Nakhon Thai Subdistrict

Nakhon Thai นครไทย (English: Thai City)
Tambon
Coordinates: 17°07′00″N 100°50′00″E / 17.11667°N 100.83333°E / 17.11667; 100.83333Coordinates: 17°07′00″N 100°50′00″E / 17.11667°N 100.83333°E / 17.11667; 100.83333
Country	Thailand
Province	Phitsanulok
Amphoe	Nakhon Thai
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.

Geography

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

History

Prehistoric Era
Phitsanulok History This box contains links to selected articles with information related to the history of Phitsanulok Province.
Early Nan River Civilizations · Tai
Khmer Empire
Song Khwae
Singhanavati City-State
Chaiyasiri · Nakhon Thai
Sukhothai Period
Wat Chula Manee · Wat Aranyik Wat Chedi Yod Thong Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat
Ayutthaya Period
Borommatrailokkanat Wat Ratchaburana · Wat Nang Phaya Borommaracha III · Naresuan Borommakot
Modern Siam / Thailand
19th Century · 20th Century · Recent Events

In 1188, King Boromma Chayasiri of Singhanavati (a city-state kingdom originally centered on 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.

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

Temples

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

Wat Na Phra That (Thai: วัดหน้าพระธาตุ) in Ban Nuea 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)

References

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