| Metropolitan Police Bureau กองบัญชาการตำรวจนครบาล | |
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 Official Seal | |
| Abbreviation | MPB |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1862 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | Thailand |
| Operations jurisdiction | Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Areas of responsibility of various metropolitan police stations | |
| Size | 503 sq mi (1,300 km2) |
| Population | 8.281 million |
| Legal jurisdiction | Bangkok, Thailand |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Royal Thai Police Headquarters, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Parent agency | Royal Thai Police |
| Facilities | |
| Patrol cars | 6,000 |
| Website | |
| metro | |
The Metropolitan Police Bureau (Thai: กองบัญชาการตำรวจนครบาล) is a unit in the Royal Thai Police, and is responsible for maintaining security in Bangkok - the capital of Thailand. There are a total of 14 divisions (command units) and 2 direct divisions which report directly to the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau.[1] The current and 52nd Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau is Police Lieutenant General Thiti Sawang.