Editing Nakhon Pathom province (section)

{{Short description|Province of Thailand}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Nakhon Pathom
| native_name             = จังหวัดนครปฐม
| native_name_lang        = th
| settlement_type         = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]]
| translit_lang1_info1    = {{lang|zh-hant|佛統}} ''bhūk.tóum'' {{font|size=70%|([[Peng'im]])}}
| translit_lang1_type1    = [[Teochew Min|Teochew]]
| translit_lang1          = Other
| image_skyline           = {{Photomontage|position=center
| photo1a                 = KAI 3682.jpg
| photo1b                 = 0004933 SanamchandraPalace Ch.pongsakorn.jpg
| photo2a                 = Prince Mahidol Hall in November, 2017.jpg
| photo2b                 = Phutthamonthon.jpg
| photo3a                 = Talat Nam Don Wai 5331.JPG
| photo3b                 =Thai Human Imagery Museum พิพิธภัณฑ์หุ่นขี้ผึ้งไทย อ.นครชัยศรี จ.นครปฐม (67).jpg
| size                    = 270 
| spacing                 = 1
| color                   = white
| border                  = 0
}}
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = (Clockwise from top left) [[Phra Pathommachedi]], [[Sanam Chandra Palace]], [[Prince Mahidol Hall]] of [[Mahidol University]], [[Salaya, Thailand|Salaya Campus]], [[Phutthamonthon]] Buddhism Park, [[Don Wai Market]], [[Thai Human Imagery Museum]]
| nickname                = Mueang Chedi Yai (เมืองเจดีย์ใหญ่)<br>(Big [[Cetiya]] City)
| motto                   = ส้มโอหวาน ข้าวสารขาว ลูกสาวงาม ข้าวหลามหวานมัน สนามจันทร์งามล้น พุทธมณฑลคู่ธานี พระปฐมเจดีย์เสียดฟ้า สวยงามตาแม่น้ำท่าจีน <br> ("Sweet pomelos. White rice. Beautiful women. Sweet and rich Khao Lam. Stunning Sanam Chan (Palace). Home of Phutthamonthon. Sky-high Phra Pathom Chedi. Attractive Tha Chin River.")
| image_flag              = Flag of Nakhon Pathom.svg
| image_seal              = File:Seal Nakhon Pathom.svg
| image_map               = Thailand Nakhon Pathom locator map.svg
| mapsize                 = frameless
| map_alt                 = 
| map_caption             = Map of Thailand highlighting Nakhon Pathom province
| coordinates_type        = 
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = Thailand
| seat_type               = Capital
| seat                    = [[Nakhon Pathom]]
| leader_party            = 
| leader_title            = Governor
| leader_name             = Arocha Nanthamontri
| leader_party1           = 
| leader_title1           = PAO President
| leader_name1            = 
| area_footnotes          = <ref name="AREA">{{cite web |url=https://www.forest.go.th |title=Table 2 Forest area Separate province year 2019 |publisher=Royal Forest Department |access-date=6 April 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_km2          = 2,142
| area_rank               = [[Provinces of Thailand|66th]]
| elevation_footnotes     = 
| elevation_m             = 
| population_footnotes    = <ref name="DOPA2024">{{cite web |url=https://stat.bora.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statMenu/newStat/home.php |publisher=Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) |title=Official statistics registration systems |access-date=10 February 2025 |postscript= , year 2024 >provincial level >Excel File >no.73}}</ref>
| population_total        = {{decrease}}925,758
| population_as_of        = 2024
| population_rank         = [[Provinces of Thailand|25th]]
| population_density_km2  = 432
| population_density_rank = [[Provinces of Thailand|8th]]
| population_demonym      = 
| population_note         =
| demographics_type2      = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="NESDB-2017">{{cite journal|title=''Gross Regional and Provincial Product, 2019 Edition''|journal=<> |date=July 2019|url=https://www.nesdc.go.th/ewt_dl_link.php?nid=5628&filename=gross_regional|access-date=22 January 2020|publisher=Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC)|language=en|issn=1686-0799}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1    = Total
| demographics2_info1     = [[baht]] 333 billion<br />([[US$]]11.3 billion) (2019)
| timezone1               = [[Time in Thailand|ICT]]
| utc_offset1             = +7
| demographics_type1      = Human Achievement Index
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="HAI 2565">{{cite web |url=https://www.nesdc.go.th/main.php?filename=Social_HAI |department=Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC)|title=ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF) |language=thai |trans-title=Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF) |access-date=12 March 2024 |postscript= , page 32}}</ref>
| demographics1_title1    = HAI (2022)
| demographics1_info1     = 0.6698&nbsp;"high"<br/>[[#Human achievement index 2022|Ranked 6th]]
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in Thailand|Postal code]]
| postal_code             = 73xxx
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in Thailand|Calling code]]
| area_code               = 034 & 02
| iso_code                = [[ISO 3166-2:TH|TH-73]]
| website                 = {{URL|nakhonpathom.go.th}}
| footnotes               = 
}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Nakhon Pathom Provincial Administrative Organization
| native_name             = องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดนครปฐม
| native_name_lang        = th
| settlement_type         = [[Provincial Administrative Organization]]
| image_seal              = Seal of Nakhon Pathom Provincial Administrative Organization.png
| government_type         = [[Administrative divisions of Thailand#Local administrative divisions|Local administrative divisions]]
| governing_body          = Nakhon Pathom Provincial Administrative Organization
| leader_title            = President
| leader_name             = Jirawat Sasomsap
| website                 = {{URL|nkppao.go.th}}
}}

'''Nakhon Pathom''' ({{langx|th|จังหวัดนครปฐม}}, {{IPA|th|náʔkʰɔ̄ːn pā.tʰǒm|pron}}, ([http://www.forvo.com/word/Nakhon_Pathom#th Pronunciation])) is one of the central [[Provinces of Thailand|provinces]] (''changwat'') of [[Thailand]]. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) [[Suphan Buri province|Suphan Buri]], [[Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province|Ayutthaya]], [[Nonthaburi province|Nonthaburi]], [[Bangkok]], [[Samut Sakhon province|Samut Sakhon]], [[Ratchaburi province|Ratchaburi]], and [[Kanchanaburi province|Kanchanaburi]]. The [[capital city]] of Nakhon Pathom province is [[Nakhon Pathom]].

Nakhon Pathom province is home to the [[Phra Pathommachedi]], a [[stupa|chedi]] commissioned by King [[Mongkut]] (Rama IV) and completed by King [[Chulalongkorn]] (Rama V) in 1870. The chedi is a reminder of the long vanished [[Dvaravati]] civilization that once flourished here and by tradition Nakhon Pathom is where Buddhism first came to Thailand.<ref>{{cite web|language=thai|url=https://ngthai.com/history/37737/buddhismtosiam/|title=จากพุทธภูมิสู่สุวรรณภูมิ: พุทธศาสนา เข้ามาสู่เมืองไทยได้อย่างไร ?|accessdate=2021-08-26|date=2024-12-07|trans-title=From Buddha land to Suvarnabhumi : How did Buddhism come to Thailand?|work=National Geographic Thailand}}</ref> The province itself is known for its many fruit orchards.<ref name="NAKHONP">{{Cite web |url=http://123.242.156.6/Nakhonpathom/file/Recapitulate2554.pdf |title=Official Infos about Nakhon Pathom |access-date=2019-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509155155/http://123.242.156.6/Nakhonpathom/file/Recapitulate2554.pdf |archive-date=2012-05-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>