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Rat Phatthana, Bangkok

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Rat Phatthana
ราษฎร์พัฒนา
Location in Saphan Sung District
Coordinates: 13°46′6.79″N 100°42′19.17″E / 13.7685528°N 100.7053250°E / 13.7685528; 100.7053250
Country Thailand
ProvinceBangkok
KhetSaphan Sung
Area
 • Total9.009 km2 (3.478 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total42,606
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
10240
TIS 1099104402

Rat Phatthana (Thai: ราษฎร์พัฒนา, pronounced [râːt pʰát.tʰā.nāː]) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Saphan Sung District, in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2020, it had a total population of 42,606 people.[2]

Toponymy

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The name Rat Phatthana means "developed by the people". It gets its name from the road of the same name that runs through the area. The road is known locally as Soi Mistine (ซอยมีสทีน). A side street branching off the main street, Ramkhamhaeng Road (Soi Ramkhamhaeng 160). An alley named after Mistine, a brand of Thai cosmetics with production base here.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (2021). สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563 [Bangkok Statistics 2020] (PDF) (in Thai). Retrieved 27 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Population statistics 2020" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2021-04-06.,
  3. ^ "รู้จักย่านราษฎร์พัฒนาแบบเจาะลึก". DDproperty (in Thai). 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2023-12-13.