Pathum Thani ( th, ปทุมธานี, ) is a 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 ...

'') in central

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

, directly north 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 ...

. It is the capital of the Pathum Thani province, Thailand as well as the

Mueang Pathum Thani district Mueang Pathum Thani ( th, เมืองปทุมธานี, ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Pathum Thani province, central Thailand. History In the past, the district was called Bang Kadi District after the name of cent ...

. As of 2005, it has a population of 18,320, covering the complete sub-district (''

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 ...

'') Bang Parok. Pathum Thani hosted the 4th APEC Youth Science Festival in 2011.

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* {{Authority control Populated places in Pathum Thani province Populated places on the Chao Phraya River