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Mueang Pattani is a city in the far south of Thailand, near the boundary to Malaysia. It is the capital of the Pattani province. The city has a population of 43,690 (2000 census), and is located at 6° 50' North, 101° 20' East.
Historically Pattani used to be the capital of an independent Malay kingdom, the Pattani Sultanate.