Rangsit

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| official_name = City of Rangsit
เทศบาลนครรังสิต

| native_name = {{lang|th|รังสิต}}

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| settlement_type = City Municipality

| image_skyline = Zpell rangsit.jpg

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| image_caption = Zpell, part of Future Park Rangsit

| image_flag = Rangsit City Flag.webp

| image_seal = Seal of Rangsit.gif

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| map_caption = Location within Pathum Thani

| pushpin_map = Bangkok Metropolitan Region

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Thailand

| coordinates = {{coord|13|59|0|N|100|37|0|E|region:TH|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{Flag|Thailand}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Pathum Thani

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Thanyaburi

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| government_type = City Municipality

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Treelup Thupkrachang

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| area_total_km2 = 20.80

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| population_total = 79319

| population_as_of = 2014

| population_density_km2 = 3813.41

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| timezone = ICT

| utc_offset = +7

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| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 12130

| area_code = (+66) 2

| website = {{url|rangsit.org}}

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| name = Rangsit

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Rangsit ({{langx|th|รังสิต}}, {{IPA|th|rāŋ.sìt|pron}}) is a city and neighbourhood in Pathum Thani Province, Thailand. Rangsit is a metropolitan city that supports the expansion of Bangkok in the north. Rangsit has become a departure point for travel to provinces in north, northeast, and eastern Thailand. The area is served by Rangsit station on the SRT Dark Red Line.

Rangsit is the home of Rangsit University.{{cite web|title=Directions to RSU|url=https://www2.rsu.ac.th/info/rsu-directions|website=Rangsit University|access-date=15 April 2016}} It is also the provenance of Rangsit campus of Thammasat University.

History

In the past, the area of Rangsit was a vast field, covering the area from the north of Bangkok, Pathum Thani to Saraburi and the east side of the Chao Phraya River was called "Thung Luang" (ทุ่งหลวง, refers to large field), with an area of approximately 2,000 km^² (about 772 mi^²).

At that time, it was a place of habitat for many kinds of wildlife, such as wild elephants, therefore called "Tha Khlong" (ท่าโขลง, refers to pier of herd of elephants) in another name. There were often wild elephants from Khao Yai living there. In addition, it was also the only habitat in the world of Schomburgk's deer (Rucervus schomburgki) an extinct medium-sized deer.

Until the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in middle Rattanakosin period, Thailand's first irrigation canal was dug through the area, it was called "Khlong Rangsit" in honour of his son, Prince Rangsit Prayurasakdi, Prince of Chainat. This caused Rangsit to become an agricultural area especially in rice cultivation and various kinds of fruits such as tangerine and brought more prosperity to Rangsit.{{cite web|url=http://museum.socanth.tu.ac.th/knowledge/past-exhibition/%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4-%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87-%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%95/|trans-title=Biography of Rangsit field: from Schomburgk's deers, rice fields, factory girls to students and water monitors|date=2017-09-28|language=th|work=Thammasat Museum of Anthropology|title=ชีวประวัติของทุ่งรังสิต: จากสมัน นาข้าว สาวโรงงาน ถึงนักศึกษาและเหี้ย}}

Transportation

The area is served by Rangsit station on the State Railway of Thailand's Northern Line, Northeastern Line and Dark Red Line. The main roads are Phahonyothin Road and Vibhavadi Rangsit Road.

References

External links

{{Wikivoyage-inline|Rangsit}}

Category:Populated places in Pathum Thani province

Category:Neighbourhoods in Thailand