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Sala Thammasop

Coordinates: 13°46′55.1″N 100°22′42.5″E / 13.781972°N 100.378472°E / 13.781972; 100.378472
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Sala Thammasop
ศาลาธรรมสพน์
Phuttamonthon Sai 2 Railway Halt in January 2024
Location in Thawi Watthana district
Country Thailand
ProvinceBangkok
KhetThawi Watthana
Area
 • Total28.698 km2 (11.080 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total55,590
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
10170
TIS 1099104802

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).

History

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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. After World War II, its name was 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

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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)

13°46′55.1″N 100°22′42.5″E / 13.781972°N 100.378472°E / 13.781972; 100.378472