Mueang Pathum Thani is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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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 located on the east bank of the Chao Phraya river. The office was moved to Tambon Parok, the west bank of the river in 1917. On June 25, 1938 the interior ministry changed the name of the district to be Mueang Pathum Thani district in keeping with decree of Rama VIII.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from then west clockwise) Lat Lum Kaeo

Amphoe Lat Lum Kaeo

Lat Lum Kaeo is the westernmost district of Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Lat Bua Luang of Ayutthaya Province, Sam Khok and Mueang Pathum Thani of Pathum Thani Province, and Pak Kret, Bang Bua Thong and Sai Noi of Nonthaburi...

, Sam Khok

Amphoe Sam Khok

Sam Khok is a district in the northern part of Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand.-History:Mueang Sam Khok is an ancient city, first found in the records after the reign of King Boromma Trailokanat. In 1660, a group of Mon people lead by Sming Poe migrated to Ayutthaya because they were...

, Khlong Luang

Amphoe Khlong Luang

Khlong Luang is a district in Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand.-History:Originally, the area was part of the Bang Wai district, controlled by Mueang Thanyaburi. In the Ayutthaya era, this area was lowland deep forest...

, Thanyaburi

Amphoe Thanyaburi

-History:Mueang Thanyaburi was built by order of King Rama V in 1901. The city name translates to Rice City. At the same time, King Rama V ordered Minburi to be built as its twin city. The province was abolished and incorporated into Pathum Thani in 1932....

 and Lam Luk Ka

Amphoe Lam Luk Ka

Lam Luk Ka is a district of Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand.-History:The name Lam Luk Ka originates from a fertile pond in the district named Bueng Lam Luk Ka. When the government created the district Lam Luk Ka in 1904, they cut the word Bueng off.-Geography:The district is located in a...

 of Pathum Thani Province, Don Mueang

Don Mueang

Don Mueang is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by : Amphoe Mueang and Amphoe Lam Luk Ka of Pathum Thani Province; Sai Mai, Bang Khen and Lak Si of Bangkok; and Amphoe Pak Kret of Nonthaburi Province....

 of Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, and Pak Kret

Amphoe Pak Kret

Pak Kret is a district in the northeastern part of Nonthaburi province, central Thailand.-Geography:The district is located in the northeast of the province...

 of Nonthaburi Province

Nonthaburi Province

Nonthaburi is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, Bangkok and Nakhon Pathom....

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 14 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 81 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Additional to the town (thesaban mueang) of Pathum Thani

Pathum Thani

Pathum Thani is a town 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 has a population of 18,320, covering the complete subdistrict Bang Parok....

 which covers the whole tambon Bang Prok there are two further municipal areas - the townships (thesaban tambon) Bang Luang and Bang Kadi. Bang Kadi covers the whole same-named tambon, Bang Luang covers parts of the tambon Bang Luang, Ban Chang and Bang Duea. There are twelve Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal areas.

Nr.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Bang Prok	บางปรอก
18,320
2.	Ban Mai	บ้านใหม่	6	8,423
3.	Ban Klang	บ้านกลาง	5	10,510
4.	Ban Chang	บ้านฉาง	4	7,337
5.	Ban Krachaeng	บ้านกระแชง	4	3,457
6.	Bang Khayaeng	บางขะแยง	4	12,146
7.	Bang Khu Wat	บางคูวัด	12	18,001
8.	Bang Luang	บางหลวง	7	7,065
9.	Bang Duea	บางเดื่อ	7	11,302
10.	Bang Phut	บางพูด	6	5,933
11.	Bang Phun	บางพูน	6	20,484
12.	Bang Kadi	บางกะดี	5	8,590
13.	Suan Phrik Thai	สวนพริกไทย	8	7,195
14.	Lak Hok	หลักหก	7	15,649

External links

• http://www.muangpathumthani.com Website of district (Thai only)