Wat Hong Pathummawat

Wat Hong Pathummawat is a second-class royal Buddhist temple located on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bang Prok Subdistrict, Mueang Pathum Thani District, Pathum Thani Province. Founded in 1764 by Mon immigrants from Hongsawadi, it is the first temple built by the Mon community in Pathum Thani and serves as a center of Mon Buddhist tradition and architecture.

Visitors can expect a tranquil riverside temple compound with a traditional ubosot, viharn, Mon-style chedi and Buddha images, active monastic buildings and open courtyards. The setting is along the Chao Phraya River near Pathum Thani city centre. Visitors can walk around the grounds, view religious art and architecture, observe merit-making and prayer activities, and experience Mon cultural elements preserved at the temple.

Built in 1764 during the late Ayutthaya period by Mon people who migrated from Hongsawadi (Bago, Myanmar) and settled along the Chao Phraya River in Pathum Thani. It was the first Mon temple established in the area and later elevated to a second-class royal temple. The temple reflects Mon settlement history and the establishment of Pathum Thani as a Mon community centre.

An important Buddhist religious site for the local Mon community and Thai Buddhists. It preserves Mon cultural and religious traditions, architecture and rituals, and functions as an active place of worship, merit-making and religious ceremonies for residents of Pathum Thani.