Pathum Thani (Province)

Pathum Thani
ปทุมธานี
statistics
Capital:	Pathum Thani
Telephone code:	02
Surface:	1,525.9 km² 69.
Residents:	956.376 (2008) 23.
Population density :	627 E / km² 7.
ISO 3166-2 :
Governor :
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Pathum Thani ( Thai : ปทุมธานี , pronunciation pā.tʰūm tʰāːnīː ) is a province ( Changwat ) in the central region of Thailand .

The provincial capital is also called Pathum Thani , but the largest city by far is Rangsit .

geography

Pathum Thani Province is located in the central lowlands of the Mae Nam Chao Phraya ( Chao Phraya River ). The entire province is traversed by a network of artificial canals ( khlongs ), which both irrigate the numerous rice fields, but also serve as a transport route.

The province is located directly north of Bangkok and is part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region . Pathum Thani Province is an example of the Desakota urban and development geographic concept . This describes regions that are neither purely urban nor purely agricultural, but in which both forms of use occur side by side and are intensively mixed with one another. The originally predominant agricultural use is decreasing rapidly, while industrialization is advancing rapidly. The urban sprawl and industrialization on both sides of the Thanon Phahonyothin , the northern main arterial road of Bangkok ("northern corridor") has progressed particularly strongly . Among other things, companies from the high-tech industry have settled here. The jobs created have attracted massive numbers of domestic migrant workers from less developed regions of Thailand, especially young women.

Bordering provinces:
north	Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya , Saraburi
east	Nakhon Nayok , Chachoengsao
south	Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon)
west	Nonthaburi

history

Canal system around Khlong Rangsit in the eastern part of the province

Around 1650 Mon settled here , who came from Martaban in today's Burma . Originally the place was called Sam Khok. In 1815 King Rama II visited the place and the people here brought him many lotus flowers as gifts. This caused the king to change the name of the city to Pathum Thani, i.e. H. "City of the Lotus" to change.

In the 1890s, the Siam Land, Canals, and Irrigation Company, with the support of the then King Rama V (Chulalongkorn), laid in the Rangsit area, the eastern part of the province (today's Amphoe Khlong Luang , Thanyaburi , Nong Suea , Lam Luk Ka ), the most modern irrigation system in the country at the time, the main artery of which is the Rangsit Canal . This made the area one of the most productive rice-growing areas, the Bangkok elite invested in land, and farmers and workers poured in from other parts of the country to work the fields.

In the 1970s and 80s, the area of ​​the province became an important industrial location as part of the advancing industrialization of Thailand and the explosive growth of Bangkok. At the end of the 1980s, educational institutions moved here from Bangkok due to a lack of space. Thammasat University initially only relocated the engineering and natural sciences faculties, but now all of its teaching activities (with the exception of a few postgraduate courses) on its Rangsit campus. There are also a number of private universities. With the Thailand Science Park and a number of state research centers, the government then developed the province into a nationwide center of science and technology.

population

According to the 2000 census data, 99.7% of the population were Thai nationals. 96.3% were Buddhists, 2.9% Muslim. 52.6% of the residents were not born in Pathum Thani but moved from another province.

economy

The gross provincial product in 2011 was 285.45 billion Baht , which corresponds to 340,479 Baht per inhabitant.

The industries that made the largest contribution to economic output in 2011 were manufacturing (176.313 billion baht), wholesale and retail (39.372 billion baht), real estate (12.599 billion baht) and finance (8.606 billion baht).

The share of the population working in agriculture fell between 1990 and 2000 from 27.5 to 14%.

Industrial parks

• Navanakorn (Nawa Nakhon) Industrial Promotion Zone (5.6 km²)
• Bang Kadi Industrial Park (1.9 km²)
• Techno Thani, a "Technology City" of the Ministry of Science and Technology

Consumption and Leisure

In Rangsit ( Amphoe Thanyaburi ), directly on the Thanon Phahonyothin, is the Futurepark , the largest shopping center in Thailand. The Dream World theme park is located in the same district .

Scientific institutions

Pathumthani is home to many academic training and research institutions, particularly in the field of technical sciences and modern technology. The province is striving to become the education and technology center of the area.

Academic institutions

• National Science Museum
• Asian Institute of Technology
• Bangkok University
• Eastern Asia University
• Pathumthani University
• Rajamangala University of Technology
• Rangsit University
• Shinawatra University
• Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology
• Thammasat University

Research facilities

• 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)
• Thai Microelectronics Center (TMEC)
• Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR)

religion

In Khlong Luang District is located Wat Phra Dhammakaya , the largest temple of Thailand and the center of the now internationally popular Dhammakaya Foundation.

coat of arms

The province's coat of arms shows a pink lotus blossom framed by two ears of rice . Both symbols represent the fertility of the area.

The province's tree is the coral bush ( Erythrina variegata ), the local flower is the tiger lotus ( Nymphaea lotus ).

The motto of Pathum Thani Province is:

"The city of spicy lobsters ,

Noodles are sold in boats and are good to try,

The land of sweet tangerines ,

The palm fruit called Lorn Tahn is pleasant and fresh. "

administration

The province is divided into seven districts ( Amphoe ) , 60 parishes ( Tambon ) and 529 villages ( Muban ) .

No. Amphoe name Thai 1. Mueang Pathum Thani  อำเภอ เมือง ปทุมธานี  2. Khlong Luang อำเภอ คลองหลวง 3. Thanyaburi อำเภอ ธัญบุรี 4th Nong Suea อำเภอ หนองเสือ 5. Lat Lum Kaeo อำเภอ ลาดหลุมแก้ว 6th Lam Luk Ka อำเภอ ลำลูกกา 7th Sam Khok อำเภอ สามโคก

Outline map of the Amphoe

Outline map of the cities in the province

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ira M. Robinson: Emerging Spatial Patterns in ASEAN Mega-Urban Regions. Alternative strategies. In: The Mega-Urban Regions of Southeast Asia. UBC Press, Vancouver 1995, p. 100.
2. ^ TG McGee: Labor force change and mobility in the extended metropolitan regions of Asia. In: Mega-City Growth and the Future. United Nations University Press, 1994, p. 88.
3. ↑ Yap Khioe Sheng, Aminur Rahman: Housing Women Factory Workers in the Northern Corridor of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. In: The Mega-Urban Regions of Southeast Asia. 1995, pp. 134-148.
4. ↑ Key indicators of the population and households, Population and Housing Census 1990 and 2000: Pathum Thani
5. ^ ^{A b} Gross Provincial Product at Current Market Prices: Bangkok and Vicinities, National Economic and Social Development Board, 2011.

Web links

Commons : Pathum Thani  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• http://www.hotelthailand.com/travelinfo/central/pathumthani.html Description of the Pathum Thani Province in English
• Link catalog on Pathum Thani Universities at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )

Coordinates: 14 ° 1 ′  N , 100 ° 31 ′  E