in exchange for the right to collect toll for the passage. It was approved by King Mongkut
Mongkut
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthramaha Mongkut Phra Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama IV, known in foreign countries as King Mongkut , was the fourth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1851-1868...
, however, with the fund given via tax deduction from the amount Phra Phasi Sombat Boriboon had to collect, thus making the canal toll-free. The construction began in 1866 and completed in 1872 and the canal was named after the man who had overseen the project.
The district was established as Amphoe Phasi Charoen in 1899. It became Khet Phasi Charoen in 1972.
Administration
The district is sub-divided into seven sub-districts (Khwaeng).| 1. | Bang Wa | บางหว้า | |
| 2. | Bang Duan | บางด้วน | |
| 3. | Bang Chak | บางจาก | |
| 4. | Bang Waek | บางแวก | |
| 5. | Khlong Khwang | คลองขวาง | |
| 6. | Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen | ปากคลองภาษีเจริญ | |
| 7. | Khuha Sawan | คูหาสวรรค์ |
Places
- Wat Pak Nam Phasi Charoen (วัดปากน้ำภาษีเจริญ)
- Wat Apson Sawan (วัดอัปสรสวรรค์)
- Wat Nang Chi Worawihan (วัดนางชีวรวิหาร)
- Wat Nuan Noradit Worawihan (วัดนวลนรดิศวรวิหาร)
- Wat Nimmanoradi (วัดนิมมานรดี)
- Wat Thong Sala Ngarm (วัดทองศาลางาม)
- Wat Khuha Sawan (วัดคูหาสวรรค์)
Festivals
- Chak Phra at Wat Nang Chi and Wat Kai Tia (งานชักพระวัดนางชี-วัดไก่เตี้ย) is held annually on the 16th day of the 12th lunar monthLunar monthIn lunar calendars, a lunar month is the time between two identical syzygies . There are many variations. In Middle-Eastern and European traditions, the month starts when the young crescent moon becomes first visible at evening after conjunction with the Sun one or two days before that evening...
. Boats decorated with flowers and carrying Buddha relics travel along khlongKhlongA khlong is the general name for a canal in the central plain of Thailand. These canals are spawned by the Chao Phraya, the Tha Chin, the Mae Klong Rivers and their tributaries...
s from Wat Nang Chi to Wat Kai Tier and back.