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City in Thailand
City Municipality in Thailand
Nonthaburi
(
Thai
:
???????
,
pronounced
[n?n.t?a(?).b?.r?ː]
) is the principal city of the
district
and
province
of the same name in
Thailand
.
On 15 February 1936, Nonthaburi town municipality (
thesaban mueang
) was established, which only covered Suan Yai subdistrict (
tambon
), just 2.5 km
2
(0.97 sq mi).
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On 25 September 1995, Nonthaburi was upgraded to city municipality (
thesaban nakhon
) by enlargement of the city with four more subdistricts, Talat Khwan (8.2 km
2
[3.2 sq mi]), Bang Khen (9.0 km
2
[3.5 sq mi]), Bang Kraso (11.2 km
2
[4.3 sq mi]) and Tha Sai (8.0 km
2
[3.1 sq mi]), covering a total of 38.9 km
2
(15.0 sq mi).
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As of 31 December 2019, it has a registered population of 254,375,
[1]
making it the most populous
city municipality
in Thailand (excluding Bangkok). There are 93 communities (
chumchon
), although not directly chosen by the local citizens, which provides advice and recommendations to local administrative organizations. Due to its proximity to
Bangkok
, the city is considered a suburb of Bangkok, a part of the
Bangkok Metropolitan Region
, or Greater Bangkok.
Nonthaburi is served by public transport systems including the
Bangkok Mass Transit Authority
bus system, the
Chao Phraya Express Boat
, and the
MRT Purple Line
, inaugurated in 2016.
Nonthaburi is known for its temple and market such as Wat Chaloem Phra Kiat, Wat Chomphuwek, Wat Chotikaram, Wat Khema Phirataram, Wat Prasat, Wat Sangkhathan and so on.
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