Chatuchak subdistrict
# Chatuchak subdistrict

Chatuchak (Thai: จตุจักร, pronounced) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is a location of the district office.

## History

The name Chatuchak after Chatuchak Park, a public park was built on the occasion of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)'s fourth cycle (48 years old) anniversary (Chatuchak means "fourth cycle"). In late 2003 it was officially declared a subdistrict along with four other subdistricts in Chatuchak.

## Geography

Chatuchak is an area in the southwest of the district. It is bounded by (from the north clockwise): Lat Yao in its district (Ratchadaphisek Road is a borderline), Chomphon in its district (Phaholyothin Road is a borderline), Phaya Thai in Phaya Thai District (Khlong Bang Sue is a borderline), Bang Sue in Bang Sue District (Khlong Prapa and Southern Railway Line are the borderlines).

## Places

* Chatuchak Park
* Chatuchak Weekend Market (JJ Market)
* Vachirabenjatas Park (Rot Fai Park)
* Queen Sirikit Park
* Children's Discovery Museum Bangkok 1
* JJ Mall
* CentralPlaza Lardprao
* Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao Bangkok
* Hall of Railway Heritage (closed)
* Ministry of Energy and PTT Headquarters
* International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Asia and Pacific Office
* Or Tor Kor Market
* Horwang School
* Princess Mother 84 Garden

## Transportation

* Mo Chit Station
* Chatuchak Park Station
* Kamphaeng Phet Station
* Phahon Yothin Station
* Ha Yaek Lat Phrao Station
* Chatuchak Station
* Bang Sue Grand Station
* Bang Sue Junction Railway Station
* Nikhom Rotfai km 11 Railway Halt
* Bangkok Bus Terminal (Chatuchak), familiarly called Mo Chit 2 or New Mo Chit

## Cites

* ↑ Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (2021). สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563 [Bangkok Statistics 2020] (PDF) (in Thai). Retrieved 1 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
* 1 2 "ประกาศกรุงเทพมหานคร เรื่อง เปลี่ยนแปลงพื้นที่แขวงลาดยาว และตั้งแขวงเสนานิคม แขวงจันทรเกษม แขวงจอมพล แขวงจตุจักร เขตจตุจักร" ["Bangkok Announcement on Change of Lat Yao Subdistrict area and set up Sena Nikhom Subdistrict Chan Kasem Subdistrict Chomphon Subdistrict Chatuchak Subdistrict, Chatuchak District"] (PDF). Ratchakitcha (in Thai). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
* 1 2 3 "แผนที่ดินไทยและธาตุอาหารพืช". r01.ldd.go.th (in Thai).
