Rangsit
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Rangsit, Thailand
)Rangsit
รังสิต | |
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City Municipality | |
| City of Rangsit เทศบาลนครรังสิต | |
 Zpell, part of Future Park Rangsit | |
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UTC+7 (ICT) | |
| Postcode | 12130 |
| Area code | (+66) 2 |
| Website | rangsit |
Rangsit (
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.
Rangsit is the home of Rangsit University[1]
The area is served by
.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 km² (about 772 mi²).
At that time, it was a place of habitat for many kinds of
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
rice cultivation and various kinds of fruits such as tangerine and make the area of Rangsit continue to prosper respectively.[2]
References
- ^ "Directions to RSU". Rangsit University. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "ชีวประวัติของทุ่งรังสิต: จากสมัน นาข้าว สาวโรงงาน ถึงนักศึกษาและเหี้ย" [Biography of Rangsit field: from Schomburgk's deers, rice fields, factory girls to students and water monitors]. Thammasat Museum of Anthropology (in Thai). 2017-09-28.
External links
Rangsit travel guide from Wikivoyage
