Khlong Chak Phra subdistrict
subdistrict in Taling Chan district, Bangkok, Thailand
Khlong Chak Phra (Thai: คลองชักพระ, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ t͡ɕʰák pʰráʔ]) is one of the six khwaengs (sub-districts) of Taling Chan District in Bangkok's Thonburi side. It is the location of the district office.
Geography
It is named after Khlong Chak Phra, that currents through right side of the area and also a borderline with other districts. Geography of Khlong Chak Phra is long and thin, giving it a curve-like shape and the easternmost of the district, with a total area of 1.251 km2 (0.483 mi2). Most of the area consisting of lowlands along the waterways, therefore often flooding regularly.
Neighbouring sub-districts are (from the north clockwise): Taling Chan in its district, Arun Amarin, Bang Khun Non and Bang Khun Si of Bangkok Noi District, Khuha Sawan of Phasi Charoen District, Bang Phrom, Bang Ramat, and Chimphli in its district.
Transportation
The area is served by the Bang Ramat Railway Halt of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), whose Southern Line passes beside Taling Chan Floating Market and Taling Chan District Office.
Local legend
Khlong Chak Phra has a local legend about a ghost named Phi Yai Wan (ผียายหวาน, "ghost of Mrs. Wan"), a pregnant woman whose story resembles that of the famous Mae Nak Phra Khanong. Like Mae Nak, she reportedly died while pregnant, and her spirit is said to haunt people, especially tuk-tuk and taxi drivers, at night.
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