Pathum Thani Province facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pathum Thani ปทุมธานี
Province
Seal
Map of Thailand highlighting Pathum Thani Province
Country	Thailand
Capital	Pathum Thani town
Area
• Total	1,525.9 km2 (589.2 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 69th
Population  (2014)
• Total	1,074,058
• Density	703.885/km2 (1,823.05/sq mi)
• Density rank	Ranked 4th
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
ISO 3166 code	TH-13

Pathum Thani (Thai: ปทุมธานี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand.

The province is north of Bangkok.

Geography

Many canals are in the province. They are used to feed the rice paddies.

History

In 1815, King Rama II visited the city. He was given a lot of lotus flowers. Because of this, the king decided to rename the city to "Pathum Thani". It means "the lotus flower town".

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.

There are 10 of them.

There are 9 of them.

Several

		Ayutthaya Province	Saraburi Province
			Nakhon Nayok Province
		Pathum Thani Province
	Nonthaburi Province	Bangkok

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de Pathum Thani para niños