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Amphoe Thanyaburi
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| Province: | Pathum Thani |
| Area: | 112.124 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 162,302 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 1,447 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 1303 |
| Postal code: | 12110 |
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Thanyaburi (Thai: ธัญบุรี) is a district (Amphoe) in Pathum Thani Province.
Mueang Thanyaburi was built by order of King Rama V in 1901. The city name translated to Rice city. At the same time, King Rama V order to build Min Buri (Fish city) as its twin city.
Mueang Thanyaburi is located in east part of Chao Phraya valley that called Thung Luang.
The main water resource of Thanyaburi is Khlong Rangsit. It was the first canal (Khlong) for irrigation purposes of Siam.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khlong Luang and Nong Suea of Pathum Thani, Ongkharak of Nakhon Nayok Province, Lam Luk Ka and Mueang Pathum Thani of Pathum Thani province.
The district is subdivided into 6 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 28 villages (muban). There are two towns (thesaban mueang) and one township (thesaban tambon) within the district. The town Rangsit covers the complete tambon Prachathipat, the town Sanan Rak covers tambon Bueng Sanan and Bueng Nam Rak. The township Thanyaburi covers the tambon Rangsit and Lam Phak Kut. The tambon Bueng Yitho is administrated by a Tambon Administrative Organization (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Prachathipat | ประชาธิปัตย์ | 6 | 70,608 | |
| 2. | Bueng Yitho | บึงยี่โถ | 4 | 23,605 | |
| 3. | Rangsit | รังสิต | 4 | 20,592 | |
| 4. | Lam Phak Kut | ลำผักกูด | 4 | 26,864 | |
| 5. | Bueng Sanan | บึงสนั่น | 4 | 5,796 | |
| 6. | Bueng Nam Rak | บึงน้ำรักษ์ | 6 | 14,837 |
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| Amphoe of Pathum Thani |  |
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| Amphoe: | Mueang Pathum Thani - Khlong Luang - Thanyaburi - Nong Suea - Lat Lum Kaeo - Lam Luk Ka - Sam Khok | ||