Saphan Sung subdistrict

Saphan Sung

สะพานสูง
Saphan Sung สะพานสูง
Khwaeng
	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

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

^ 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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[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.,