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.

Lat Yao
ลาดยาว
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
Country Thailand
ProvinceBangkok
KhetChatuchak
Named forKhlong Lat Yao
Area
  Total10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total41,238
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
10900
TIS 1099103001

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.

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