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Sala Thammasop Subdistrict
Sala Thammasop ( th, ศาลาธรรมสพน์, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (sub-district) of Bangkok's Thawi Watthana district. It has an area of 28.698 km2 (about 11 mi2). History The name ''Sala Thammasop'' refers to a 'pavilion for sermons', but in the past it was called ''Sala Tham Sop'' meaning 'funeral pavilion'. King Mongkut (Rama IV) ordered the digging of the (Khlong Maha Sawat) with ''salas'' (pavilions) along the banks of the canal. There were twin salas for disposing of the bodies of those who died digging the canal. It was called ''Sala Tham Sop''. The name was later changed to the more pleasant-sounding ''Sala Thammasop''. Another of the salas was ''Salaya'', a sala that housed medical textbooks. It became the name of Salaya Subdistrict of Phutthamonthon District. Places *Sala Thammasop railway station * Phuttamonthon Sai 2 Railway Halt *Thongsuk College * Utthayan Avenue *Borommaratchachonnani Road 250px, Borommaratchachonnani Road and parallel overpass in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khwaeng
A ''khwaeng'' (, ) is an administrative subdivision used in the fifty districts of Bangkok and a few other city municipalities in Thailand. Currently, there are 180 ''khwaeng'' in Bangkok. A ''khwaeng'' is roughly equivalent to a ''tambon'' in other provinces of Thailand, smaller than an ''amphoe'' (district). With the creation of the special administrative area of Bangkok in 1972 the ''tambon'' within the area of the new administrative entity was converted into ''khwaeng''.Item 17 of The common English translation for ''khwaeng'' is subdistrict. Historically, in some regions of the country ''khwaeng'' referred to subdivisions of a province (then known as ''mueang'', predating the modern term ''changwat''), while in others they were called ''amphoe''. Administrative reforms at the beginning of the 20th century standardized them to the term ''amphoe''. ''Khwaeng'' of Bangkok ''Khwaeng'' in City Municipalities See also *Subdivisions of Thailand References {{reflist Sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
