Dusit subdistrict, Bangkok

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'''Dusit''' ({{langx|th|ดุสิต}}; {{IPA|th|dù(ʔ).sìt|pron}}) is a ''[[khwaeng]]'' (subdistrict) of [[Dusit District]], in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]].

==Naming== Its named after [[Dusit Palace]], that is located in the area.

The word "Dusit", refers to "[[Tushita]]", the fourth of six [[desire realm|heavenly realm]], according to the belief in [[Buddhist cosmology]]. The residence of [[Bodhisattva]] Svetaketu who believed to have advented as a [[Buddha]] on the human world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dictionary.sanook.com/search/dict-th-th-royal-institute/%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%95|title=ดุสิต|language=thai|trans-title=Dusit|work=Dictionary.sanook}}</ref>

==Geography== Dusit has a total area of 2.233 km<sup>2</sup> (about 0.862 mi<sup>2</sup>), which is the most southern part of the district, and most of the area is the royal court and government offices. It is the site of Dusit District Office.

The area is bordered by neighbouring subdistricts (from the north clockwise): [[Thanon Nakhon Chai Si]] in its district (Khlong Samsen is a borderline), [[Suan Chitlada]] in its district ([[Khlong Prem Prachakon]] is a borderline), Wat Sommanat of [[Pom Prap Sattru Phai District]] and Bang Khun Phrom of [[Phra Nakhon District]] ([[Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem]] is a borderline), [[Wachiraphayaban]] in its district ([[Sam Sen|Samsen Road]] is a borderline).

==Demography== In 2017 it had a total population of 12,792 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stat.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/views/showDistrictData.php?statType=1&year=60&rcode=10|publisher=Department of Provincial Administration|title=Population statistics 2017|language=Thai|accessdate=2018-03-20}}</ref>

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[[Category:Subdistricts of Bangkok]] [[Category:Dusit district]]