Prawet district

Prawet
ประเวศ
Khet
Suan Luang Rama IX
Suan Luang Rama IX
Khet location in Bangkok
Khet location in Bangkok
Coordinates: 13°43′1″N 100°41′40″E / 13.71694°N 100.69444°E / 13.71694; 100.69444
CountryThailand
ProvinceBangkok
SeatPrawet
Khwaeng3
Khet established9 November 1989
Area
 • Total
52.490 km2 (20.267 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
175,656
 • Density3,346.47/km2 (8,667.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
10250
(Dokmai, Mu 2-10 of Nong Bon: 10260)
Geocode1032

Prawet (Thai: ประเวศ, pronounced [prā.wêːt]) is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is in the southeast. Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Bang Phli (Samut Prakan province), Bang Na, Phra Khanong, Suan Luang, Bang Kapi, Saphan Sung and Lat Krabang (Bangkok). The district is best known for Paradise Park, Paradise Place, Seacon Square shopping malls; Srinagarindra Train Night Market; as well as Suan Luang Rama IX public park.

History

Prawet was once part of Phra Khanong District. Prawet was elevated to become a separate district in 1989. Part of Prawet, especially the Suan Luang Sub-district, was carved out to establish Suan Luang District on 14 January 1994.

Its name after Khlong Prawet Burirom, a canal that flows through the northern area.

In October 2005 the plan to create the special administrative area Nakhon Suvarnabhumi around the new Bangkok airport became public. Prawet was supposed to be one of five districts to be included in this new area.

Administration

The district is sub-divided into three sub-districts (khwaeng).

No.NameThaiArea
(km2)		Map
1.
Prawetประเวศ
22.805
Map
2.
Nong Bonหนองบอน
14.513
3.
Dokmaiดอกไม้
15.172
Total
52.490

Motto

The district's motto is "Prawet is green and shady, of particular note is Suan Luang Rama IX, the open university inculcates high moral values and helps to develop model citizens".

Places

Education

Place of worship

Public park

Shopping

Transportation

Srinagarindra Road is a main artery of the district, Chaloem Phra Kiat Ratchakan Thi 9 and Phatthanakan with On Nut (Sukhumvit 77) as well as Sukhaphiban 2 Roads considered as a minor road. Kanchanaphisek Road (Outer Ring Road) passes through the eastern area.

Prawet is served by Ban Thap Chang Station of the State Railway of Thailand, whose eastern line and airport rail link runs past the area.

MRT Yellow Line passes through the district along the Srinagarindra road. Stations are Srinagarindra 38, Suan Luang Rama IX and Si Udom.

Politics

Prawet is regarded as one of the Democrat Party's relatively strong support bases in eastern Bangkok, an area where the party is generally less popular overall, making this constituency a notable exception within the region. In the 2026 Bangkok Metropolitan Council election, which was held concurrently with the Bangkok gubernatorial election, the seat was retained by the incumbent council member, Thanawat Cherdchukitkul of the Democrat Party. He is the younger brother of Kitpol Cherdchukitkul, a long-serving former Bangkok Metropolitan Council (MC) member for Prawet, who also served as President of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council and later contested parliamentary elections in both 2023 and 2026.

References

  1. ↑ "Population and House Report for Year 2017 (see page 2 for data of this district)". Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 1 April 2018. (Search page)
  2. ↑ "About Us". Pan-Asia International School. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bang Na Campus". Wells International School. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Svasti, Pichaya (7 September 2017). "A tale of two canals". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "วิศวกรสายลุย 'เฮียเม้ง' เสาหลักประชาธิปัตย์ รักษาเก้าอี้แชมป์เก่าประเวศอีกสมัย". Dailynews (in Thai). 28 June 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  6. ↑ PPTV HD (29 June 2026). ""ช่อ"เปิดใจ ในวันที่ "ส้มแพ้" มัลลิกา" (Video) (in Thai). Retrieved 4 July 2026 – via YouTube.