Amphoe Phutthamonthon

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Phutthamonthon
พุทธมณฑล
Statistics
Province:	Nakhon Pathom
District office:	Sala Ya 13°48′7″N, 100°19′18″E
Area:	52.3 km²
Inhabitants:	28,275 (2005)
Pop. density:	541 inh./km²
Geocode:	7307
Postal code:	73170
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Phutthamonthon is a district (Amphoe) in the east of Nakhon Pathom Province, central Thailand.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Buildings
4 Administration

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Bang Len, the districts Sai Noi, Bang Yai and Bang Kruai of Nonthaburi Province, the district Thawi Watthana of Bangkok, and Sam Phran and Nakhon Chai Si.

[edit] History

The district was created in 1991, when it was split off from Amphoe Nakhon Chai Si.

[edit] Buildings

Phutthamonthon

The most important building in the district is the Phutthamonthon park, a 40 ha buddhist park. The district was named after the park.

Also one of three campus of the Mahidol University is located in Salaya.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 18 villages (muban). Sala Ya has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers parts of the tambon Sala Ya. Each of the tambon is administrated by a tambon administrative organization (TAO).