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is a province on the southern part of North Thailand. It covers 4,531 square kilometers and has a population of over half a million people (2011 estimate). The province is bordered by Phitsanulok Province to the north, Phetchabun Province to the east, Nakhon Sawan Province to the south and Kamphaeng Phet Province to the west.Phichit Province comprises mostly low fertile river plains. Two important rivers, the Nan and the Yom, flow through it from north to south, before joining to form the Chao Phraya River further south. The province is an important producer of rice and lotus.
Phichit Town has a long history that goes back to the 11th century. It was established by Phraya Kotabongthevaraja in AD 1058. The town became part of the Kingdom of Sukhothai and later the Kingdom of Ayutthaya. It was originally known as Sra Luang, but was renamed Okhaburi, which means "city in the swamp", during the Ayutthaya period. Its present name means "beautiful city".
Nan River at Wat Tha Luang
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Tourist Attractions in Phichit Province
- Bung Si Fa, a freshwater lake to the south of Phichit Town.
- Tapan Hin, the main commercial district of Phichit Town. Its main feature is Luang Pho To, a 34-meter-tall Buddha statue at Wat Thewaprasat.
- Utthayan Mueang Kao Pichit, an urban park with ruins of structures from the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya periods. Main feature of the park is Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat, a Thai Buddhist temple with a bell-shaped chedi.
- Wat Bang Khlan, Thai Buddhist temple that is the resident temple of the late Luang Pho Ngoen, a highly reverred Thai monk.
- Wat Khao Rup Chang, a hilltop Thai Buddhist temple. Its chedi was built in the Ayutthaya style. The spire has broken off.
- Wat Nakhon Chum, a Thai Buddhist temple with an old brick ubosot that enshrines a Buddha image of the Sukhothai style.
- Wat Pho Prathap Chang, a Thai Buddhist temple built by the Ayutthaya ruler Phra Chao Sua in 1701 to mark his birth site.
- Wat Tha Luang, a Buddhist temple built in 1845. It enshrines the Luang Pho Phet image, a bronze Chiang Saen-style Buddha statue.
Location of Phichit Province on the map
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