The Wachirabenchathat Park (0.600 km 2) is the biggest and newest park of the complex. The park is behind the Chatuchak Weekend Market parking lot. Within the park compound is the Children's Museum. Plants collected in the garden include hibiscus, plumeria, and palms. Queen Sirikit Park (0.224 km 2) is a botanical garden built to honor the queen's 60th birthday in 1992. Just north of the market along Kamphang Phet Road is an area selling plants and garden products. Across Kamphang Phet Road is Or Tor Kor Market (ตลาด อ.ต.ก.) belonging to The Marketing Organization for Farmers (องค์การตลาดเพื่อการเกษตร), offering fresh agricultural products and food. Northwest of the weekend market is another market, Chatuchak Plaza, which sells clothes and many other products. The best-known site in the district is the Chatuchak Weekend Market, the largest market in Thailand. Klong Prem Central Prison, also known as 'Lat Yao Prison', is in the district. Central Juvenile and Family Court is located on Kamphaeng Phet Road near Bang Sue Grand Station. The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Royal Forest Department and Department of Fisheries with Criminal Court of Thailand as well as Department of Land Transport have their headquarters in the district. The district is divided into five sub-districts ( khwaeng).

The name of the district came from its two major landmarks, Chatuchak Park and Chatuchak Weekend Market. Chatuchak was originally part of Bang Khen district.

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