Siri Rat subdistrict
Siri Rat
ศิริราช | |
|---|---|
Location in Bangkok Noi District | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Bangkok |
| Khet | Bangkok Noi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.258 km2 (0.486 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,458 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 10700 |
| TIS 1099 | 102004 |
Siri Rat (also spelled Siriraj, Thai: ศิริราช) is one of the 180 sub-districts (khwaeng) of Bangkok, Thailand, covering the area around Siriraj Hospital, located on the southern rim of Khlong (canal) Bangkok Noi mouth to the western bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok Noi District. It is also named for the road intersection of Thanon (Road) Arun Ammarin and Thanon Wang Lang at the front of the hospital.
Attractions
The area is also included into Rattanakosin Island historical area as it used to be Thon Buri downtown (formerly capital of Thailand around 1768-1782). The major features in Siri Rat are the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, the oldest government hospital and the largest medical institution of Thailand, Wang Lang ladies market and Wat Rakhang, Temple of the Bell, the major temple with many exquisite fine arts. Outside the area just the northern rim of Khlong Bangkok Noi, there is also the National Museum of Royal Barge, where 8 important barges are preserved and displayed.
Transportation
Boat
Wang Lang or Siri Rat Pier is the main pier for the area, consists of the ferry crossing-river boat service to Tha Chang and Tha Phra Chan piers to the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaew and Sanam Luang; and the Chao Phraya Express Boat Service to northern suburb at Nonthaburi or Bangkok downtown at Si Lom and Sathon. Nearby there is also another Rotfai (Railway) Pier at the former Thon Buri Railway Station for the Chao Phraya Express Boat.
Bus
There are several bus, public tuk-tuk or songthaew (public passenger pick-up vehicles) services to Taling Chan, Bangkok Yai, Charan Sanit Wong Road and Pinklao neighbourhood, and also the river-crossing bus lines through Phra Pinklao Bridge to Sanam Luang and Ratchadamnoen Road at another river side.
Railway
There is also Bangkok Noi Railway Station (or the former Thon Buri railway station), which used to be the southern railway terminal, and became the terminal station of the Death Railway to Kanchanaburi built by Japan during World War II.
Main roads
- Wang Lang Road
- Arun Ammarin Road
- Rotfai Road
Electoral Constituency Delimitation
Unlike other areas of Bangkok Noi, in the general elections of 2023 and 2026, Siri Rat was included in constituency 32 (while the other sub-districts of Bangkok Noi were in constituency 33) out of the 33 constituencies of Bangkok. Constituency 32 comprised Siri Rat; Bangkok Yai; Hiran Ruchi, Bang Yi Ruea, and Wat Kanlaya sub-districts of Thon Buri; Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen, Bang Waek, Bang Chak, and Khuha Sawan sub-districts of Phasi Charoen; and Bang Chueak Nang sub-district of Taling Chan.[2]
The winning parties were the Move Forward Party and the People's Party, respectively.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (2021). สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563 [Bangkok Statistics 2020] (PDF) (in Thai). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "เลือกตั้ง 2569 ศึกชิงเก้าอี้ สส.กทม. เปิดรายชื่อผู้สมัคร 33 เขตเลือกตั้ง" (in Thai). 2025-12-27. Retrieved 2026-03-16 – via Thai PBS.
- ^ CNA (2026-02-14). "Thai elections: Why Bangkok was an outlier". Retrieved 2026-03-16 – via Facebook.
- ^ "กรุงเทพฯ สีส้ม "ก้าวไกล" กวาด ส.ส. 32 เขต แบ่งเพื่อไทย 1 เขต" (in Thai). 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2026-03-16 – via Sanook.com.
- "ประชากรกรุงเทพมหานครและปริมณฑล พ.ศ. 2549" (PDF). กองนโยบายและแผนงาน. สำนักผังเมือง. กรุงเทพมหานคร (in Thai).
- ""รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้าน ประจำปี พ.ศ. 2558." [ออนไลน์]". กรมการปกครอง. กระทรวงมหาดไทย (in Thai). 2016-03-08.