Editing Nakhon Pathom province (section)

==History==
Nakhon Pathom Province centuries ago was a coastal city on the route between China and India; due to sedimentation from the Chao Phraya River, the coastline moved much farther to sea. When the Tha Chin River changed its course, the city lost its main water source and thus was for hundreds of years deserted, the population moving to a city called ''Nakhon Chai Si'' (or ''Sri Wichai''). King [[Mongkut]] (Rama IV) ordered the restoration of the Phra Pathom Chedi, which was then crumbling and abandoned in the jungle. A city gradually formed around it, bringing new life to Nakhon Pathom. A museum presents the archaeological record of the city's history.<ref name="HISTORY">{{cite web |url=http://www.nakhonpathom.go.th/content/history |website=nakhonpathom.go.th |title=History |year=2019 |department=Province Nakhon Pathom |access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref>

Major settlement of the province included immigration beginning in the reign of King Buddha Loetla Nabhalai (Rama II), which included Khmer villages (e.g., ''Don Yai Hom''), the [[Lan Na]]-populated (''Baan Nua'') and [[Lao Song]] villages (e.g., ''Don Kanak''), as well as a major influx of southern Chinese in the late-1800s and early-1900s. Today Nakhon Pathom attracts people from all over Thailand, most notably from Bangkok and [[Isan]], plus Burmese migrant workers. The province includes industrial zones, major university towns, government offices relocated from Bangkok, and agricultural and transport hubs.<ref name="NAKHONP"/>