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25-519: Nakhon Pathom houses a campus of Silpakorn University within the former Sanam Chandra Palace . The city is 57 km west of Bangkok. According to Charles Higham , "Two silver medallions from beneath a sanctuary at Nakhon Pathom, the largest of the moated sites, proclaim that it was 'the meritorious work of the King of Sri Dvaravati ', the Sanskrit term Dvaravati meaning 'that which has gates'. The script

50-460: A tropical savanna climate ( Köppen climate classification category Aw). Winters are dry and warm. Temperatures rise until May. Monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm. Climatological data for the years 2012–2013: Its maximum temperature is 40.1 °C (104.2 °F) in April 2013 and the lowest temperature

75-493: Is Nakhon Pathom . Nakhon Pathom province is home to the Phra Pathommachedi , a chedi commissioned by King Mongkut (Rama IV) and completed by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1870. The chedi is a reminder of the long vanished Dvaravati civilization that once flourished here and by tradition Nakhon Pathom is where Buddhism first came to Thailand. The province itself is known for its many fruit orchards. Nakhon Pathom

100-459: Is 12.0 °C (53.6 °F) in December 2013. The highest average temperature is 37.4 °C (99.3 °F) in April 2013 and the minimum average temperature is 16.5 °C (61.7 °F) in December 2013. The average relative humidity is 75% and the minimum relative humidity is 22%. Annual rainfall is 1,095 millimeters. The number of rainy days was 134 days for the year 2013. The name derives from

125-663: Is a national university in Thailand . The university was founded in Bangkok in 1943 by Tuscan –born art professor Corrado Feroci, who took the Thai name Silpa Bhirasri when he became a Thai citizen. It began as a fine arts university and now includes many other faculties as well. In 2016, it has 25,210 students. Silpakorn University was originally established as the School of Fine Arts under Thailand's Fine Arts Department in 1933. The school offered

150-645: Is a small province 56 km from Bangkok . It is in the alluvial plain of central Thailand and is drained by the Tha Chin River (known locally as the Nakhon Chai Si ), a tributary of the Chao Phraya River . There are many canals that have been dug for agriculture. The total forest area is just 1.6 km (0.62 sq mi) or 0.8 per mille of provincial area. The Thai capital Bangkok has grown until it borders Nakhon Pathom. Nakhon Pathom province has

175-511: Is in south Indian characters of the seventh century." Nakhon Pathom was the largest Dvaravati center. Nakhon Pathom was located in the Gulf of Thailand 2000 years ago, but is steadily receding southward as a result of sedimentation. Nakhon Pathom, along with Ratchaburi and Sing Buri, is considered one of the oldest cities in Thailand, having been founded as far back as 40 BC. It was for a long time one of

200-763: Is on the grounds of Sanam Chandra Palace in Nakhon Pathom which was once the royal pavilion of King Rama VI of Chakri dynasty . It occupies 440 rai . The 820 rai Phetchaburi Information Technology Campus is in Phetchaburi Province . Nakhon Pathom Province Nakhon Pathom ( Thai : จังหวัดนครปฐม , pronounced [náʔkʰɔ̄ːn pā.tʰǒm] , ( Pronunciation )) is one of the central provinces ( changwat ) of Thailand . Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Suphan Buri , Ayutthaya , Nonthaburi , Bangkok , Samut Sakhon , Ratchaburi , and Kanchanaburi . The capital city of Nakhon Pathom province

225-599: Is the chan tree . Tha Phra Palace was Silpakorn's first campus. It occupies a small part of the inner city of Bangkok known as Rattanakosin Island . Opposite the Grand Palace and covering an area of 8 rai, the campus was once the palace of Prince Narisara Nuwattiwong . On its west side is the Chao Phraya River . The office of the university president is in Taling Chan District , Bangkok . Sanam Chandra Palace Campus

250-598: Is the giant river prawn ( Macrobrachium rosenbergii ) (known as "kung mae-nam" or "kung kam-kram" in Thai). The provincial slogan is "sweet pomelos , delicious rice, beautiful young ladies". The province is divided into seven districts ( amphoes ). The districts are further subdivided into 106 subdistricts ( tambons ) and 904 villages ( mubans ). As of 10 October 2020 there are: one Nakhon Pathom Provincial Administrative Organization - PAO ( ongkan borihan suan changwat ) and twenty-six municipal ( thesaban ) areas in

275-555: The Department of Airports (DOA) proposed the construction of a new airport in the province, to relieve pressure on Bangkok's two existing airports. The 20 billion baht airport would occupy 3,500 rai of land in Bang Len District and Nakhon Chai Si District . Its capacity would be 25 million passengers annually. If approved, construction would start in 2023 and the airport would be operational by 2025 or 2026. When fully built-out,

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300-537: The Pali words Nagara Pathama , meaning 'first city', and Nakhon Pathom is often referred as Thailand's oldest city. Archaeological remains have been linked to the (pre-Thai) Dvaravati kingdom, dating to the 6th through 11th centuries. Nakhon Pathom Province centuries ago was a coastal city on the route between China and India; due to sedimentation from the Chao Phraya River, the coastline moved much farther to sea. When

325-592: The Faculty of Management Science were established on the Phetchaburi Campus. In 2003, the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) was established, as well as Silpakorn University International College (SUIC). Its role is to provide an international curriculum in additional fields of study. Ganesha , one of the Hindu deities symbolizing arts and crafts, is Silpakorn University's emblem. The "university tree"

350-420: The Faculty of Science in 1972, the Faculty of Pharmacy in 1986, and the Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology in 1992. In 1999, the Faculty of Music was created. In 1997, Silpakorn extended its reach by establishing a new campus in Phetchaburi Province . The new campus was named "Phetchaburi Information Technology Campus". In 2001 and 2002, the Faculty of Animal Sciences and Agricultural Technology and

375-457: The School of Fine Arts. The school gradually developed and was officially accorded a new status and named Silpakorn University on 12 October 1943. Its inaugural faculty was the Faculty of Painting and Sculpture. In 1955, the Faculty of Thai Architecture was established, later named the Faculty of Architecture) and two more faculties were created, the Faculty of Archaeology and the Faculty of Decorative Arts. In 1966, Silpakorn University diversified

400-529: The Tha Chin River changed its course, the city lost its main water source and thus was for hundreds of years deserted, the population moving to a city called Nakhon Chai Si (or Sri Wichai ). King Mongkut (Rama IV) ordered the restoration of the Phra Pathom Chedi, which was then crumbling and abandoned in the jungle. A city gradually formed around it, bringing new life to Nakhon Pathom. A museum presents

425-465: The airport will accommodate 80-100 seat aircraft flying between Bangkok and second-tier provinces to ease congestion at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports. The project site has low population density, only 200 households on 400 plots of land. Nakhon Pathom's main hospital is Nakhon Pathom Hospital , operated by the Ministry of Public Health . The provincial seal shows Phra Pathom Chedi, at 127 meters

450-721: The archaeological record of the city's history. Major settlement of the province included immigration beginning in the reign of King Buddha Loetla Nabhalai (Rama II), which included Khmer villages (e.g., Don Yai Hom ), the Lan Na -populated ( Baan Nua ) and Lao Song villages (e.g., Don Kanak ), as well as a major influx of southern Chinese in the late-1800s and early-1900s. Today Nakhon Pathom attracts people from all over Thailand, most notably from Bangkok and Isan , plus Burmese migrant workers. The province includes industrial zones, major university towns, government offices relocated from Bangkok, and agricultural and transport hubs. In mid-2019,

475-454: The command of Phra Sombat Wanit to arrest the leaders. In fact, Khim and Phiao were the first to be thrown into the dungeon, but Ia managed to escape. He then robbed the houses in the Samut Sakhon and Nakhon Pathom area along with his people. They could only be overpowered after a large police operation. In the 1930s, Nakhon Pathom was a nest of 300 houses and about 12. Buddhist temples. There

500-486: The four faculties into sub–specializations to broaden its offerings, but the university's Wang Tha Phra campus proved inadequate. A new campus, Sanam Chandra Palace, was established in Nakhon Pathom Province in the former residential compound of King Rama VI . The first two faculties based on this campus were the Faculty of Arts in 1968 and the Faculty of Education in 1970. Later, three more faculties were created:

525-618: The important capitals of Dvaravati , a prestigious Mon kingdom from Lop Buri to Malaysia . The Indian King Ashoka sent monks to Siam at this time to popularize Theravada Buddhism . They arrived in Nakhon Pathom and from there toured the country. Hence the city's self-image of having spread Buddhism throughout Siam. In April 1842, trouble broke out between three groups of Chinese who had formed secret societies, each with about 1,000 men. The leaders of these groups were named Khim, Ia and Phiao (Piaw). The Siamese government sent soldiers under

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550-496: The only painting and sculpture programs and waived tuition fees for government officials and students. Its creation owes much to the almost lifetime devotion of Professor Silpa Bhirasri , an Italian sculptor (formerly Corrado Feroci) who was commissioned during the reign of King Rama VI to work in the Fine Arts Department. He subsequently enlarged his classes to include greater members of the interested public before setting up

575-464: The province. The capital Nakhon Pathom has city ( thesaban nakhon ) status. Further five have town ( thesaban mueang ) status and twenty subdistrict municipalities ( thesaban tambon ). The non-municipal areas are administered by 91 Subdistrict Administrative Organizations (SAO) ( ongkan borihan suan tambon ). Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using

600-508: The tallest pagoda in the world. It is in the center of the city of Nakhon Pathom, and has been an important Buddhist center since the 6th century. The current building was created by King Mongkut in 1860. On the pagoda a royal crown is depicted, the symbol for King Mongkut's work on reconstructing the pagoda. The provincial flag is blue with the yellow provincial seal in the middle of the flag. The provincial tree Diospyros decandra (known as "chan" in Thai). The provincial aquatic life

625-1032: Was also the famous monks' retreat at Bang Thammasala. Nakhon Pathom is located about 50 kilometers west of Thailand's capital, Bangkok , in the middle of a wide plain , crossed by watercourses, such as the Mae Nam Tha Chin (Tha Chin River). Sugar cane has been grown here since the late 18th century. Old travel reports describe that near Nakhon Pathom on the Tha Chin, there were sugar factories every four to five kilometers, surrounded by some ten to fifteen houses and firmly in Chinese hands. 13°49′14″N 100°03′45″E  /  13.82056°N 100.06250°E  / 13.82056; 100.06250 Silpakorn University Silpakorn University (SU.) ( Thai : มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร ; RTGS :  Mahawitthayalai Sinlapakon ; also known as The University of Fine Arts of Thailand )

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