Sala Thammasop Explained

Official Name:Sala Thammasop
Native Name:ศาลาธรรมสพน์
Settlement Type:Khwaeng
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Bangkok
Subdivision Type3:Khet
Subdivision Name3:Thawi Watthana
Area Total Km2:28.698
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:55590
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Blank Name:TIS 1099

Sala Thammasop (Thai: ศาลาธรรมสพน์, in Thai pronounced as /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

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/upload/user/00000130/BMA_STATISTICS%202563/ebook%2063.pdf. th:สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563. Bangkok Statistics 2020. Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration . 2021 . 27 November 2021. th.