Amphoe Thanyaburi

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Amphoe Thanyaburi

Thanyaburi is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) in Pathum Thani Province

Pathum Thani Province

Pathum Thani is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Ayutthaya Province, Saraburi Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Chachoengsao Province, Bangkok and Nonthaburi Province....
.

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Mueang

Mueang , Muang , Mu?ng or Mong were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar....
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 Min Buri (Fish city) to be built as its twin city.

ng Thanyaburi is located in the eastern part of the Chao Phraya valley that is called Thung Luang.

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Pathum Thani Province

History

Mueang
Mueang

Mueang , Muang , Mu?ng or Mong were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar....
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 Min Buri (Fish city) to be built as its twin city.

Geography

Mueang Thanyaburi is located in the eastern part of the Chao Phraya valley that is called Thung Luang. It is easily accessible from Bangkok via the Eastern Outer Ring Road (9) or from Rangsit centre on Highway 305 (Rangsit-Nakhon Nayok)

The main water resource of Thanyaburi is Khlong Rangsit

Khlong Rangsit

Khlong Rangsit is a canal in the eastern part of the Chao Phraya valley, central Thailand. The name of the canal was given by King Chulalongkorn in honour of his son Rangsit, Prince of Chainat, the full name of the canal is thus Rangsit Prayurasak ....
. It was the first canal (Khlong

Khlong

A khlong is the general name for a canal in the central plain of Thailand. These canals are spawned by the Chao Phraya River, the Tha Chin River, the Mae Klong River Rivers and their tributaries....
) for irrigation purposes of Siam.

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khlong Luang

Amphoe Khlong Luang

Khlong Luang is a district in Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand....
and Nong Suea

Amphoe Nong Suea

Nong Suea is a district in the eastern part of Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand.In the district area there is a pond, which in the past was visited by wild tigers from the mountains of neighboring Saraburi and Nakhon Nayok to drink water....
of Pathum Thani, Ongkharak

Amphoe Ongkharak

Ongkharak is a district in the western part of Nakhon Nayok Province, central Thailand.Ongkharak means the royal guard.Once King Chulalongkorn visited Mueang Nakhon Nayok....
of Nakhon Nayok Province

Nakhon Nayok Province

Nakhon Nayok is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Saraburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Prachinburi Province, Chachoengsao Province and Pathum Thani Province....
, Lam Luk Ka

Amphoe Lam Luk Ka

Lam Luk Ka is a district of Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand....
and Mueang Pathum Thani

Amphoe Mueang Pathum Thani

Mueang Pathum Thani is the capital district of Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand....
of Pathum Thani province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 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 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
), which are further subdivided into 28 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
). There are two towns (thesaban mueang) and one township (thesaban tambon) within the district. The town Rangsit covers the complete tambon Prachathipat, the town Sanan Rak covers tambon Bueng Sanan and Bueng Nam Rak. The township Thanyaburi covers the tambon Rangsit and Lam Phak Kut. The tambon Bueng Yitho is administrated by a Tambon Administrative Organization (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
1.	Prachathipat	????????????	6	70,608
2.	Bueng Yitho	????????	4	23,605
3.	Rangsit	??????	4	20,592
4.	Lam Phak Kut	????????	4	26,864
5.	Bueng Sanan	????????	4	5,796
6.	Bueng Nam Rak	???????????	6	14,837