Khlong Chak Phra Subdistrict


Khlong Chak Phra is one of the six khwaengs 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 flows through the area, can be considered as the eastern part of the district, with a total area of 1.251 km2. Most of the area consisting of lowlands along the waterways, therefore often flooding regularly.
Neighboring sub-districts are : Taling Chan, Bang Khun Non and Bang Khun Si of Bangkok Noi District, Khuha Sawan of Phasi Charoen District, Bang Ramat, Bang Phrom, and Bang Chueak Nang.

Transportation

The area is served by the Bang Ramat Railway Halt of the State Railway of Thailand, whose Southern Line passes near Taling Chan Floating Market and Taling Chan District Office.

Local legend

Khlong Chak Phra has a legend about a ghost of a pregnant woman alike the Mae Nak Phra Khanong named "Phi Yai Wan". Like well-known a Mae Nak Phra Khanong who died while still pregnant, it is said that her spirit haunt people, including tuk-tuk or taxi drivers at night in many different ways, such as hail a cab, but then suddenly disappeared. Believed that her story is true about the 1970–71. It is said that she was a local woman shot and killed because of jealousy by her husband on the railway side near the Taling Chan Junction and Wat Taling Chan. At present, there is still an old wooden boat preserved at Wat Champa in Bang Ramat, believed to be the boat of Yai Wan.

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