{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Thung Maha Mek |native_name = ทุ่งมหาเมฆ |settlement_type = [[Khwaeng]] | coordinates = |motto = | image_map = {{#property:P242}} | map_caption = Location in [[Sathon District]] <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Thailand}} |subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Bangkok]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Amphoe|Khet]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Sathon District|Sathon]] <!-- Politics -----------------> |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_total_km2 = 4.041 |area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/upload/user/00000130/BMA_STATISTICS%202563/ebook%2063.pdf|script-title=th:สถิติกรุงเทพมหานครประจำปี 2563|trans-title=Bangkok Statistics 2020|author=Administrative Strategy Division, Strategy and Evaluation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration |date=2021 |access-date=27 November 2021|lang=th}}</ref> |area_water_km2 = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 19,104 |population_density_km2 = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = [[Indochina Time|ICT]] |utc_offset = +7 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = {{#property:P281}} |area_code = |blank_name = [[TIS 1099]] |blank_info = {{#property:P1067}} |website = |footnotes = |image_skyline= Tungmahamek002.jpg |caption = }}
'''Thung Maha Mek''' ({{langx|th|ทุ่งมหาเมฆ}}, {{IPA|th|tʰûŋ mā.hǎː mêːk|pron}}) is a neighborhood in the [[Sathorn|Sathorn District]] of [[Bangkok]]. Legally, Tungmahamek is one of three ''[[khwaeng]]'', or subdistricts which together comprise Sathorn District. In 2020, it had a total population of 19,104 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stat.bora.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statyear/#/TableTemplate4/Area/statpop?yymm=63&ccDesc=%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3&topic=statpop&ccNo=10&rcodeNo=1028&rcodeDesc=%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A3|publisher=Department of Provincial Administration|title=Population statistics 2020|language=Thai|accessdate=12 October 2021}}</ref>
The name "Thung Maha Mek" literally means "a field of many clouds (or a vast expanse of clouds)." It is believed that this name comes from the area's former landscape, which consisted of wide open fields and [[paddy field|rice paddie]]s. The terrain was spacious and unobstructed, with cool breezes blowing through. This is reflected in the name of a nearby road, Yen Akat Road (ถนนเย็นอากาศ, {{lit|cool air road}}). During [[Thailand in World War II|World War II]], people often evacuated from the city to this area to escape the [[Bombing of Bangkok in World War II|bombing]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reurnthai.com/index.php?topic=7280.0|date=2022-02-01|title=ถนนเย็นอากาศ งามดูพลี นางลิ้นจี่ มีประวัติที่มาอย่างไรครับ|language=thai|accessdate=2026-04-09|work=Ruenthai.com|author=Byrtie}}</ref>
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