Nakhon Thai

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Nakhon Thai นครไทย (English: Thai City)
Coordinates: 17°07′00″N 100°50′00″E / 17.116667, 100.833333
Amphoe	Nakhon Thai
Province	Phitsanulok
Country	Thailand
Elevation	209 m (686 ft)
Population (2005)
- Total	10,236
Time zone	Thailand (UTC+7)
Postal code	65120
Geocode	650201

Nakhon Thai (Thai: นครไทย) is a subdistrict in the Nakhon Thai District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Administration 4 Temples 5 References

[edit] Geography

Nakhon Thai lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.

[edit] History

Phitsanulok History This box contains links to selected articles with information related to the history of Phitsanulok Province.
Prehistoric Era
Early Nan River Civilizations · Tai
Khmer Empire
Song Khwae
Singhanavati City-State
Boromma Chayasiri · Nakhon Thai
Sukhothai Period
Wat Chula Manee · Wat Aranyik Wat Chedi Yod Thong Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahathat
Ayutthaya Period
Boromma Trailokanat Wat Ratchaburana · Wat Nang Phaya Boromma Racha III · Naresuan Boromma Kot
Modern Siam / Thailand
19th Century · 20th Century · Recent Events
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In 1188, King Boromma Chayasiri of Singhanavati (a city-state kingdom originally centered around modern day Chiang Rai) 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.

[edit] Administration

The following is a list of the subdistrict's muban, which roughly correspond to the villages:^[1]

No.	English	Thai
1	Ban Nuea	บ้านเหนือ
2	Ban Noen Sawang	บ้านเนินสว่าง
3	Ban Nakhon Thai	บ้านนครไทย
4	Ban Nong Nam Sarang	บ้านหนองน้ำสร้าง
5	Ban Nong Lan	บ้านหนองลาน
6	Ban Hua Rong	บ้านหัวร้อง
7	Ban Khlong Chik	บ้านคลองจิก
8	Ban Nam Phai	บ้านน้ำพาย
9	Ban Hua Che	บ้านหัวเซ
10	Ban Dan	บ้านด่าน
11	Ban Non Chan	บ้านโนนจันทร์
12	Ban Sai Thong	บ้านสายทอง
13	Ban Mai Saen Suk	บ้านใหม่แสนสุข

[edit] Temples

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

• Wat Na Phra That (Thai: วัดหน้าพระธาตุ) 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 inside an iron cage.^[2]
• Wat Nakhon Thai Wanaram (Thai: วัดนครไทยวราราม), colloquially Wat Hua Rong^[3]
• Wat Klang Sri Phutararam is a temple with ornate murals and a statue of Phokunbangklangtao.^[4]
• Wat Pawee Mok (Thai: วัดป่าวิโมกข์)
• Wat Nong Lan (Thai: วัดหนองลาน)

[edit] References

1. ^ Pitlocal.org (in Thai)
2. ^ Wat Na Phrathat
3. ^ Wat Hua Rong
4. ^ Wat Klang Sri Phutararam