Sala Thammasop
Sala Thammasop (Thai: ศาลาธรรมสพน์, pronounced [sǎː.lāː tʰām.mā.sòp]) is a khwaeng (sub-district) of Bangkok's Thawi Watthana district. It has an area of 28.698 km2 (about 11 mi2).
Sala Thammasop
ศาลาธรรมสพน์ | |
|---|---|
 Location in Thawi Watthana district | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Bangkok |
| Khet | Thawi Watthana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.698 km2 (11.080 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 55,590 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 10170 |
| TIS 1099 | 104802 |
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.
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References
- Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (2021). สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563 [Bangkok Statistics 2020] (PDF) (in Thai). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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- "คลองมหาสวัสดิ์" [Khlong Maha Sawat]. Bangkok.go.th (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- Team Nang Rot Fai Kub Nai Ham Mun (2016-02-05). "สถานีศาลาธรรมสพน์ ชื่อเพราะไหมครับ" [Sala Tammasop station, is this name beautiful]. facebook (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-03-31.