Pattani, Thailand

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Pattani ปัตตานี
Town
เทศบาลเมืองปัตตานี
Pattani
Seal
Nickname:  Tani
Location of Mueang Pattani district (red) in Pattani Province (Pattani town is located within Mueang Pattani district.)
Pattani Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 6°51′59″N 101°15′3″E / 6.86639°N 101.25083°E / 6.86639; 101.25083
Country	Thailand
Province	Pattani
District	Mueang Pattani
Government
• Mayor	Pitak Korkiatpitak
Area
• Town	4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
• Metro	96.86 km2 (37.40 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Town	44,353
• Density	9,300/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area code	(+66) 73
Website	pattanicity.go.th

Pattani is a town (thesaban mueang) in the far south of Thailand, near the border with Malaysia. It is the capital of Pattani Province. The city has a population of 44,353 (2018). It covers the whole tambon Sabarang, Anoru and Chabang Tiko of Mueang Pattani district.

Pattani lies 1,056 km south of Bangkok,^[1] and is located at the mouth of the Pattani River. A small port is known to have existed at the river mouth Kuala Bekah in the 16th century. The historic centre of Patani was originally located a few miles away where the Krue Se Mosque is located. The older capital of Patani was captured and sacked by Siam in 1785.

The local dialect of Malay is called Pattani Malay or Yawi in Thai (derived from Jawi).