Lat Yao subdistrict, Bangkok

Lat Yao (Thai: ลาดยาว, pronounced [lâːt jāːw]) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Chatuchak District, in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2020, it had a total population of 41,238 people.^[2]

Lat Yao ลาดยาว
Khwaeng
A bridge over Khlong Prem Prachakon beside Wat Samian Nari at daybreak, Lat Yao
Location in Chatuchak District
Coordinates: 13°50′21.0″N 100°33′16.9″E / 13.839167°N 100.554694°E / 13.839167; 100.554694
Country	Thailand
Province	Bangkok
Khet	Chatuchak
Named for	Khlong Lat Yao
Area ^[1]
• Total	10.69 km^2 (4.13 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	41,238
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	10900
TIS 1099	103001

Its name "Lat Yao" comes from a khlong (canal) in the same name that runs through this area. Lat Yao used to occupy the entire area of Chatuchak. Until in late 2003, the subdistrict was divided into five subdistricts, as in the present.^[3]

References

1. 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)
2. "Population statistics 2020" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
3. ["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 28 February 2022.