Uttaradit is a town (thesaban mueang) in Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

, capital of the Uttaradit province

Uttaradit Province

Uttaradit is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Phrae and Nan...

. The town covers the whole tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

Tha It of Mueang Uttaradit district

Amphoe Mueang Uttaradit

Mueang Uttaradit is the capital district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Tha Pla, Thong Saen Khan, Tron, Laplae of Uttaradit Province and Den Chai of Phrae Province....

. As of 2005 it has a population of 36,313.

During the Sukhothai era

Sukhothai kingdom

The Sukhothai Kingdom ) was an early kingdom in the area around the city Sukhothai, in north central Thailand. The Kingdom existed from 1238 till 1438...

, Uttaradit rose to prominence with it marking the northern border of the kingdom.

Transport

Uttaradit is served by a station on the State Railway of Thailand

State Railway of Thailand

The State Railway of Thailand is the state-owned rail operator in Thailand. The network sees around 50 million passengers per annum.-History:SRT was founded as the Royal State Railways of Siam in 1890...

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Beside the Railway, you can access Uttaradit by driving a car, riding a bus from Bus Terminal of Thailand. The nearest airport is at Phitsanulok.

Attractions

The Wat Tha Thanon temple in Uttaradit is home to a historic Luang Phor Phet

Luang Phor Phet

The Luang Phor Phet is a type of image of the Buddha found in Thailand. A Luang Phor Phet depicts the Buddha in the Diamond Lotus Position.-Notable Luang Phor Phet images:...

Buddha image dating back to the thirteenth century.

External links

• Website of the town (Thai)