Metropolitan Police Bureau

Metropolitan Police Bureau
กองบัญชาการตำรวจนครบาล
Metropolitan Police Bureau; กองบัญชาการตำรวจนครบาล
	Official Seal
Abbreviation	MPB
Agency overview
Formed	1862
Jurisdictional structure
National agency; (Operations jurisdiction)	Thailand
Operations jurisdiction	Bangkok, Thailand
	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	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Royal Thai Police Headquarters, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand
Agency executive	Thiti Sawang, Commissioner;
Parent agency	Royal Thai Police
Facilities
Patrol cars	6,000
Website
	metro.police.go.th

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.

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