Prachathipat Explained

Prachathipat
Official Name:Prachathipat
Native Name:Thai: ประชาธิปัตย์
Settlement Type:Tambon
Pushpin Map:Bangkok Metropolitan Region
Pushpin Label:Prachathipat
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bangkok Metropolitan Region
Coordinates:13.9886°N 100.6372°W
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Pathum Thani
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thanyaburi
Government Type:City Municipality
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:84,384
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:12130[2]
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Area Code:(+66) 02
Area Code Type:Area code

Prachathipat (Thai: ประชาธิปัตย์; RTGS: Prachathipat) is a tambon (subdistrict) of Thanyaburi District in Pathum Thani Province onnorthern outskirts Bangkok. It is administered by Rangsit City Municipality.

History

Originally, Prachathipat had the status of the municipality of Prachathipat subdistrict depends on Thanyaburi District. There were a total of six mubans (villages).

It was formerly known as "Bueng Thalesap" (บึงทะเลสาบ, "lake swamp") It was renamed to Prachathipat as at the present time there is no definite evidence.

However, Phahonyothin Road (Highway 1), one of Thailand's four main highways leading to the north, also passes here. It was originally referred to informally as "Pao Road" (ถนนเป้า) and has since become Prachathipat Road.

Before in 1949, it was renamed Phaholyothin Road. In honour of Gen Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena 2nd Prime Minister of Thailand and the Head of the Khana Ratsadon (People's Party), the political group that played a main role in the 1932 Siamese Revolution.[3] [4]

As time passed, the progress in various processes of the local area has increased both economically and politically. As a result, the Rangsit City Municipality was established in order to conform to the name that is generally known without causing confusion in contacting the government, as well as in accordance with the will of the locals. Prachathipat became part of the administrative areas of Rangsit ever since.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://stat.bora.dopa.go.th/xstat/upstat_age.php รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากร และบ้าน รายจังหวัด รายอำเภอ และรายตำบลรายอายุ ณ เดือน ธันวาคม พ.ศ. 2564
  2. Web site: รหัสไปรษณีย์ จังหวัดปทุมธานี. thai. Pathum Thani Province postcode. Noplink.
  3. Web site: ถนนพหลโยธิน. Phaholyothin Road. Prinya. Trinoisai. thai. Matichon Weekly. 2020-09-26. 2022-07-05.
  4. Web site: กำเนิดย่าน "อารีย์" จากพื้นที่เรือกสวนไร่นา และถนนสายประชาธิปไตย. Birth of “Ari” area from farmland and democracy route. Art & Culture. 2021-09-16. thai. 2022-07-05.
  5. Web site: ประวัติความเป็นมา. Historical. Rangsit. thai.