Nakhon Thai

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Nakhon Thai

Nakhon Thai is a subdistrict in the Nakhon Thai District

Amphoe Nakhon Thai

Nakhon Thai is a district in the eastern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand....
of Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Phetchabun Province, Phichit Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Sukhothai Province, Uttaradit Province....
, Thailand

Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
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Nakhon Thai is a subdistrict in the Nakhon Thai District

Amphoe Nakhon Thai

Nakhon Thai is a district in the eastern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand....
of Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok Province

Thailand

Geography

Nakhon Thai lies within the Nan Basin

Nan River

The Nan River is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most expansive tributaries of the Chao Phraya River....
, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed

Chao Phraya River

The Chao Phraya is a major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial river plain marking the mainland of the country. It runs through Bangkok, the capital of Thailand....
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History

In 1188, King Boromma Chayasiri

Boromma Chayasiri

King Boromma Chayasiri was a ruler of the Singhanavati City-State Kingdom in Thailand, prior to the Sukhothai Kingdom....
of Singhanavati

Singhanavati

The ancient Lanna society of the northern Thailand is considered more progressive than societies in other regions of the same period in that the Lanna people recorded their history and social development....
(a city-state kingdom originally centered around modern day Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai Province

Chiang Rai is the northernmost Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao Province, Lampang Province and Chiang Mai Province....
) 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:

No.	English	Thai
1	Ban Nuea	?????????
2	Ban Noen Sawang	?????????????
3	Ban Nakhon Thai	??????????
4	Ban Nong Nam Sarang	????????????????
5	Ban Nong Lan	???????????
6	Ban Hua Rong	???????????
7	Ban Khlong Chik	???????????
8	Ban Nam Phai	??????????
9	Ban Hua Che	?????????
10	Ban Dan	????????
11	Ban Non Chan	?????????????
12	Ban Sai Thong	??????????
13	Ban Mai Saen Suk	??????????????

Temples

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

Wat Na Phra That in Ban Nuea is 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
Luang Phor Phet

The Luang Phor Phet is a type of image of the Gautama Buddha found in Thailand. A Luang Phor Phet depicts the Buddha in the Diamond Lotus Position....
inside an iron cage.
Wat Nakhon Thai Wanaram (
Wat Klang Sri Phutararam is a temple with ornate murals and a statue of Phokunbangklangtao.
Wat Pawee Mok
Wat Nong Lan