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Nakhon Thai Subdistrict

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Country
  
Thailand

Postal code
  
65120

Elevation
  
209 m

Population
  
10,236 (2005)

Time zone
  
Thailand (UTC+7)

Geocode
  
650201

Local time
  
Monday 1:41 PM

Weather
  
33°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 50% Humidity

Amphoes
  
Phitsanulok Province, Nakhon Thai District

Nakhon Thai (Thai: นครไทย) is a subdistrict in the Nakhon Thai District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

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Map of Nakhon Thai District, Phitsanulok, Thailand

Geography

Nakhon Thai lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

History

In 1188, King Boromma Chayasiri of Singhanavati (a city-state kingdom originally centered on modern day Chiang Rai) is said to have expanded the city-state to include much of what is now Phitsanulok Province, and relocated the capital of his kingdom to Nakhon Thai, from where he ruled for a period of time.

Administration

The following is a list of the subdistrict's muban, which roughly correspond to the villages:

Temples

The following is a list of temples in the Nakhon Thai subdisrict:

  • Wat Na Phra That (Thai: วัดหน้าพระธาตุ) in Ban Nuea is a wooden building built on top of old ruins of a former temple building. It has a historic statue of a Luang Phor Phet inside an iron cage.
  • Wat Nakhon Thai Wanaram (Thai: วัดนครไทยวราราม), colloquially Wat Hua Rong
  • Wat Klang Sri Phutararam is a temple with ornate murals and a statue of Phokunbangklangtao.
  • Wat Pawee Mok (Thai: วัดป่าวิโมกข์)
  • Wat Nong Lan (Thai: วัดหนองลาน)

    • References

    Nakhon Thai Subdistrict Wikipedia
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