Phichit ( Thai : พิจิตร , เมือง) is a town ( thesaban mueang ) in central Thailand , capital of Phichit Province . It covers the whole tambon Nai Mueang of Mueang Phichit district , an area of 12.017 km². As of 2005, it had a population of 23,791. Phichit is 326 km north of Bangkok.
4-773: Phichit is at the confluence of the Wat Ta Yom River and the Nan River . The old town of Phichit was established in 1058 CE by Phraya Kotabongthevaraja, and was first part of the Sukhothai kingdom , and later of Ayutthaya . The name of the city changed several times. At first, it was called Sra Luang (city of the royal pond), in Ayutthaya times it was called Okhaburi ("city in the swamp"), and then finally Phichit ("beautiful city"). The Wat Tha Luang temple in Phichit
8-528: Is home to a large Luang Phor Phet Buddha image. This Phichit Province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wat Ta Yom River The Wat Ta Yom River ( Thai : แคววัดตายม ) is a tributary of the Nan River in Thailand . This river of many names originates in the mountains of the Noen Maprang District of Phitsanulok Province where it
12-924: Is referred to as the Chomphu River (Thai: คลองชมภู). It then flows through the Wang Thong District where it is referred to as the Tha Muen Ram River (Thai: แควน้ำท่าหมื่นราม), then flows through the Bang Krathum District , and through Wat Ta Yom , where it is referred to as the Wat Ta Yom River . It discharges into the Nan River in Phichit via the Tha Luang Canal (Thai: คลองท่าหลวง) at 16°26′27″N 100°21′21″E / 16.44083°N 100.35583°E / 16.44083; 100.35583 . All of
16-525: The above names of the river derive from the names of places through which the river flows or to which it leads. The river does not appear to have a geographically independent name of its own. The following is a tree demonstrating the points at which the major tributaries of the Tha Luang River branch off from the main river and from each other. This article related to a river in Thailand
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