250px, Tuk-tuk on Krung Kasem Road, passing in front of Debsirin School, one of the oldest boys' schools in the country. Wat Thep Sirin Subdistrict ( th, วัดเทพศิรินทร์; ) is a ''

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 othe ...

'' (subdistrict) of

Pom Prap Sattru Phai Pom Prap Sattru Phai ( th, ป้อมปราบศัตรูพ่าย, , or popularly just called Pom Prap, ) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Dusit, Pathum Wan, ...

District, Bangkok.

History

Wat Deb Sirin (sometimes written as Wat Debsirin), is a royal temple named in honour of Queen

Debsirindra Queen Debsirindra of Siam ( th, เทพศิรินทรา, , ), formerly Queen Ramphoei Phamaraphirom ( th, รำเพยภมราภิรมย์), born Princess Ramphoei Siriwong ( th, รำเพย ศิริวงศ์; 17 ...

, wife of King

Mongkut Mongkut ( th, มงกุฏ; 18 October 18041 October 1868) was the fourth monarch of Siam (Thailand) under the House of Chakri, titled Rama IV. He ruled from 1851 to 1868. His full title in Thai was ''Phra Bat Somdet Phra Menthora Ramathibod ...

(Rama IV) and mother of King

Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร� ...

(Rama V). The area originally was known as ''Suan Mali'' (สวนมะลิ, 'jasmine garden') and ''Rong Liang Dek'' (โรงเลี้ยงเด็ก, 'child care house'). Both of them are ''

tambon ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...

'' in Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Phra Nakhon Province (now Bangkok). Rong Liang Dek was the first nursery in Thailand, it was founded in 1890 by Princess

Saisavali Bhiromya Saisavali Bhiromya, the Princess Suddhasininat Piyamaharaj Padivaradda ( th, สายสวลีภิรมย์; ), born Sai Ladavalya ( th, สาย ลดาวัลย์; ; 4 September 1862 – 24 June 1929) was a consort of Chulalo ...

, the royal consort of King Chulalongkorn, following the loss of her eldest daughter (Princess

Nabhachara Chamrassri Nabhachara Chamrassri ( th, นภาจรจำรัสศรี; ; 5 May 1884 – 31 August 1889), was the Princess of Siam (later Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is ...

) at the age of five years to

typhoid Typhoid fever, also known as typhoid, is a disease caused by '' Salmonella'' serotype Typhi bacteria. Symptoms vary from mild to severe, and usually begin six to 30 days after exposure. Often there is a gradual onset of a high fever over several ...

in 1889. She established the nursery to adopt orphans north of Suan Mali. After it opened, she named all children herself, before whose names she prefixed the word ''Bun'' ('good deed'). The nursery was demolished, but its name still appears as a ''

soi ''Soi'' ( th, ซอย ) is the term used in Thailand for a side-street branching off a major street (''thanon'', th, ถนน). An alley is called a ''trok'' ( th, ตรอก). Overview Sois are usually numbered, and are referred to by th ...

'' ('alleyway') on left side of

Bamrung Mueang Road Bamrung Mueang Road ( th, ถนนบำรุงเมือง, ) is the second paved road in Bangkok. It was built in 1863 after Charoen Krung Road, in the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV). It cut through the old fortified city of Rattanakosi ...

called ''Soi Rong Liang Dek'' or ''Trok Rong Liang Dek'' and it is in the area of neighbouring

Khlong Maha Nak Subdistrict Khlong Maha Nak ( th, คลองมหานาค, ) is one of five ''khwaengs'' (subdistricts) of Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Bangkok. Naming It is named after the Khlong Maha Nak canal that flows through and bisects the area. Geography Ro ...

. In 1940, Suan Mali and Rong Liang Dek were merged with Wat Thep Sirin.

Geography

Wat Thep Sirin borders four subdistricts (from the north clockwise): Khlong Maha Nak (Bamrung Mueang Road is the dividing line),

Rong Mueang Rong Mueang ( th, รองเมือง, ) is a ''khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Pathum Wan district, downtown Bangkok. History The district takes its name from Rong Mueang Road, a short route that runs through the area. The road runs parallel to t ...

Pathum Wan Pathum Wan ( th, ปทุมวัน, ) is one of the fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It lies just beyond the old city boundary of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, and was a rural area on the eastern outskirts of the city when roya ...

District (

Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem ( th, คลองผดุงกรุงเกษม, ) is a canal (''khlong'') in Bangkok. It was dug in 1851 in order to serve as a new outer moat for the expanding city, extending its boundaries from the Rattanakosin ...

is the dividing line),

Pom Prap Pom Prap ( th, ป้อมปราบ, ) is one of five ''khwaengs'' (subdistricts) of Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, Bangkok. In February 2019 it had a total population of 15,440 people (7,444 men, 7,956 women). The majority of the population c ...

(Luang Road is the boundary), and

Ban Bat Ban Bat ( th, บ้านบาตร, , ; also spelled Banbatt) is one of the five sub-districts ('' khwaeng'') in the Pom Prap Sattru Phai District of Bangkok of Thailand. It has an area of . Some parts of the northern area are on the Khlong ...

(

Worachak Road 350px, Worachak road at S.A.B. intersection visiting S.A.B. building ( Sing Sian Yer Pao headquarters (seen from ถนนวรจักร, , ) is a road and neighbourhood in Bangkok. It's a short road in the area of Pom Prap Sattru Phai">Charoe ...

is the boundary).

Phlapphla Chai Road Phlapphla Chai ( th, พลับพลาไชย, ) is the name of a road in Bangkok's Pom Prap and Wat Thep Sirin sub-districts, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, and also the five-way intersection of the road with Luang and Maitri Chit Roads. I ...

runs south from Pom Prap and ends at the junction where it joins with Bamrung Mueang Road.

Places

*Wat Thep Sirin *

Debsirin School Debsirin School ( th, โรงเรียนเทพศิรินทร์, ) is a single-sex education, boys' secondary school in Thailand. Founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1885, its alumni include King Ananda Mahidol, Malaysia's founding ...

Yotse Bridge Kasat Suek ( th, กษัตริย์ศึก, ) refers to an intersection and its corresponding bridge on the periphery of Pom Prap Sattru Phai and Pathum Wan Districts, Bangkok. The intersection is also known by the names Bobae Intersection ...

*Wat Thewi Worayat *Wat Disa Nukaram *Suan Mali Fire & Rescue Station *Yotse Medical Clinic

References

{{reflist Pom Prap Sattru Phai district Subdistricts of Bangkok