{{other uses|Sathon (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Sathon | native_name = สาทร | native_name_lang = th | settlement_type = [[List of districts of Bangkok|District]] | image_skyline = Naradhiwas Canal.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = [[Khlong Chong Nonsi]] with [[Chong Nonsi Station]] in the distance | image_seal = | image_map = Amphoe 1028.svg | map_caption = District location in [[Bangkok]] | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|13|42|29|N|100|31|35|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Thailand | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Bangkok]] | subdivision_type2 = Seat | subdivision_name2 = [[Thung Wat Don]] | subdivision_type3 = ''[[Khwaeng]]'' | subdivision_name3 = 3 | established_title = District established | established_date = 9 November 1989 | leader_title = | leader_name = | area_total_km2 = 9.326 | population_total = 79,624<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/views/showDistrictData.php?rcode=10&statType=1&year=60|title=Population and House Report for Year 2017 (see page 2 for data of this district)|publisher=Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs|access-date=2018-04-01}} ([http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/ Search page])</ref> | population_as_of = 2017 | population_density_km2 = 8,537.85 | timezone = [[Time in Thailand|ICT]] | utc_offset = +7 | postal_code_type = [[Postal code]] | postal_code = 10120 | geocode = 1028 | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Sathon''' or '''Sathorn''' ({{langx|th|สาทร}}, {{IPA|th|sǎː.tʰɔ̄ːn|pron}}), is a district (''khet'') of [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]], one of [[Districts of Bangkok|fifty]] into which the city is divided. Situated along the [[Chao Phraya River]] in central Bangkok, Sathorn is home to numerous intergovernmental organizations, foreign embassies, and Southeast Asian offices of multinational corporations. Its neighboring districts are (clockwise from north): [[Bang Rak district|Bang Rak]], [[Pathum Wan]], [[Khlong Toei]], [[Yan Nawa]], [[Bang Kho Laem]], and [[Khlong San]] (across the [[Chao Phraya River]]).
==History== Sathorn district was once part of Yan Nawa. Due to its large area and population, first a branch district office of Yan Nawa was set up on 9 March 1989 to serve the people in three ''khwaeng'' of Yan Nawa. And then on 9 November 1989, the Sathon district was established inheriting the area once served by the branch office.
The district is named after [[Sathon Road]] and [[Khlong Sathon]]. Khlong Sathon, the older of the two, is a canal (''[[khlong]]'') dug for public transportation by a Chinese company. The Chinese owner was later granted the name ''Luang Sathon Racha Yut'' (หลวงสาทรราชายุตก์) by King [[Chulalongkorn]] for his accomplishment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legacy.orst.go.th/?knowledges=%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A3-%E0%B9%93%E0%B9%90-%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A1-%E0%B9%92%E0%B9%95%E0%B9%95%E0%B9%93|title=Sathon|website=Office of Royal Society|access-date=2018-04-19}}</ref> Both sides of the canal later became Sathon Road. Incorrect Thai spelling for Sathon สาธร had been used for very long time, but it was corrected in April 1999. His former house is now [[Sathon Mansion]] in Bang Rak District.
==Administration== The district is divided into three sub-districts (''[[khwaeng]]''). {|class="wikitable sortable" !No.||Name||Thai||Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>)||Map |- |{{center|1.}}||[[Thung Wat Don]]||{{lang|th|ทุ่งวัดดอน}}||<div align="right">3.195</div>||rowspan=4|[[File:Khwaeng 1028.png|150px|Map]] |- |{{center|2.}}||[[Yan Nawa subdistrict|Yan Nawa]]||{{lang|th|ยานนาวา}}||<div align="right">2.090</div> |- |{{center|3.}}||[[Thung Maha Mek]]||{{lang|th|ทุ่งมหาเมฆ}}||<div align="right">4.041</div> |- !colspan=3|Total||<div align="right">9.326</div> |} The [[Department of Airports (Thailand)|Department of Airports]] of Thailand is headquartered in Sathon,<ref>[https://www.airports.go.th/en/contact.html Contact Us]. [[Department of Airports (Thailand)|Department of Airports]]. Retrieved on 1 August 2019</ref> as was its predecessor, the [[Department of Civil Aviation (Thailand)|Department of Civil Aviation]].<ref>[http://www.aviation.go.th/template/contactDCA_en.htm Contact DCA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109035729/http://www.aviation.go.th/template/contactDCA_en.htm |date=2010-01-09 }}. [[Department of Civil Aviation (Thailand)|Department of Civil Aviation]]. Retrieved on 4 March 2010.</ref>
[[Aeronautical Radio of Thailand]] (AEROTHAI) and [[Bangkok Dock Company]], the state enterprises under the [[Ministry of Transport (Thailand)|Ministry of Transport]] also based in the district.
==Sathon Road== [[file:British Embassy Bangkok.jpg|thumb|One of several diplomatic missions based in Sathorn]] {{main|Sathon Road}} Sathon Road marks the northern boundary of the district, with the southern lane of the road belonging to Sathon District and the northern lane across the Sathon Canal belonging to Bang Rak.
Along Sathon Road there are many up-scale hotels, the famous "[[Robot Building]]", Saint Louis Hospital (and church, and school), the Apostolic Nunciature of The Holy See, and the Blue Elephant cooking school.
==Places== {{multiple image | direction = vertical | width = 250 | align =left | image1 =Sathorn003.jpg | alt1 = | caption1 =Typical Sathorn cityscape | image2 = Wat Yannawa - 001 Concrete Chinese Junk (12130458466).jpg | alt2 = | caption2 = [[Wat Yannawa]], a temple in Sathon with a pagoda shaped like a [[Chinese junk]] | image3 =Chong Nansi Metro Station.jpg | alt3 = | caption3 =Chong Nonsi Station, elevated above a major intersection }} [[Wat Yannawa]] (วัดยานนาวา), a [[temple]] dating back to the [[Ayutthaya Kingdom|Ayutthaya]] period, is probably the best known temple in Sathon. It has a unique [[junk (ship)|junk]]-shaped [[stupa|chedi]] and [[wat|viharn]] built by [[Rama III|King Rama III]]. The idea behind the construction was that Chinese junk was quickly disappearing and the pagoda should show present descendants what it looked like. The temple was known as ''Wat Kok Khwai'' (วัดคอกควาย) during the Ayutthaya Kingdom and Wat Kok Krabue (วัดคอกกระบือ) during the [[Thonburi]] and early-[[Bangkok]] eras before the construction of the chedi.
Wat Don (วัดดอน) was built in 1797 during the [[King Rama I]] period by people who immigrated from [[Tavoy]], [[Myanmar]]. The name ''Wat Don'' is equally well known for the [[Teochew Cemetery (Bangkok)|Wat Don Cemetery]] not far away. The graveyard contains the remains of people of Chinese heritage. In the past, it was rumored to be a haunted place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch3thailand.com/news/scoop/10691|work=CH3|language=th|title=ป่าช้าวัดดอน สุสานสุดเฮี้ยน|trans-title=Wat Don Cemetery, a very haunted graveyard}}</ref> Next to the cemetery is Wat Prok (วัดปรก), a [[Mon (ethnic group)|Mon]]-styled Buddhist temple.
Hindu Dharma Sabha Association (สมาคมฮินดูธรรมสภา), better known as Wat Vishnu (วัดวิษณุ), is one of Bangkok's oldest and most prominent [[Hindu temple]]s, alongside the [[Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Bangkok|Sri Mahamariamman Temple]] in Bang Rak and the [[Devasathan]] in [[Phra Nakhon]]. Founded in 1920, it is a Vaishnavite temple and is regarded as the only one in the city that enshrines idols of all the major [[Hindu deities]]. It is located in the same [[soi|alley]] as Wat Prok.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siamganesh.com/vishnutemple.html|language=th|title=วัดวิษณุ : หนึ่งเดียวในไทยที่มีเทพครบทุกองค์!!|trans-title=Vishu Temple : only one in Thailand that has all the gods!!|access-date=2020-04-18|first=Traithep|last=Krai-ngu|work=Siamganesh}}</ref>
[[Saint Louis Church, Bangkok|Saint Louis Church]] (วัดเซนต์หลุยส์), the only [[Catholic Church in Thailand|Catholic church]] along Sathon Road, was named in honour of [[Louis IX of France|Saint Louis]].
Within [[Soi]] Sathon 3, commonly known as Soi Suan Phlu, which literally means "betel garden alley," the name originates from the area's past as a place where Chinese residents cultivated [[betel]]. Soi Suan Phlu connects Sathon Road to the Thung Maha Mek, and continues onward to [[Chan Road]] in the neighboring district Yan Nawa. The soi is home to [[M.R. Kukrit's House]] (บ้านคึกฤทธิ์), locally known as Ban Soi Suan Phlu (บ้านซอยสวนพลู, "the house of Soi Suan Phlu"), the private residence of [[M.R. Kukrit Pramoj]], a former [[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Mininster]] and an important national figure. The residence consists of five beautifully crafted [[traditional Thai house]]s, and today it serves as a heritage museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.posttoday.com/columnist/665693|work=Posttoday|accessdate=2026-04-09|date=2021-10-16|first=Thawee|last=Suraritthikul|language=thai|title=ใต้ถุนบ้านซอยสวนพลู (2)}}</ref>
San Chao Mae Brahma Met (ศาลเจ้าแม่พรหมเมศ) is a Teochew [[Chinese temple architecture|Chinese joss house]] situated on Charoen Krung Road, near [[Sathon Bridge]] and Wat Yannawa. It was originally located at the mouth of Khlong Sathon, but was relocated to its present site when Sathon Bridge was constructed. Next to the shrine is Soi Wanglee (ซอยหวั่งหลี), a historic community that once thrived during the transition from the [[Chinese junk]] era to the age of steamships. In its heyday, the area was filled with docks, rice mills, and served as the Chinese port for transporting goods and passengers to Singapore, Hong Kong, Shantou, and Hainan. These enterprises were joint ventures between [[Chinese-Thai]] businessmen during the reign of King Chulalongkorn. However, disputes eventually arose, and the properties were sold to the [[Wanglee family]]. On June 19, 1889, the area became the site of a major clash when two rival [[Triad (organised crime)|Chinese secret societie]]s, composed of immigrant laborers, fought in the middle of Charoen Krung Road near Wat Yannawa. More than 1,000 people were involved in the conflict, which lasted for two days, leaving 20 dead and hundreds injured. As a result, rice mills and shops in Soi Wanglee shut down due to fears of unrest, and many Chinese coolies stopped working to join the fighting. In the end, the government under King Chulalongkorn suppressed the uprising, arresting 905 members of the secret societies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goto.thestarto.com:780/news/details.aspx?id=55022|work=Manager Weekly|date=January 2007|accessdate=2026-04-09|language=thai|title=กรณีศึกษาชุมชนซอยหวั่งหลี ทำลายหรือจัดสรรพื้นที่ประวัติศาสตร์ธุรกิจ?|first=Supranee|last=Kongnirandonsuk}}</ref> Today, the community has disappeared, leaving only an empty plot of land beside Wat Yannawa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mgronline.com/travel/detail/9520000082413|work=Manager Online|date=2009-07-21|access-date=2020-04-18|author=Num lukthung|language=th|title="New Road" ถนนใหม่สายแรกในกรุงเทพฯ|trans-title="New Road" the first road in Bangkok}}</ref>
==Economy== [[Nok Air]] has its head office in the Rajanakarn Building in Yan Nawa, Sathon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact US|url=http://content.nokair.com/en/Contact-Nok.aspx|website=Nok Air|access-date=10 November 2017}}</ref>
==Education== [[File:Assumption College Primary Bangkok.jpg|thumb|Assumption College Primary Section]] * [[Assumption College Primary Section]] *[[Garden International School Bangkok]] *[[Rajamangala University of Technology|Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep]] *[[Wat Suthiwararam School]] *[[Satri Si Suriyothai School]] *[[Saint Louis College (Bangkok)]]
==Diplomatic missions== * Embassy of Austria<ref name=DipList>{{cite web|title=Diplomatic and Consular List|url=http://www.mfa.go.th/main/contents/files/information-20190813-113820-599955.pdf|access-date=16 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816083610/http://www.mfa.go.th/main/contents/files/information-20190813-113820-599955.pdf|archive-date=16 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Embassy of Brazil * Embassy of Denmark * Embassy of Germany * [[Apostolic Nunciature to Thailand|Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See]] * Embassy of Luxembourg * Embassy of Malaysia * Embassy of Mexico * Embassy of Morocco * Embassy of Panama * Embassy of Singapore * Embassy of Slovakia * [[Embassy of the United Kingdom, Bangkok|Embassy of United Kingdom]]
{{panorama|image=File:Sathorn District - Bangkok - day view - 2011-12.jpg|height=200|caption=Sathon District from the [[Yan Nawa district]]}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|Thailand}} * [http://www.bma.go.th/bmaeng/sathon/ BMA website with tourist landmarks of Sathon] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20031205195254/http://www.geocities.com/stdo_bma/eindex.htm Sathon district office]
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