Nakhon Pathom
Sign in to savecity in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand
Key facts
- Country
- Thailand
- Province
- Nakhon Pathom
- District
- Mueang Nakhon Pathom
- Type
- City Municipality
- Mayor
- Ekaphan Kuptawat
- Total
- 19.85 km (7.66 sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+7 ( ICT )
- Area code
- (+66) 34
- Website
- nakhonpathomcity .go .th
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- เทศบาลนครนครปฐม
- Country
- Thailand
- Located in
- Mueang Nakhon Pathom
- Population
- 78780
- Area
- 19.85
- Time zone
- UTC+07:00
- Capital of
- Nakhon Pathom
- Official website
- www.nakhonpathomcity.go.th
- Image
- Image-Sanam Chan Chaleemongkolasana Residence 2.JPG
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- native label
- เทศบาลนครนครปฐม
- Commons category
- Nakhon Pathom
- IPA transcription
- náʔkʰɔ̄ːn pā.tʰǒm
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Encyclopedic overview
Nakhon Pathom (Thai: นครปฐม, pronounced [náʔkʰɔ̄ːn pā.tʰǒm]) is a city (thesaban nakhon) in central Thailand, the capital of Nakhon Pathom province. One of the most important landmarks is the giant Phra Pathommachedi. The city is also home to Thailand's only Bhikkhuni temple Wat Song Thammakanlayani (วัดทรงธรรมกัลยาณี), which is also open to women from abroad.
Nakhon Pathom houses a campus of Silpakorn University within the former Sanam Chandra Palace.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nakhon Pathom” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.