Pathum Thani (, ) is a town (''
thesaban mueang'') in central
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
, directly north of
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...
. It is the capital of the
Pathum Thani province, Thailand as well as the
Mueang Pathum Thani district. As of 2005, it has a population of 18,320, covering the complete sub-district (''
tambon
''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...
'') Bang Parok.
Pathum Thani hosted the
4th APEC Youth Science Festival in 2011.
Pathum Thani is home to Pathum Thani
Thammasat University
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which is where
AFF Mitsubishi electric cup 2022 is held.
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Populated places in Pathum Thani province
Populated places on the Chao Phraya River