Dusit district

Dusit
ดุสิต
Khet
Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in 2017
Khet location in Bangkok
Coordinates: 13°46′37″N 100°31′14″E / 13.77694°N 100.52056°E / 13.77694; 100.52056
CountryThailand
ProvinceBangkok
SeatDusit
Khwaeng5
Area
 • Total10.7 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total95,852[1]
 • Density8,958.13/km2 (23,201.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
10300
Geocode1002

Dusit district is a district in the capital city of Thailand.

2025 sinkhole

A sinkhole (picture) showed up in September 2025; It is 30 m wide (c. 98 ft), and 30 m long, and 50 m deep (164 ft), as of the last week of September. It happened while a tunnel area was being constructed; That tunnel area is supposed to become a part of the MRT Purple Line.[2] A hospital near the sinkhole, was evacuated.[3] The sinkhole covers about 900 square meters.[4] The incident is sometimes called, the 2025 Bangkok road collapse.

Sources

  1. "Population and House Report for Year 2017". Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 2018-04-01. (Search page)
  2. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3110624/mrta-unstable-soil-groundwater-caused-bangkok-sinkhole. Retrieved 2025-09-25
  3. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3110586/workers-filling-bangkok-sinkhole-to-prevent-building-collapse. Retrieved 2025-09-25
  4. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-works-tackle-massive-sinkhole-capital-2025-09-24/. Retrieved 2025-09-25