Tha Kham, Bangkok

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'''Tha Kham''' () is a ''[[khwaeng]]'' (subdistrict) in [[Khet Bang Khun Thian|Bang Khun Thian District]], Bangkok.

==History==
The name "Tha Kham" literally means "crossing pier", refers to "crossing ''[[khlong]]'' (canal) pier" owing to there is a ferry pier at [[Khlong Sanam Chai]] also known as Khlong Dan, a main waterway in the area.<ref name=fha/>

Tha Kham and Bang Khun Thian arae is a settlement of the [[Mon people]] since the [[Ayutthaya period]]. The great evacuation of the Mons from [[Samut Songkhram province|Samut Songkhram]] took place during the reigns of King [[Rama III]] and [[Rama IV]] in the early [[Rattanakosin period]].

The traditional occupation of locals is [[rice farming]], including fruit orchards, with a network of canals was dug for communications, irrigation and flood control. Although the rice farming profession has now disappeared from the area. But in the [[Sala kan parian|sermon hall]] of Wat Tha Kham temple, which is more than 160 years old, there are also murals on the ceiling of the hall, reflecting the rice farming and dressing of the Mons in the past.<ref name=legacies/> <ref name=fha>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

==Geography==
Tha Kham is the southern part of the district, with total area of 84.712 km² (32.707 mi²), considered as the largest sub-district of Bangkok and is also the only area that is adjacent to the sea and has [[mangrove forest]]s with a short length about 5 km (3 mi). These mangrove trees serve a vital purpose in protecting the environment and have several functions. In addition, the mangrove forests in Tha Kham are also habitat to the last herd of [[long-tailed macaque]]s (''Macaca fascicularis'') and the last [[smooth-coated otter]]s (''Lutrogale perspicillata'') in Bangkok.<ref>กองนโยบายและแผนงาน. สำนักผังเมือง. กรุงเทพมหานคร. [https://ift.tt/1R7XLrM '''ประชากรกรุงเทพมหานครและปริมณฑล พ.ศ. 2549.'''] </ref> <ref name=legacies/> <ref name=bang/> <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

Its terrain is a narrow strip of land between the provinces of [[Samut Prakan province|Samut Prakan]] and [[Samut Sakhon province|Samut Sakhon]].

The area is bounded by other places (from north clockwise): [[Samae Dam]] in its district, Khlong Khun Racha Pinitjai in Na Kluea, Ban Khlong Suan and Laem Fa Pha of [[Phra Samut Chedi District]] in Samut Prakan Province, [[Bay of Bangkok]] (upper [[Gulf of Thailand]]), and Khlong Bang Sao Thong in [[Phan Thai Norasing#Legacy|Phan Thai Norasing]] of [[Mueang Samut Sakhon District]] in Samut Sakhon Province, respectively.

Tha Kham is also filled with seafood restaurants and [[fish pond]]s, especially on both sides of Bang Khun Thian-Seashore Road.<ref name=bang></ref>

==Population==
In the year 2018, it had a population of 58,962 people. Most of residents engaged in vegetable and fruit farming as well as fish, shrimp, crab and cockle farming.<ref>กรมการปกครอง. กระทรวงมหาดไทย. "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้าน ประจำปี พ.ศ. 2561." [ออนไลน์]. เข้าถึงได้จาก: https://ift.tt/2QdgBUQ 2562. สืบค้น 15 สิงหาคม 2562. </ref> <ref name=legacies></ref>

==Important places==
*Wat Tha Kham
*Wat Hua Krabue
*Pittayalongkorn Pittayakhom School
*[[Bang Khun Thien Museum]]
*Taweethapisak Bangkhunthian School
*[[Thin Doem Khun Kala]] (macaque scenic point)
*28th Milestone of Bangkok (only Bangkok milestone is in the sea)<ref></ref>

==References==


[[category:Bang Khun Thian District]]
[[category:Subdistricts of Bangkok]]

[[category:Gulf of Thailand]]

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