Bueng Kum Destrict

Bueng Kum บึงกุ่ม
Khet
Khet location in Bangkok
Coordinates: 13°47′7″N 100°40′9″E / 13.78528°N 100.66917°E / 13.78528; 100.66917Coordinates: 13°47′7″N 100°40′9″E / 13.78528°N 100.66917°E / 13.78528; 100.66917
Country	Thailand
Province	Bangkok
Seat	Khlong Kum
Khwaeng	3
Khet established	September 4, 1989
Area
• Total	24.311 km2 (9.387 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	138,340
• Density	5690/km2 (14,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (THA)
Postal code	10240 except Mu 9-12 Khwaeng Khlong Kum: 10230
Geocode	1027

Bueng Kum (Thai: บึงกุ่ม; IPA: [bɯ̄ŋ kùm]) is ane o the 50 destricts (Khet) o Bangkok, Thailand. Frae north clockwise, it is boondit bi Bang Khen, Khan Na Yao, Saphan Sung, Bang Kapi, an Lat Phrao.

History

Bueng Kum wis separatit frae Bang Kapi on 4 September 1989 consistin o 3 sub-destricts: Khlong Kum, Khan Na Yao, an Saphan Sung. On 14 October 1997, Khan Na Yao an Saphan Sung's wur elevatit tae destricts, leavin Bueng Kum wi sole sub-destrict: Khlong Kum.

Bueng Kum wis namit so acause o a loch (Bueng means loch) uised as watter reservoir for flood prevention. Thare are plants cried Kum (Crataeva sp.) aroond the loch an aw. The loch is pairt o Seri Thai Park.

Places

• Seri Thai Park, a public pairk
• Seri Thai Memorial Hall and Museum in Seri Thai Park

Admeenistration

The destrict is sub-dividit intae 3 sub-destricts (Khwaeng).

Destrict Cooncil

The Destrict Cooncil for Bueng Kum haes seiven members, who each serve fower-year terms.

Freemit airtins

• BMA wabsteid wi the touristical landmarks o Bueng Kum Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Bueng Kum destrict office Archived 2006-03-14 at the Wayback Machine (Thai anerly)