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).

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.

Places

• Sala Thammasop railway station
• Phuttamonthon Sai 2 Railway Halt
• Thongsuk College
• Utthayan Avenue
• Borommaratchachonnani Road

References

• "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.