Prawet District

Prawet (Thai: ประเวศ; IPA: [prà.wêːt]) is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand, located in the southeast of the town. 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).

Si Nakharin road, named after Srinagarindra, is the major road of the district. There are plenty of housing projects along this road. Prawet also plays an important part to control flood problem in eastern Bangkok with a vast lake in Rama IX 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 were curved out to establish Suan Luang district on 14 January 1994.

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 into this new area.