Phutthamonthon
พุทธมณฑล

Statistics
Province:	Nakhon Pathom
Area:	52.3 km²
Inhabitants:	22,048 (2000)
Pop. density:	422 inh./km²
Geocode:	7307
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Phutthamonthon is a district (Amphoe) in the east of Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand. Nakhon Pathom (Thai นครปฐม) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A geocode is a geographical code to identify a point or area at the surface of the earth. ... A amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Nakhon Pathom (Thai นครปฐม) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Bang Len, the districts Sai Noi, Bang Yai and Bang Kruai of Nonthaburi Province, the district Thawi Watthana of Bangkok, and Sam Phran and Nakhon Chai Si. Amphoe Sai Noi is a district of Thailand. ... Amphoe Bang Yai is a district of Thailand. ... Amphoe Bang Kruai is a district of Thailand. ... Nonthaburi (Thai นนทบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Thawi Watthana (Thai ทวีวัฒนา) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. ... Bangkok from the Chao Phraya River at sunset, July 2004 The Wat Phra Kaew temple Bangkok Metropolitan Administration building Bangkok, (in Thai กรุงเทพ ฯ, กรุงเทพมหานคร, or Krung Thep, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon...

History

The district was created in 1991, when it was split off from Amphoe Nakhon Chai Si. 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Buildings

The most important building in the district is the Phutthamonthon park, a 40 ha buddhist park. The district was named after the park. Buddha statue at Phutthamonthon Phutthamonthon (Thai พุทธมณฑล, also often called Buddha Monthon) is a Buddhist park in the Nakhon Pathom province of Thailand, west of Bangkok. ...

Also one of three campus of the Mahidol University is located in Salaya. Mahidol University (Thai มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล, pronounced: ma-hi-don) is a public university in Thailand. ...

Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 17 villages (muban). Sala Ya has township (thesaban tambon) status; each of the tambon is administrated by a tambon administrative organization (TAO). Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. ...

Amphoe of Nakhon Pathom
Amphoe:	Mueang Nakhon Pathom - Kamphaeng Saen - Nakhon Chai Si - Don Tum - Bang Len - Sam Phran - Phutthamonthon	edit