Din Daeng District


Din Daeng is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbours, clockwise from north, are Chatuchak, Huai Khwang, Ratchathewi, and Phaya Thai.

History

The district was created in 1993, when the eastern part of Phaya Thai was split off to form a new district. The district is highly populated partly due to the concentration of apartments built by National Housing Authority. They are along Din Daeng Road and Pracha Songkhro Road.
Its name "Din Daeng" meaning "red soil", derived from the name of Din Daeng Road that cuts through the area. Because during the period of the government of Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsongkram, the construction of this road therefore making this area full of red soil dust.

Environmental

According to Thailand's Pollution Control Department Din Daeng is the noisiest district in the city. It suffers from noise pollution on the order of an average daily noise level of 71.6 to 81.6 A-weighted decibels. A-weighting is commonly used for the measurement of environmental and industrial noise, as well as for assessing potential hearing damage. The safe limit is no more than 70 decibels on average in a 24-hour period. The PCD attributes the noise to vehicular traffic.
Sites in Thon Buri District and Huai Khwang District were named the second and third most noise polluted.

Administration

The district is divided into two sub-districts.

Diplomatic mission

The MRT passes along Din Daeng's eastern border with five stations: Phra Ram 9, Thailand Cultural Centre, Huai Khwang, Sutthisan, and Ratchadaphisek.