Saphan Sung subdistrict
Saphan Sung
สะพานสูง | |
|---|---|
 Location in Saphan Sung District | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Bangkok |
| Khet | Saphan Sung |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.147 km2 (3.146 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 28,213 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 10240 |
| TIS 1099 | 104401 |
Saphan Sung (Thai: สะพานสูง, pronounced [sā.pʰāːn sǔːŋ]) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Saphan Sung District, in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2020, it had a total population of 28,213 people.[2]
Toponymy
[edit]Saphan Sung is another historical settlement of many Muslim Bangkokians, the area's name means "Tall Bridges." It's believed that the name refers to many tall bridges built across the network of canals that ran through the agriculture farmland of the old days.
References
[edit]- ^ 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) - ^ "Population statistics 2020" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2021-04-06.,
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