Yan Nawa ( th, ยานนาวา, ) is a '' khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of

Sathon District Sathon or Sathorn ( th, สาทร, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by six other districts (from north clockwise): Bang Rak, Pathum Wan, Khlong Toei, Yan Nawa, Bang Kho Laem, and Khlo ...

, in

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. In 2017 it had a population of 20,758 people.

History

In 1939, the subdistrict was renamed from ''Ban Thawai'' (บ้านทะวาย) to ''Yan Nawa'', following the same name change of Yan Nawa District. In 1989, the subdistrict together with Thung Wat Don was split off from Yan Nawa District to form Sathon District. The reason why it used to be called "Ban Thawai" (Tavoyan hamlet) because in the past Yan Nawa used to be a residence in Bangkok by the Tavoyan people who were forcibly brought up from

Tavoy Dawei (, ; mnw, ဓဝဲါ, ; th, ทวาย, RTGS: ''Thawai'', ; formerly known as Tavoy) is a city in south-eastern Myanmar and is the capital of the Tanintharyi Region, formerly known as the Tenasserim Division, on the northern bank of ...

(now Dawei) in the south during the reign of

King Rama I Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok Maharaj (, 20 March 1737 – 7 September 1809), personal name Thongduang (), also known as Rama I, was the founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom and the first monarch of the reigning Chakri dynasty of Siam (now Tha ...

in the early Rattanakosin period more than 250 years ago. It is assumed that the territory of Ban Tawai covers the area of Wat Rat Singkhon and the departure point of the

Chao Phraya Express Boat The Chao Phraya Express Boat ( th, เรือด่วนเจ้าพระยา ''Ruea Duan Chao Phraya'') is a transportation service in Thailand operating on the Chao Phraya River. It provides riverine express transportation between stop ...

at present Wat Phraya Krai, Bang Kho Laem.

References

Subdistricts of Bangkok Sathon district {{Bangkok-geo-stub