Dusit ( th, ดุสิต; ) 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
Dusit District, in
Bangkok,
Thailand.
Naming
Its named after
Dusit Palace, that is located in the area.
The word "Dusit", refers to "
Tushita", the fourth of six
heavenly realm
Heavenly may refer to:
* Pertaining to Heaven
Music Bands
* Heavenly (British band), an English pop band
* Heavenly (French band), a French heavy metal band
Albums
* ''Heavenly'' (Johnny Mathis album), 1959
* ''Heavenly'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel ...
, according to the belief in
Buddhist cosmology
Buddhist cosmology describes the planes and realms in which beings can be reborn. The spatial cosmology consists of a vertical cosmology, the various planes of beings, into which beings are reborn due to their merits and development; and a hori ...
. The residence of
Bodhisattva Svetaketu who believed to have advented as a
Buddha on the human world.
Geography
Dusit has a total area of 2.233 km
2 (about 0.862 mi
2), which is the most southern part of the district, and most of the area is the royal court and government offices. It is the site of Dusit District Office.
The area is bordered by neighbouring subdistricts (from the north clockwise):
Thanon Nakhon Chai Si in its district (Khlong Samsen is a borderline),
Suan Chitlada in its district (
Khlong Prem Prachakon
Khlong Prem Prachakon ( th, คลองเปรมประชากร, ) is a '' khlong'' (คลอง; canal) in central Thailand. It's considered to be the first canal dug in the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). It connects between Ba ...
is a borderline), Wat Sommanat of
Pom Prap Sattru Phai District and Bang Khun Phrom of
Phra Nakhon District (
Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem is a borderline),
Wachiraphayaban in its district (
Samsen Road is a borderline).
Demography
In 2017 it had a total population of 12,792 people.
References
Subdistricts of Bangkok
Dusit district
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