Phichit province
Short facts
Name: Changwat Phichit
Area: About 4,531 km²
Inhabitants: About 580,000
Location: North Thailand
Capital: Phichit
Neighboring provinces: Four (4): Kamphaeng Phet, Nakhon Sawan, Phetchabun and Phitsanulok.
Amphoe / Districts: Bang Mun Nak, Bueng Na Rang, Dong Charoen, Mueang Phichit, Pho Prathap Chang, Pho Thale, Sak Lek, Sam Ngam, Tap Khlo, Taphan Hin, Wachirabarami, Wang Sai Phun.
Popular tourist destinations: Bung Si Fai, Utthayan Muang Kao Pichit, Old Phichit City Park, Wat Nakhon Chum, Wat Mahathat, Wat Rong Chang and Wat Pho Prathap Chang.
About Phichit
In the area where northern Thailand faces is central province of Phichit. The 345 kilometer-long route to Bangkok operated daily with both bus and train. The trip takes just over five hours.
Yom and Nan rivers flowing through both the province and, together with Phichit's lakes long served as home to freshwater crocodiles. These notorious reptiles have given the province's nickname, The Crocodile country. Directly translated, means, however, Phichit, the beautiful city.
The province was built already a thousand years ago and played an important role in both Sukhothai and Ayutthaya era.
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