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{{about|the city in Pathum Thani Province}}
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| official_name          = City of Rangsit<br>เทศบาลนครรังสิต
| native_name            = {{lang|th|รังสิต}}
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| settlement_type        = [[List of cities in Thailand|City Municipality]]
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| image_caption          = Zpell, part of [[Future Park Rangsit]]
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| map_caption            = Location within [[Pathum Thani Province|Pathum Thani]]
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| coordinates            = {{coord|13|59|0|N|100|37|0|E|region:TH|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type       = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name       = {{Flag|Thailand}}
| subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Pathum Thani Province|Pathum Thani]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[Amphoe|District]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[Thanyaburi District|Thanyaburi]]
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| government_type        = City Municipality
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| leader_title           = Mayor
| leader_name            = Treelup Thupkrachang
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| population_total       = 79319
| population_as_of       = 2014
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| timezone               = [[Time in Thailand|ICT]]
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| 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.
Rangsit is the home of [[Rangsit University]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Directions to RSU|url=https://www2.rsu.ac.th/info/rsu-directions|website=Rangsit University|access-date=15 April 2016}}</ref>
==History==
In the past, the area of Rangsit was a vast field, covering the area from the north of Bangkok, Pathum Thani to [[Saraburi province|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<sup>²</sup> (about 772 mi<sup>²</sup>).
At that time, it was a place of habitat for many kinds of [[wildlife]], such as [[Asian elephant|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 canalized and passed through this area, it was called "[[Khlong Rangsit]]" in honour to 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 make the area of Rangsit continue to prosper respectively.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Transportation==
The area is served by [[Rangsit station]] on the [[State Railway of Thailand|SRT]]'s [[Northern Line (Thailand)|northern line]] and [[SRT Dark Red Line|dark red line]]. The main street is Highway 1 or [[Phahonyothin Road]].
In terms of travel, Rangsit is a hub for travel from the [[Bangkok Metropolitan Region]] to various regions including the [[central Thailand|central]], [[northern Thailand|northern]] and [[Isan]].
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Rangsit}}
{{Metropolitan cities of Thailand}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Pathum Thani province]]
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Thailand]]