Editing Nakhon Pathom province

{{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>

==Geography==
Nakhon Pathom is a small province 56&nbsp;km from [[Bangkok]]. It is in the alluvial plain of central Thailand and is drained by the [[Tha Chin River]] (known locally as the ''Nakhon Chai Si''), a [[tributary]] of the [[Chao Phraya River]]. There are many canals that have been dug for agriculture. The total forest area is just {{convert|1.6|km2|abbr=on}} or 0.8 per mille of provincial area.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forest.go.th |title=ตารางที่ 2 พี้นที่ป่าไม้ แยกรายจังหวัด พ.ศ.2562 |year=2019 |department=Royal Forest Department |language=Thai |trans-title=Table 2 Forest area Separate province year 2019 |access-date=6 April 2021 |postscript=, information, Forest statistics Year 2019}}</ref> The Thai capital Bangkok has grown until it borders Nakhon Pathom.

===Climate===
{{unreferenced section|date=February 2024}}
Nakhon Pathom province has a [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] category Aw). Winters are dry and warm. Temperatures rise until May. Monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm. Climatological data for the years 2012–2013: Its maximum temperature is 40.1&nbsp;°C (104.2&nbsp;°F) in April 2013 and the lowest temperature is 12.0&nbsp;°C (53.6&nbsp;°F) in December 2013. The highest average temperature is 37.4&nbsp;°C (99.3&nbsp;°F) in April 2013 and the minimum average temperature is 16.5&nbsp;°C (61.7&nbsp;°F) in December 2013. The average relative humidity is 75% and the minimum relative humidity is 22%. Annual rainfall is 1,095 millimeters. The number of rainy days was 134 days for the year 2013.

==Toponymy==
The name derives from the [[Pali]] words ''Nagara Pathama'', meaning 'first city', and Nakhon Pathom is often referred as Thailand's oldest city.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}} Archaeological remains have been linked to the (pre-Thai) Dvaravati kingdom, dating to the 6th through 11th centuries.<ref name="NAKHONP"/>

==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"/>

==Economy==
In mid-2019, the [[Department of Airports (Thailand)|Department of Airports]] (DOA) proposed the construction of a new airport in the province, to relieve pressure on Bangkok's two existing airports. The 20 billion [[Thai baht|baht]] airport would occupy 3,500 [[Rai (unit)|rai]] of land in [[Bang Len District]] and [[Nakhon Chai Si District]]. Its capacity would be 25 million passengers annually. If approved, construction would start in 2023 and the airport would be operational by 2025 or 2026.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hongtong |first1=Thodsapol |title=Third Bangkok airport proposed |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1715903/third-bangkok-airport-proposed |access-date=25 July 2019 |work=Bangkok Post |date=20 July 2019}}</ref> When fully built-out, the airport will accommodate 80-100 seat aircraft flying between Bangkok and second-tier provinces to ease congestion at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports. The project site has low population density, only 200 households on 400 plots of land.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hongthong |first1=Thodsapol |title=New airport under scrutiny |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/special-reports/1755399/new-airport-under-scrutiny |access-date=22 September 2019 |work=Bangkok Post |date=22 September 2019}}</ref>

In terms of agriculture, Nakhon Pathom is a province that has long been known as a source of [[pig farming]]. Most of the original farmers were [[Thai-Chinese]]. Its amount of pig farming is ranked among the top in the country. The breeds of pigs that are popularly raised are exotic breeds, such as [[Landrace pig|Landrace]], [[Large White pig|Large White]], [[Duroc pig|Duroc]], and various [[crossbreed]] varieties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpffeed.com/%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A8%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97/|title=การเลี้ยงหมูในประเทศไทย|language=thai|trans-title=Pig farming in Thailand|work=CPF}}</ref>

== Health ==
Nakhon Pathom's main hospital is [[Nakhon Pathom Hospital]], operated by the [[Ministry of Public Health (Thailand)|Ministry of Public Health]].

==Symbols==
The [[Seals of the provinces of Thailand|provincial seal]] shows Phra Pathom Chedi, at 127 meters the tallest pagoda in the world.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}} It is in the center of the city of Nakhon Pathom, and has been an important Buddhist center since the 6th century. The current building was created by King [[Mongkut]] in 1860. On the pagoda a royal crown is depicted, the symbol for King Mongkut's work on reconstructing the pagoda.

The [[List of Thai flags#Provincial flags|provincial flag]] is blue with the yellow provincial seal in the middle of the flag.<ref name="LOGO">{{cite web |url=http://www.nakhonpathom.go.th/content/logo |website=nakhonpathom.go.th |title=Logo |year=2019 |department=Province Nakhon Pathom |access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref>

The [[list of Thai provincial trees|provincial tree]] ''[[Diospyros decandra]]'' (known as "chan" in Thai). The provincial aquatic life is the [[giant river prawn]] (''[[Macrobrachium rosenbergii]]'') (known as "kung mae-nam" or "kung kam-kram" in Thai). 

The provincial slogan is "sweet [[pomelo]]s, delicious rice, beautiful young ladies".<ref name="NAKHONP"/>

==Administrative divisions==

===Provincial government===
[[File:Districts Nakhon Pathom.png|280px|thumb|right|Map of Nakhon Pathom province with districts]]
[[File:Municipal Areas in Nakhon Pathom Province EN.png|280px|thumb|{{legend|#FA4526|City municipalities (''thesaban nakhon'')}}
{{legend|#FFA20C|Town municipalities (''thesaban mueang'')}}
{{legend|#FFF600|Subdistrict municipalities (''thesaban tambon'')}}]]
The province is divided into seven districts (''[[Districts of Thailand|amphoe]]s''). The districts are further subdivided into 106 subdistricts (''[[tambon]]s'') and 904 villages (''[[muban]]s'').
{|
|---valign=top
||
#[[Mueang Nakhon Pathom district|Mueang Nakhon Pathom]]
#[[Kamphaeng Saen district|Kamphaeng Saen]]
#[[Nakhon Chai Si district|Nakhon Chai Si]]
#[[Don Tum district|Don Tum]]
||
<ol start=5>
<li>[[Bang Len district|Bang Len]]</li>
<li>[[Sam Phran district|Sam Phran]]</li>
<li>[[Phutthamonthon district|Phutthamonthon]]</li>
</ol>
|}

===Local government===
As of 10 October 2020 there are: one Nakhon Pathom Provincial Administrative Organization - PAO (''{{lang|th-Latn|ongkan borihan suan changwat}}'') and twenty-six municipal (''[[thesaban]]'') areas in the province. The capital Nakhon Pathom has city (''[[thesaban nakhon]]'') status. Further five have town (''[[thesaban mueang]]'') status and twenty subdistrict municipalities (''[[thesaban tambon]]'').
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;"
|-
| scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:right;"|&nbsp;
| scope="col" style="width:32%;"| '''City municipality'''
| scope="col" style="width:12%;"| '''people'''
| scope="col" style="width:50%;"|&nbsp;
|-
| scope="row" |&nbsp;&nbsp;1
| [[Nakhon Pathom]]<ref>{{cite journal |date=10 November 1999 |title=พระราชกฤษฎีกา จัดตั้งเทศบาลนครนครปฐม จังหวัดนครปฐม พ.ศ.๒๕๔๒ |trans-title=Royal Decree Establish of Nakhon Nakhon Pathom city municipality, Nakhon Pathom province B.E.2542 (1999)|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2542/A/110/6.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110202713/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2542/A/110/6.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 10, 2011 |access-date=14 December 2019 |journal=Royal Thai Government Gazette |volume=116 |issue=110 Kor |pages=6–9}}</ref>  
| 74,446
| &nbsp;
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;"
|-
| scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:right;"|&nbsp; 
| scope="col" style="width:32%;"| '''Town municipalities'''
| scope="col" style="width:12%;"| '''people'''
| scope="col" style="width:6%;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;3 
| scope="col" style="width:32%;"| Sam Phran<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.samphrancity.go.th/content/history |title=เทศบาลเมืองสามพราน |language=th |trans-title=Samphran Municipality |year=2020 |website=samphrancity.go.th |access-date=10 October 2020 |quote=changed its status from Samphran subdistrict municipality to Samphran town municipality. Since 1 February 2008.}}</ref>
| scope="col" style="width:12%;"| 17,329
|-
| scope="row"|&nbsp;&nbsp;1
| Rai Khing<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raikhing.go.th/content.php |title=ประวัติความเป็นมา |language=th |trans-title=History |year=2020 |website=raikhing.go.th |access-date=10 October 2020 |quote=The first Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO) has raised its position as the Rai Khing town municipality on 30 May 2008.}}</ref>                                       
| 32,819
| &nbsp;&nbsp;4
| [[Nakhon Pathom]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dla.go.th/work/abt/index.jsp |title=Number of local government organizations: Summary elevating local authorities. |date=1 February 2013 |website=dla.go.th |publisher=Department of Local Administration (DLA) |access-date=10 October 2020 |quote=No.3.2 Established  Nakhon Pathom Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO), Mueang district, Nakhon Pathom province is Nakhon Pathom town municipality, effectively 1 March 2013.}}</ref>
| 14,004
|-
| scope="row"|&nbsp;&nbsp;2
| Krathum Lom<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.krathumlom.go.th/public/history/data/index/menu/22 |title=ประวัติความเป็นมา |language=th |trans-title=History |year=2020 |website=krathumlom.go.th |access-date=10 October 2020 |quote=It was later established as Krathum Lom town municipality on 2 June 2008.}}</ref>
| 27,587
| &nbsp;&nbsp;5
| Sam Khwai Phueak<ref>{{cite journal |date=23 September 2019 |title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง จัดตั้งองค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลสามควายเผือก อำเภอเมืองนครปฐม จังหวัดนครปฐม เป็นเทศบาลเมืองสามควายเผือก |trans-title=Notification of the Ministry of Interior Re: Establishment of Sam Kwai Phueak Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Mueang Nakhon Pathom district, Nakhon Pathom province Is Sam Kwai Phueak town municipality |url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2562/E/237/T_0018.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923133914/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2562/E/237/T_0018.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 23, 2019 |access-date=5 September 2020 |journal=Royal Thai Government Gazette |volume=136 |issue=Special 237 Ngor |page=18}}</ref>
| 11,139
|}

{| class="wikitable" style= "width:60%;"
|-
| scope="col" style="width:6%;" |&nbsp;
| scope="col" style="width:32%;"|'''Subdistrict mun.'''
| scope="col" style="width:12%;"|'''people'''
| scope="col" style="width:6%;" |&nbsp;
| scope="col" style="width:32%;"|&nbsp;
| scope="col" style="width:12%;"|&nbsp;
|-
| scope="row"|&nbsp;&nbsp;1
| Om Yai<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omyai.go.th/profile.html |title=ประวัติเทศบาล |language=th |trans-title=Municipal history |year=2020 |website=omyai.go.th |access-date=10 October 2020 |quote=and was raised as a municipality by the Change Sanitation districts to Municipality Act, 24 February B.E.2542 effective on 25 May 1999.}}</ref>    
| 24,027
| 11
| Khun Kaeo<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dla.go.th/work/abt/index.jsp |title=Number of local government organizations: Summary elevating local authorities. |date=11 December 2012 |website=dla.go.th |publisher=Department of Local Administration (DLA) |access-date=10 October 2020 |quote=No.3.3 Established  Khun Kaeo Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO), Nakhon Chai Si district, Nakhon Pathom province is Khun Kaeo subdistrict municipality, effectively 31 January 2013.}}</ref>
| &nbsp;&nbsp;7,915
|-
| scope="row"|&nbsp;&nbsp;2
| Sam Ngam<ref name="SANITATION">{{cite journal |date=24 February 1999 |title=พระราชกฤษฎีกา เปลี่ยนแปลงฐานะของสุขาภิบาลเป็นเทศบาล พ.ศ.๒๕๔๒ |trans-title=Royal Decree Change Sanitation districts to Municipality Act B.E.2542 |url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2542/A/009/1.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409014432/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2542/A/009/1.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 9, 2008 |access-date=10 October 2020 |journal=Royal Thai Government Gazette |volume=116 |issue=9 Kor |pages=1–4 |postscript=, effective 25 May 1999.}}</ref> 
| 13,956
| 12
| Sisa Thong<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dla.go.th/work/abt/index.jsp |title=Number of local government organizations: Summary elevating local authorities. |date=11 February 2020 |website=dla.go.th |publisher=Department of Local Administration (DLA) |access-date=10 October 2020 |quote=No.1.9 Established  Sisa Thong Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO), Nakhon Chai Si district, Nakhon Pathom province is Sisa Thong subdistrict municipality, effectively 17 April 2020.}}</ref>
| &nbsp;&nbsp;7,221
|-
| scope="row"|&nbsp;&nbsp;3
| Bang Kratheuk
| 13,056
| 13
| Thammasala<ref name="SANITATION" />
| &nbsp;&nbsp;7,086
|-
| scope="row"|&nbsp;&nbsp;4
| Sala Ya<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.salaya.go.th/history.php |title=ประวัติความป็นมา |language=th |trans-title=History |year=2020 |website=salaya.go.th |access-date=10 October 2020 |quote=Change the status from Sanitation district to Sala Ya subdistrict municipality. According to the Change Sanitation districts to Municipality Act, 24 February B.E.2542 effective on 25 May 1999.}}</ref>    
| 11,180
| 14
| Kamphaeng Saen<ref name="SANITATION"/>
| &nbsp;&nbsp;7,009
|-
| scope="row"|&nbsp;&nbsp;5
| Phrong Maduea
| 10,896
| 15
| Ta Kong
| &nbsp;&nbsp;6,785
|-
| scope="row"|&nbsp;&nbsp;6
| Khlong Yong
| 10,526
| 16
| Don Yai Hom<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.donyaihom.go.th/about |title=ประวัติความป็นมา |language=th |trans-title=History |year=2020 |website=donyaihom.go.th |access-date=10 October 2020 |quote=Don Yai Hom subdistrict municipality was elevated from Don Yai Hom sanitation district on 25 may 1999 to Don Yai Hom subdistrict municipality, located in Mueang district, Nakhon Pathom province.}}</ref>   
| &nbsp;&nbsp;6,519
|-
| scope="row"|&nbsp;&nbsp;7
| Bo Phlap<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dla.go.th/work/abt/index.jsp |title=Number of local government organizations: Summary elevating local authorities. |date=27 February 2012 |website=dla.go.th |publisher=Department of Local Administration (DLA) |access-date=10 October 2020 |quote=No.3.42 Established  Bo Phlap Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO), Mueang district, Nakhon Pathom province is Bo Phlap subdistrict municipality, effectively 1 June 2012.}}</ref>
| &nbsp;&nbsp;9,519
| 17 
| Huai Phlu<ref name="SANITATION"/>
| &nbsp;&nbsp;2,217
|-
| scope="row"|&nbsp;&nbsp;8
| Map Khae
| &nbsp;&nbsp;8,630
| 18
| Bang Luang<ref name="SANITATION"/>
| &nbsp;&nbsp;2,163
|-
| scope="row"|&nbsp;&nbsp;9
| Bang Len<ref name="SANITATION"/>
| &nbsp;&nbsp;8,429
| 19
| Rang Krathum<ref name="SANITATION" />
| &nbsp;&nbsp;2,162
|-
| scope="row"| 10
| Nakhon Chai Si<ref name="SANITATION"/>
| &nbsp;&nbsp;8,226
| 20
| Lam Phaya<ref name="SANITATION"/>
| &nbsp;&nbsp;1,949
|}

The non-municipal areas are administered by 91 Subdistrict Administrative<br>
Organizations (SAO) (''ongkan borihan suan tambon'').<ref>Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA), List of 5,324 SAO's information as of date 20 December 2019, 91 SAO's (no.1084-1175) were established in 1995 (16), in 1996 (58) and in 1997 (17).</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;"
|-
| scope="col" style="width:6%;"|&nbsp;
| scope="col" style="width:35%;|'''Municipalities'''
| scope="col" style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|'''Communities'''
| scope="col" style="width:24%; text-align:center;"|'''Groups'''
|-
| scope="row"|&nbsp;
| Rai Khing<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raikhing.go.th |title=ข้อมูลชุมชน |language=th |trans-title=Community information |year=2020 |website=raikhing.go.th |access-date=30 October 2020 |quote=28 communities in 3 groups.}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|28
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
| scope="row"|&nbsp;
| Krathum Lom<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.krathumlom.go.th |title=ผูันำชุมชน |language=th |trans-title=Community leaders |year=2020 |website=krathumlom.go.th |access-date=30 October 2020 |quote=29 communities.}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|29
| style="text-align:center;"|-
|-
| scope="row"|&nbsp;
| Om Yai<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omyai.go.th |title=ชุมชน |language=th |trans-title=Municipal community |year=2020 |website=omyai.go.th |access-date=30 October 2020 |quote=26 communities.}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|26
| style="text-align:center;"|-
|}
{{clear}}

==Human achievement index 2022==
{| class="wikitable floatright" style="width:400px;"
|- 
| style="text-align:center; width:100px; background:black; color:white;"| Health
| style="text-align:center; width:100px; background:black; color:white;"| Education
| style="text-align:center; width:100px; background:black; color:white;"| Employment
| style="text-align:center; width:100px; background:black; color:white;"| Income
|-
| [[File:Health icon Thai.png|95px]]
| [[File:Round Landmark School Icon - Transparent.svg|100px]]
| [[File:Employment icon.png|100px]]
| [[File:Numismatics and Notaphily icon.png|100px]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white;"| 6
| style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white;"| 4
| style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white;"| 19
| style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white;"| 9 
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white;"| Housing
| style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white;"| Family
| style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white;"| Transport
| style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white;"| Participation 
|-
| style="height:100px;"| [[File:586-house-with-garden.svg|100px]] 
| [[File:Parents, enfants, famille.png|center|85px]]
| [[File:Groundtransport inv.svg|100px]]
| [[File:Icon Sociopolítica y relaciones internacionales (wikiproyect, es.wp).png|90px]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white;"| 74
| style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white;"| 33
| style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white;"| 11
| style="text-align:center; background:black; color:white;"| 56  
|-
| colspan="4"; style="background:black; color:white;"| Province Nakhon Pathom, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6698 is "high", occupies place 6 in the ranking.
|}
Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using the [[Human achievement index]] (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.<ref name="HAI 2565" />
{|class="wikitable" ---valign=top
||Rank||Classification
|-
||&nbsp;&nbsp;1–13||"High"
|-
||14–29||"Somewhat high"
|-
||30–45||"Average"
|-
||46–61||"Somewhat low"
|-
||62–77||"Low"
|}
{|role= "presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|<strong>Map with provinces and HAI 2022 rankings</strong>
|-
|[[File:HAI 2022 rankings.svg|950px]]
|}
{{clear}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Nakhon Pathom}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060212005817/http://www.tourismthailand.org/destinationguide/list.aspx?provinceid=58 Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand]
<!--*[http://kanchanapisek.or.th/cgi-bin/kp8/oncc/province.cgi?prov=c9 Golden Jubilee Network province guide] currently empty-->
* [http://www.nakhonpathom.go.th Website of province] (Thai only)
* [https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE4MTA0NzM0Nzg5NTA2MjU3?story_media_id=3609571123609215358_1444899&igsh=MWZoejQwaGt6c3h0MQ== Nakorn Pathom Highlights c3h0MQ==]  Nakorn Pathom Highlights 

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Nakhon Pathom province
|North     = [[Suphanburi province]]
|Northeast = [[Ayutthaya province]]
|East      = [[Nonthaburi province]]
|Southeast = [[Bangkok]]
|South     = [[Samut Sakhon province]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Ratchaburi province]]
|Northwest = [[Kanchanaburi province]]
}}

{{Provinces of Thailand}}
{{Authority control}}
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