Wat Salawan

Wat Salawan is a Buddhist temple in Sala Ya, Phutthamonthon District, Nakhon Pathom Province. Wat Salawan is situated nearby to the railway station Salaya Station, as well as near Mahidol Wittayanusorn School.

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand
Also known as: “Wat Ta Phin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Salaya Station and Mahidol Wittayanusorn School.

Salaya Station

Railway station

Photo: MNXANL, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Salaya railway station is a railway station located in Salaya Subdistrict, Phutthamonthon District, Nakhon Pathom Province and is a class 1 railway station. Salaya Station is situated 290 metres south of Wat Salawan.

Mahidol Wittayanusorn School

School

Photo: Wutkh, CC0.

Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, also known colloquially as MWIT, is a secondary school in Thailand. Situated on the Salaya Campus of Mahidol University in Nakhon Pathom Province, it enrolls Mathayom 4–6 students and is the first specialised science school in the country, designed to provide education for the development of gifted and talented students in science and mathematics. Mahidol Wittayanusorn School is situated 800 metres southwest of Wat Salawan.

Wat Puranawat

Buddhist temple

Wat Puranawat is a private Buddhist temple in suburb Bangkok, situated on the bank of Khlong Maha Sawat in the area of Sala Thammasop in Thawi Watthana District, considered as a temple on the northwesternmost of Bangkok. Wat Puranawat is situated 1¼ km east of Wat Salawan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thawi Watthana and Thawi Watthana.

Thawi Watthana

Quarter

Thawi Watthana is one of the two khwaengs of Thawi Watthana District, Bangkok's Thonburi side, apart from Sala Thammasop. In 2015 it had a population of 22,552 people, with total area of 21.521 km2. Thawi Watthana is situated 5 km southeast of Wat Salawan.