Saphan Sung (, ) 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 ...

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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 ...

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. In 2020, it had a total population of 28,213 people.,

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

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