Nakhon Pathom, only 56 kilometers west of Bangkok, is a city dating back to at least 150 B.C.,say the historians…a city rich with meaning to all Buddhists. As it was here Buddhism was first introduced to the country now known as Thailand.
Nakhon Pathom occupies an area of 2,168 sequare kilometers and administratively divided into six Amphoe and one King Amphoe: Muang, Bang Len, Don Tum, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Chaisi, Sam Phran and King Amphoe Phuthamonthon.