Pathum Thani province

Pathum Thani (Thai: ปทุมธานี, pronounced [pā.tʰūm tʰāːnīː]) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise): Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok, Chachoengsao, Bangkok, and Nonthaburi.

Pathum Thani ปทุมธานี
Province
Clockwise from top left: Thailand National Memorial, A Royal Ploughing Ceremony exhibition in Golden Jubilee Museum of Agriculture, Tornado ride in the Dream World, Wat Phra Dhammakaya, National Science Museum, Thammasat University's pond.
Flag Seal
Motto(s):  ถิ่นบัวหลวง เมืองรวงข้าว เชื้อชาวมอญ นครธรรมะ พระตำหนักรวมใจ สดใสเจ้าพระยา ก้าวหน้าอุตสาหกรรม ("Home of the royal lotus. Town of rice ears. Mon people. City of Dharma. Palace of unity. Bright Chao Phraya (River). Progressive industry.")
Map of Thailand highlighting Pathum Thani province
Country	Thailand
Region	Central Thailand
Capital	Pathum Thani
Largest City	Rangsit
Government
• Governor	Vacant
Area [1]
• Total	1,526 km2 (589 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 70th
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	1,163,604
• Rank	Ranked 18th
• Density	763/km2 (1,980/sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 5th
Human Achievement Index [3]
• HAI (2022)	0.6589 "somewhat high" Ranked 15th
GDP [4]
• Total	baht 381 billion (US$13 billion) (2019)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	10xxx
Calling code	02
ISO 3166 code	TH-13
Website	pathumthani.go.th

The province is north of Bangkok and is part of the Bangkok metropolitan area. In many places, the boundary between the two provinces is not noticeable as both sides of the boundary are equally urbanized. Pathum Thani town is the administrative seat, but Ban Rangsit, seat of Thanyaburi district, is the largest populated place in the province.^[5]

Pathum Thani is an old province, heavily populated by the Mon people, dotted with 186 temples and parks. The Dream World amusement park is here.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

The province lies on the low alluvial flats of the Chao Phraya River that flows through the capital. Many canals (khlongs) cross the province and feed the rice paddies. There is no forest area in the province.^[6]

History

The city dates back to a settlement founded by Mon migrating from Mottama (Thai: เมาะตะมะ) in Myanmar around 1650. The original name was Sam Khok.^{[7]: 230, 369} In 1815, King Rama II visited the city and the citizens offered him many lotus flowers, which prompted the king to rename the city Pathum Thani, meaning 'lotus flower town'.^[8]

Symbols

The provincial seal shows a pink lotus flower with two rice stalks bending over it, representing the fertility of the province. The provincial tree is the Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata). The provincial flower is the lotus (Nymphaea lotus).^{[citation needed]}

Education and technology

Pathum Thani has a very high concentration of higher education institutions, especially ones in the field of science and technology. This, together with a large number of industrial parks and research facilities (including those in Thailand Science Park), make the region the educational and technology hub of the area.^{[citation needed]}

Academic institutes

National Science Museum, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok University (Rangsit Campus), Eastern Asia University, North Bangkok University (Rangsit), Pathumthani University, Rajamangala University of Technology, Rangsit University, Shinawatra University, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University (Rangsit Center), and Valaya Alongkorn Rajahbhat University

Research bodies

Thailand Science Park, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR)

Industrial parks

Software Park Thailand (in Nonthaburi, southwest of Pathum Thani), Nava Nakorn Industrial Promotion Zone (1376 acres / 5.6 km²), Bangkadi Industrial Park (470 acres / 1.9 km²), Techno Thani (a "Technology City" administered by the Ministry of Science and Technology), and a number of industrial parks in neighboring Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi provinces.

Administrative divisions

Provincial government

Map of Pathum Thani province with districts

  City municipalities (thesaban nakhon)

  Town municipalities (thesaban mueang)

  Subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon)

The province is divided into seven districts (amphoes). The districts are further subdivided into 60 communes (tambons) and 529 villages (mubans).

Mueang Pathum Thani Khlong Luang Thanyaburi Nong Suea

Lat Lum Kaeo Lam Luk Ka Sam Khok

Local government

As of 29 September 2020 there are: one Pathum Thani Provincial Administrative Organization - PAO (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and twenty-nine municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Rangsit has city (thesaban nakhon) status. Further ten have town (thesaban mueang) status and eighteen subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon).^[2]

City municipality

1

Rangsit[9]

85,260

	Town mun.	People
1	Tha Khlong[10]	78,108	6	Bueng Yi Tho[11]	32,708
2	Lam Sam Kaeo[12]	66,003	7	Sanan Rak[13]	31,350
3	Lat Sawai[14]	65,906	8	Bang Khu Wat	28,349
4	Khlong Luang[15]	62,615	9	Pathum Thani[16]	23,633
5	Khu Khot[17]	44,274	10	Bang Kadi[18]	13,987

	Subdistrict mun.	People
1	Thanyaburi[19]	62,990	10	Bang Toei	10,828
2	Bang Phun[20]	25,509	11	Rahaeng	10,445
3	Lak Hok[21]	21,883	12	Khlong Phra Udom	7,995
4	Lam Luk Ka[19]	18,377	13	Sam Khok[22]	6,963
5	Bang Duea[23]	14,756	14	Bang Luang[19]	6,314
6	Bang Khayaeng[24]	14,557	15	Chiang Rak Yai	6,260
7	Ban Mai[25]	14,447	16	Khu Khwang[26]	6,000
8	Ban Klang[27]	12,326	17	Lam Sai[19]	2,657
9	Nong Sam Wang	11,016	18	Nong Suea[19]	2,901

The non-municipal areas are administered by 35 Subdistrict Administrative
Organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).^[28]

	Municipalities	Communities
	Rangsit[29]	81
	Lam Sam Kaeo[30]	70
	Khlong Luang[31]	54
	Khu Khot[32]	31
	Bueng Yi Tho[33]	37
	Pathum Thani[34]	28
	Bang Kadi[35]	18

Human achievement index 2022

Health	Education	Employment	Income
2	20	15	32
Housing	Family	Transport	Participation
71	23	4	71
Province Pathum Thani, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6589 is "somewhat high", occupies place 15 in the ranking.

Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using the Human achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.^[3]

Rank	Classification
1 - 13	"high"
14 - 29	"somewhat high"
30 - 45	"average"
46 - 61	"somewhat low"
62 - 77	"low"

Map with provinces and HAI 2022 rankings

References

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14. "Number of local government organizations: Summary elevating local authorities". dla.go.th. Department of Local Administration (DLA). 23 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2020. No.3.1 Established Lat Sawai Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO), Lam Luk Ka district, Pathum Thani province is Lat Sawai town municipality, effectively 1 October 2011.
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16. "พระราชกฤษฎีกา จัดตั้งเทศบาลเมืองปทุมธานี จังหวัดปทุมธานี พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๙" [Royal Decree: Establishing of Pathum Thani town municipality, Pathum Thani province, Buddhist Era 2479 (1936).] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 53: 828–831. 29 November 1936. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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21. "ประวัติหน่วยงาน" [History of the Agency]. lakhok.go.th (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. Lak Hok SAO upgraded to Lak Hok subdistrict municipality on 24 August 2007.
22. "Number of local government organizations: Summary elevating local authorities". dla.go.th. Department of Local Administration (DLA). 4 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2020. No.4.2 Established Sam Khok Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO), Sam Khok district, Pathum Thani province is Sam Khok subdistrict municipality, effectively 1 October 2011.
23. "Number of local government organizations: Summary elevating local authorities". dla.go.th. Department of Local Administration (DLA). 2 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2020. No.4.12 Established Bang Duea Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO), Mueang Pathum Thani district, Pathum Thani province is Bang Duea subdistrict municipality, effectively 30 September 2011.
24. "Number of local government organizations: Summary elevating local authorities". dla.go.th. Department of Local Administration (DLA). 30 September 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2020. No.4.49 Established Bang Khayaeng Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO), Mueang district, Pathum Thani province is Bang Khayaeng subdistrict municipality, effectively 30 September 2011.
25. "Number of local government organizations: Summary elevating local authorities". dla.go.th. Department of Local Administration (DLA). 4 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2020. No.4.1 Established Ban Mai Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO), Mueang Pathum Thani district, Pathum Thani province is Ban Mai subdistrict municipality, effectively 1 October 2011.
26. "Number of local government organizations: Summary elevating local authorities". dla.go.th. Department of Local Administration (DLA). 2 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2020. No.4.11 Established Khu Kwang Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO), Lat Lum Kaeo district, Pathum Thani province is Khu Kwang subdistrict municipality, effectively 30 September 2011.
27. "Number of local government organizations: Summary elevating local authorities". dla.go.th. Department of Local Administration (DLA). 2 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2020. No.4.13 Established Ban Klang Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO), Mueang Pathum Thani district, Pathum Thani province is Ban Klang subdistrict municipality, effectively 30 September 2011.
28. Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA), List of 5,324 SAO's information as of date 20 December 2019, 35 SAO's (no.2116-2151) were established in 1994 (1), in 1995 (19), in 1996 (10) and in 1997 (5).
29. "ด้านชุมชน" [Community side]. rangsit.org (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. 81 communities.
30. "กลุ่มอค์กร" [Organization groups]. lamsamkaeo.go.th (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. 70 communities.
31. "ชุมชน" [Communities]. khlongluang.go.th (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. 54 communities.
32. "ข้อมูลชุมชน" [Community information]. khukhot.go.th (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. 31 communities.
33. "1. สภาพทั่วไป (5.3)" [1. General (5.3)]. buengyitho.go.th (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. 37 communities.
34. "ข้อมูลเทศบาล" [Municipal information]. muangpathum.org (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. 28 communities.
35. "ชุมชน" [Communities]. bangkadi.go.th (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. 18 communities.

External links

• Pathum Thani travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Pathum Thani; Tourist Authority of Thailand
• Universities and Colleges in Pathum Thani at Curlie

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