Rat Phatthana (, ) is a ''

khwaeng A ''khwaeng'' (, ) is an administrative subdivision used in the fifty districts of Bangkok and a few other city municipalities in Thailand. Currently, there are 180 ''khwaeng'' in Bangkok. A ''khwaeng'' is roughly equivalent to a ''tambon'' in ot ...

'' (subdistrict) of

Saphan Sung District Saphan Sung (, ) is one of the Districts of Bangkok, 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Located on the eastern part of the capital, it is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Khan Na Yao, Min Buri, Lat Krabang, Pra ...

, in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

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. In 2020, it had a total population of 42,606 people.

Toponymy

The name ''Rat Phatthana'' means "developed by the people". It gets its name from the road of the same name that runs through the area. The road is known locally as ''Soi Mistine'' (ซอยมีสทีน). A side street branching off the main street,

Ramkhamhaeng Road 250px, Ramkhamhaeng Road at Ramkhamhaeng-Rom Klao Intersection. Ramkhamhaeng Road (, ) is a main road in eastern Bangkok, Thailand. It's named after Ramkhamhaeng University (RU), Thailand's first open university that it runs through. The name is a ...

(Soi Ramkhamhaeng 160). An alley named after Mistine, a brand of Thai cosmetics with production base here.

References

Subdistricts of Bangkok Saphan Sung district {{Bangkok-geo-stub