Pathum Thani province

The province lies on the low alluvial flats of the Chao Phraya River that flows through the capital. Many canals (khlongs) cross the province and feed the rice paddies. There is no forest area in the province.

Pathum Thani province has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification category Aw). Winters are dry and warm. Temperatures rise until May. The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm. Climate statistics: the maximum temperature is 42.8 °C (109.0 °F) in April and the lowest temperature is 17.5 °C (63.5 °F) in January. The highest average temperature is 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) and the minimum average temperature is 25.2 °C (77.4 °F). Annual total rainfall was 1,225 millimetres (48.2 in) with total 109 rainy days. Maximum daily rainfall was 68.1 mm (2.68 in) on October 2, 2024.

The city dates back to a settlement founded by Mon migrating from Mottama (Thai: เมาะตะมะ) in Myanmar around 1650. The original name was Sam Khok. In 1815, King Rama II visited the city and the citizens offered him many lotus flowers, which prompted the king to rename the city Pathum Thani, meaning 'lotus flower town'.

The provincial seal shows a pink lotus flower with two rice stalks bending over it, representing the fertility of the province. The provincial tree is the Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata). The provincial flower is the lotus (Nymphaea lotus). The provincial aquatic animal is the marble goby (Oxyeleotris marmorata).

Population

Population history of Pathum Thani province is as follows:

Religion

There are total 201 Theravada Buddhist temples in the province, of which 172 Maha Nikai and 29 Dhammayut temples.

Further there are 39 Cristian churches and 32 Mosques in the province.

Pathum Thani has a very high concentration of higher education institutions, especially ones in the field of science and technology. This, together with a large number of industrial parks and research facilities (including those in Thailand Science Park), make the region the educational and technology hub of the area.

Academic institutes

National Science Museum, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok University (Rangsit Campus), Eastern Asia University, North Bangkok University (Rangsit), Pathumthani University, Rajamangala University of Technology, Rangsit University, Shinawatra University, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University (Rangsit Center), and Valaya Alongkorn Rajahbhat University

Research bodies

Thailand Science Park, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR)

Industrial parks

Software Park Thailand (in Nonthaburi, southwest of Pathum Thani), Nava Nakorn Industrial Promotion Zone (1376 acres / 5.6 km²), Bangkadi Industrial Park (470 acres / 1.9 km²), Techno Thani (a "Technology City" administered by the Ministry of Science and Technology), and a number of industrial parks in neighboring Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi provinces.

Provincial government

The province is divided into seven districts (amphoes). The districts are further subdivided into 60 communes (tambons) and 529 villages (mubans).

Local government

As of 29 September 2020 there are: one Pathum Thani Provincial Administrative Organization - PAO (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and twenty-nine municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Rangsit has city (thesaban nakhon) status. Further ten have town (thesaban mueang) status and eighteen subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon).

The non-municipal areas are administered by 35 Subdistrict Administrative
Organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).

Higher education

• 10 higher education entities with 141,616 students.

Vocational education

• 7 vocational colleges with 10,205 students.

Secondary education

• 47 upper secondary schools with 26,420 students.
• 52 lower secondary schools with 37,691 students.

Primary education

• 175 primary schools with 76,583 pupils.

Government hospitals

There are ten government hospitals in Pathum Thani province, of which Mueang Pathum Thani district has one general hospital:

• Pathum Thani Hospital with 456 beds.

There are seven community hospitals in the other six districts:

There are also:

• Thammasat University Hospital with 844 bed in Khlong Luang district.
• Maha Vajiralongkorn Cancer Centre with 116 beds in Thanyaburi district.

Private hospitals

There are twelve private hospitals in Pathum Thani province:

Health promoting hospitals

There are total 79 health-promoting hospitals in the province, of which: 17 in Mueang Pathum Thani, 13 in Khlong Luang, 4 in Thanyaburi, 9 in Nong Suea, 11 in Lat Lum Kaeo, 14 in Lam Luk Ka and 11 in Sam Khok districts.

Clinics

Around 626 clinics are in Pathum Thani province, of which 105 clinics in Mueang Pathum Thani, 182 Khlong Luang, 162 Thanyaburi, 9 Lat Lum Kaeo, 150 Lam Luk Ka and 18 Sam Khok districts.

Economic output

In 2023, Pathum Thani province had an economic output of 460.312 billion baht (US$12.11 billion). This amounts to per capita gross provincial product (GPP) of 246,463 baht (US$6,485). In 2025 the total workforce was 1,203,933 of which 1,188,321 persons were employed in economic activity. In agriculture and fishery 28,226 persons (2.4%) were employed and in the non-agricultural sector 1,160,095 persons (97.6%).

Manufacturing

The biggest sector of the economy generated 214.563 billion baht (US$5.65 billion) or 46.6% of GPP with 6,2202 registered entities and a workforce of 364,388 people (30.7% of all employed persons).

Trade

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, the second sector of the economy generated 74.505 billion baht (US$2 billion) or 16.2% of GPP with 20,686 registered entities and a workforce of 232,882 people (19.6%).

Construction

2,393 construction entities and a workforce of 70,823 people (6%) contributed 10.7 billion baht (US$282 million) or 2.3% of GPP.

Agriculture

Agriculture and fishery in Pathum Thani province, the twelfth sector of the economy, generated 6.618 billion baht (US$174 million) or 1.4% of GPP with a workforce of 28,226 (2.4% of all employed persons).

Agricultural land use 816 km² (315 sq mi) is 53.5% of total land of Pathum Thani province 1,525 km² (589 sq mi). This is divided as follows: paddy land: 530 km² (200 sq mi) 34.8%, farmland: 199 km² (77 sq mi) 13%, orchard/perennial crop: 59 km² (23 sq mi) 3.9%, and vegetable/ornamental plant: 28 km² (11 sq mi) 1.8%.

Production of the three main arable crops: rice 368,663 tonnes, cassave 2,865 tonnes and sugarcane 1,192 tonnes.

Production of the eight main vegetable crops: lemon grass 3,916 tonnes, lettuce 3,439 tonnes, water spinach 2,871 tonnes, holy basil 2,336 tonnes, Chinese kale 2,046 tonnes, yard long bean 1,527 tonnes, galangal 1,240 tonnes and pakchoi 1,237 tonnes.

Production of the five main fruit crops: lady finger banana 32,978 tonnes, banana 26,608 tonnes; coconut 7,120 tonnes, mango 2,693 tonnes and jack fruit 2,000 tonnes.

Agricultural commodity produced in significant amount is oil palm 12,120 tonnes.

Animal husbandry

Livestock produced included: chickens 381,688, ducks 216,377, beef cattle 4,752, goats 3,158, buffalos 770 and sheep 343.

Fisheries

Total catch from 2,747 freshwater aquaculture farms amounted to 27,400 tonnes.

There were 2,961 hotel rooms in 2024; about 3,455,846 people of which 3,068,553 Thai (88.8%) visited Pathum Thani province and contributed 5,649 million baht (US$161 million) to tourism revenues.

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.