Thawi Watthana ( th, ทวีวัฒนา, ) is one of the two ''

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 ...

s'' (sub-districts) of Thawi Watthana District,

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

Thonburi __NOTOC__ Thonburi ( th, ธนบุรี) is an area of modern Bangkok. During the era of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, its location on the right (west) bank at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River had made it an important garrison town, which is ...

side, apart from

Sala Thammasop 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' ...

. In 2015 it had a population of 22,552 people, with total area of 21.521 km² (8.3093 mi²). It is the location of the district office, and can be considered as the southern part of the district.

Geography

Neighboring sub-districts are (from north clockwise) Sala Thammasop, Bang Phrom and

Bang Chueak Nang Bang Chueak Nang ( th, บางเชือกหนัง, ) is one of the six ''khwaengs'' (subdistricts) of Taling Chan District in Bangkok's Thonburi side. The subdistrict contained 12 administrative villages. History and toponymy Its name a ...

Taling Chan District Taling Chan ( th, ตลิ่งชัน, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbours, clockwise from the north, are Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province and Bang Phlat, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai, Pha ...

, Bang Phai of

Bang Khae Bang Khae ( th, บางแค, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbouring districts, clockwise from north, are Thawi Watthana, Taling Chan, Phasi Charoen, Bang Bon, and Nong Khaem district. History From 6 M ...

and Nong Khang Phlu of Nong Khaem Districts,

Salaya Salaya is a city and a municipality in Devbhumi Dwarka district, headquartered Jamkhambhaliya in the Indian state of Gujarat. Geography Salaya is located at . It has an average elevation of 19 metres (62 feet). Demographics India c ...

Phutthamonthon Phutthamonthon (, ; also spelled Buddha Monthon; from Sanskrit ''Buddha Máṇḍala'', 'Buddha's sphere') is a Buddhist park in Salaya subdistrict of Phutthamonthon district, Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand. The park is situated just outside ...

and Krathum Lom of

Sam Phran District Sam Phran ( th, สามพราน, ) is the southernmost district ('' amphoe'') of Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand. History The district was established in 1896, then named Talat Mai District. It was renamed Sam Phran in 1917. The name '' ...

s, Nakhon Pathom Province. Like the Sala Thammasop, it can be considered as the agricultural zone with a good atmosphere and fresh air, because it is a suburb Bangkok.

History

It is named after

Khlong A ''khlong'' ( th, คลอง, ), alternatively spelt as ''klong'' () commonly refers to a canal in Thailand. These canals are spawned by the rivers Chao Phraya, Tha Chin, and Mae Klong, along with their tributaries particularly in the low-ly ...

Thawi Watthana, that flows through the area. Originally, it was a ''

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'' ...

'', part of Amphoe Taling Chan of Thon Buri Province. Until new zoning was organized on March 6, 1998, Thawi Watthana therefore promoted to district and sub-district until now.

Places

* Thonburi Market or Sanam Luang II *Thawi Wanarom Park * Bangkokthonburi University *Rajdamnern Sport Complex *Thawi Watthana Palace * Utthayan Avenue

References

{{Coord, 13, 46, 23.0, N, 100, 21, 11.0, E, region:TH_type:landmark, display=title Thawi Watthana district Subdistricts of Bangkok