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Arun Amarin subdistrict

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Arun Amarin
แขวงอรุณอมรินทร์
Arun Amarin Intersection, where Arun Amarin meets Somdet Phra Pinklao Roads on the border with Bang Yi Khan of Bang Phlat District (taken from Arun Amarin side)
Arun Amarin Intersection, where Arun Amarin meets Somdet Phra Pinklao Roads on the border with Bang Yi Khan of Bang Phlat District (taken from Arun Amarin side)
Location in Bangkok Noi District
Country Thailand
ProvinceBangkok
KhetBangkok Noi
Area
 • Total2.758 km2 (1.065 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total19,882
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
10700
TIS 1099102009

Arun Amarin (Thai: อรุณอมรินทร์, pronounced [ʔā.rūn ʔā(m).mā.rīn]) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Bangkok Noi District, in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2019, it had a total population of 19,882 people.[2]

Naming

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Its named after Arun Amarin, the road that passes through the area. Arun Amarin is the road begins at Wat Kanlaya in Thon Buri District beside Suksanari School and pass Ban Khamin, Siriraj Hospital, Wat Amarinthraram with National Museum of Royal Barges in Bangkok Noi District rim canal Khlong Bangkok Noi, before ends at the Chao Phraya River in Bang Yi Khan, Bang Phlat District under Rama VIII Bridge.

Geography

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Arun Amarin is considered a northernmost and second biggest part of the district (after Bang Khun Si).

It is bordered by neighbouring subdistricts (from the north clockwise): Bang Phlat and Bang Bamru of Bang Phlat District (Borommaratchachonnani Road is a borderline), Bang Yi Khan of Bang Phlat District (Somdet Phra Pinklao Road is a borderline), Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang of Phra Nakhon District and Siri Rat in its district (Chao Phraya River and Khlong Bangkok Noi are the borderlines), Bang Khun Non in its district and Khlong Chak Phra with Taling Chan of Taling Chan District (Khlong Bangkok Noi is a borderline), respectively.

References

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  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 2019" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2020-10-08.,