Dantruong Travel & Tourism

Nakhon Pathom is a small province located just 56 km from Bangkok. There are features that are the province of a religious structure called “Phra Pathom Chedi”, first religious landmark that states filtration or absorption belief Buddhism into Thailand. Nakhon Pathom is also known for its abundance of fruits of various kinds and the famous food.

general-old 01Lokasi the sea side, the city has the prospect of civilian rule during Dvaravati. Based on archaeological findings, Nakhon Pathom was the first city to have influence civilisasi Buddhism and India. Of Phra Pathom Chedi and other ruins found in the area of this city, believed that the city is the center of the civil government at that time. People from different races settled in Nakhon Pathom. However, a change in river conditions that cause drought forced people to migrate and settle in the river, and this community to build the city. New town was called “Nakhon Chaisi” or “Sirichai”, leaving Nakhon Pathom to the desert for hundreds of years until the government of King Rama IV. While King was in tampuknya, he traveled to Nakhon Pathom and found the Phra Pathom Chedi which he regarded as the greatest pagodas of all that exists.

When King Rama IV ascended the throne, he ordered the temple to be built-shaped Chedi to Chedi cover the old. Area around the renovated and improved. He also ordered that the water canals dug for irrigation facilities called Chedi Bucha canal. During the reign of King Rama V, the construction of the railway to the South begins, that’s when Nakhom Pathom was still a dense forest area. King Rama V also commanded that the town would be relocated from Tambon Thana, Amphoe Nakhon Chaisi to Phra Pathom Chedi area. Nakhon Pathom is here that after that.

During the throne of King Rama VI, a palace built at Tambon Thana Chan as a temporary residence of his journey and many roads have been constructed. A large bridge built over the Chedi Bucha canal, which His Majesty named “Saphan Charoensattha”. Later, he ordered that the name is replaced with Chaisi Nakhon Pathom Nakhon, but name of the administrative area is still called “Nakhon Chaisi” until the government of King Rama VII when the term ends prefecture. Nakhon Chaisi now become one of the districts of Nakhon Pathom.

general-02Nakhon Pathom covers 2168 square kilometers area or 542,081.6 acres. Divided into 7 administrative districts or Amphoe, namely: Amphoe Muang Nakhon Pathom, Amphoe Buddhamonthon, Amphoe Sam Phran, Amphoe Nakhon Chaisi, Amphoe Bang Len, Amphoe Kamphaeng Saen, and Amphoe Don Toom. Most of the area is plain with no mountains, the soil found in the eastern plateau west of Amphoe Muang and Amphoe Kamphaeng Saen. Plains along the Tha Cheen River River (Nakhon Chaisi River) is the location of Amphoe Nakhon district Chaisi, Amphoe Sam Phran, and Amphoe Bang Len. This provides fertile soil of agricultural areas where most people live from agriculture is gardening, animal husbandry, planting food plants and fruits. More than that, Nakhon Pathom is well known for pomelo or grapefruit, some people call Nakhon Pathom the sweet pomelo town.

Distance Main District (Amphoe Muang) to the District Around

* Amphoe Nakhon Chaisi 14 Km
* 20 Km Amphoe Buddhamonthon
* Amphoe Sam Phran 21 Km
* 26 Km Amphoe Kamphaengsaen
* Amphoe Don Toom 31 Km
Amphoe Bang Len * 46 Km