Lat Krabang district

Lat Krabang (Thai: ลาดกระบัง, pronounced[lâːtkrā.bāŋ]) is one of the eastern districts of Bangkok.

Lat Krabang (lit.'slope of shield') is the second largest district of Bangkok (the largest being its neighbour, Nong Chok). The meaning of the name is uncertain. One hypothesis suggests that it refers to a "field of krabang". The word krabang can also mean a type of fishing device once used by local people.

Neighbouring districts are (from the south clockwise): Bang Bo, Bang Sao Thong and Bang Phli (Samut Prakan province); Prawet, Saphan Sung, Min Buri and Nong Chok (Bangkok) and Mueang Chachoengsao (Chachoengsao province).

About two-thirds of the district is farmland. Other areas include industrial parks and residential neighbourhoods. As a result, the landscape is dotted with ditches and canals. One of the main waterways is Khlong Prawet Burirom. The district is known for its strong local identity and a way of life shaped by canal culture, especially in areas that remain inaccessible by road. In some places, people still use boats and walkways along the canal banks.

Today, Lat Krabang continues to be one of the few districts in Bangkok where rice farming is still practiced, alongside nearby areas such as Min Buri and Nong Chok. In the past, rice was commonly traded by boat. Farmers would use large baskets to manually load and unload the rice at mills. With limited tools and labour, they could only grow rice once a year. Harvest typically began in late November or December, and without machinery, the process was labour-intensive. After harvesting, farmers had to carry the rice home, which could take six, seven, or even ten days of hard work, often with help from their buffaloes. The rice fields in Lat Krabang are known for their wide range of rice varieties.

Antes de 1992, la barca de remos era un medio de transporte local fundamental. Se utilizaba comúnmente no solo para los desplazamientos diarios, sino también para ceremonias importantes. Cuando alguien fallecía, las barcas de remos se usaban para transportar el ataúd al templo. También desempeñaban un papel importante en eventos religiosos como las ordenaciones de monjes .

En octubre de 2005, se hizo público el plan para crear la zona administrativa especial de Nakhon Suvarnabhumi en torno al aeropuerto de Suvarnabhumi . Lat Krabang figuraba entre los cinco distritos que se incluirían en esta nueva zona administrativa.

El distrito está dividido en seis subdistritos ( khwaeng ).

Lat Krabang es considerado otro distrito en el que el Partido Pheu Thai (y sus predecesores, el Partido Thai Rak Thai y el Partido Poder Popular ) ha gozado tradicionalmente de un apoyo fuerte y estable. En las elecciones generales de 2023 , fue la única circunscripción en Bangkok donde un candidato del Pheu Thai derrotó al candidato del Partido Adelante , por un margen muy estrecho de tan solo cuatro votos. Sin embargo, en las elecciones generales de 2026 , la circunscripción fue ganada por el Partido Popular , que continuó el movimiento político del Partido Adelante tras la disolución de este último. ^{[ 2 ] [ 3 ]}

• Instituto Tecnológico Rey Mongkut de Lat Krabang (KMITL)
• Parque Phra Nakhon
• Escuela Protpittayapayat
• Polígono Industrial de Lat Krabang
• Hua Takhe

• Oficina del distrito. Archivado el 15 de abril de 2016 en Wayback Machine.