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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]: 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'.[7]
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]
Province Pathum Thani, with an HAI 2017 value of 0.6384 is "high", occupies place 10 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]
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ab"สถิติทางการทะเบียน" [Registration statistics]. bora.dopa.go.th. Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA). December 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020. Download จำนวนประชากร ปี พ.ศ.2562 - Download population year 2019
^"Population Statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2010-06-28. Pathum Thani town population 18,843; Rangsit town population 76,843
^"ตารางที่ 2 พี้นที่ป่าไม้ แยกรายจังหวัด พ.ศ.2562" [Table 2 Forest area Separate province year 2019]. Royal Forest Department (in Thai). 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2021, information, Forest statistics Year 2019{{
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^Rajanubhab, D., 2001, Our Wars With the Burmese, Bangkok: White Lotus Co. Ltd.,
ISBN9747534584
^"Pathum Thani". Amazing Thailand. Tourism Authority of Thailand. Archived from
the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
^"พระราชฤษฎีกา จัดตั้งเทศบาลเมืองท่าโขลง พ.ศ.๒๕๔๔" [Royal Decree: Establish of Tha Khlong town municipality B.E.2544 (2001)] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 118 (93 Kor): 25–27. 9 October 2001. Archived from
the original(PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^"ประวัติความเป็นมา" [History]. lamsamkaeo.go.th (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. Lam Sam Kaeo SAO upgraded to Lam Sam Kaeo town municipality on 1 August 2007.
^"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.
^"พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งเทศบลเมืองคูคต พ.ศ.๒๕๓๙" [Royal Decree: Establish of Khu Khot town municipality B.E.2539 (1996).] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 113 (5 Kor): 4–7. 6 March 1996. Archived from
the original(PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
^"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.4.14 Established Bang Phun Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO), Mueang Pathum Thani district, Pathum Thani province is Bang Phun subdistrict municipality, effectively 30 September 2011.
^"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.
^"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.
^"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.
^"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.
^"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.
^"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.
^"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.
^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).
^"ด้านชุมชน" [Community side]. rangsit.org (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. 81 communities.
^"กลุ่มอค์กร" [Organization groups]. lamsamkaeo.go.th (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. 70 communities.
^"ชุมชน" [Communities]. khlongluang.go.th (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. 54 communities.
^"ข้อมูลชุมชน" [Community information]. khukhot.go.th (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. 31 communities.
^"1. สภาพทั่วไป (5.3)" [1. General (5.3)]. buengyitho.go.th (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. 37 communities.
^"ข้อมูลเทศบาล" [Municipal information]. muangpathum.org (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. 28 communities.
^"ชุมชน" [Communities]. bangkadi.go.th (in Thai). 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020. 18 communities.