Mueang Pathum Thani ( th, เมืองปทุมธานี, ) is the capital district (''
amphoe mueang'') of
Pathum Thani province, central
Thailand
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.
History
In the past, the district was called Bang Kadi District after the name of central tambon, as required by the Law of 1897. The district office was on the east bank of the
Chao Phraya
The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand.
E ...
River. The office was moved to Tambon Parok, on the west bank of the river, in 1917. On 25 June 1938, the interior ministry changed the name of the district to "Mueang Pathum Thani District" in keeping with a decree of
Rama VIII
Ananda Mahidol ( th, พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาอานันทมหิดล; ; 20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946), posthumous reigning title Phra Athamaramathibodin ( th, พระอั ...
.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise):
Lat Lum Kaeo,
Sam Khok,
Khlong Luang,
Thanyaburi, and
Lam Luk Ka of Pathum Thani Province;
Don Mueang of
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in 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 estimated populati ...
; and
Pak Kret
Pak Kret ( th, ปากเกร็ด, ) is a city ('' thesaban nakhon'') in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. It lies in the Central Thai plains on the east bank of the lower Chao Phraya River, bordering Bangkok to the east, Mueang Nonthaburi ...
of
Nonthaburi province.
Administration
The district is divided into 14 sub-districts (''
tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) 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 '' khwaen ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 81 villages (''
mubans''). The town (''
thesaban mueang
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
'') of
Pathum Thani
Pathum Thani ( th, ปทุมธานี, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand, directly north of Bangkok. It is the capital of the Pathum Thani province, Thailand as well as the Mueang Pathum Thani district. As of 2005, it ha ...
covers ''tambon'' Bang Prok and two additional municipal areas: the townships (''
thesaban tambon
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
s'') Bang Luang and Bang Kadi. Bang Kadi covers the whole same-named ''tambon'', Bang Luang covers parts of ''tambons'' Bang Luang, Ban Chang, and Bang Duea. There are twelve tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal areas.
Education
* The
Global Indian International School is in Ban Khayaeng.
School Contacts
" Global Indian International School (Thailand). Retrieved on March 8, 2016.
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070212183724/http://www.muangpathumthani.com/ District website (Thai)
Mueang Pathum Thani
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