Phitsanulok
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Phitsanulok (Thai: พิษณุโลก, pronounced [pʰít.sa.nú.lôːk]) is an important an historic ceety in lawer northren Thailand an is the caipital o Phitsanulok Province, which stretches aw the wey tae the Laotian border.
Phitsanulok พิษณุโลก | |
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| City of Phitsanulok เทศบาลนครพิษณุโลก | |
 Phitsanulok skyline from the Grand Riverside Hotel | |
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| Eik-name(s): Song Khwae (The two rivers) | |
  Phitsanulok Location in Thailand | |
| Coordinates: 16°48′57″N 100°15′49″E / 16.81583°N 100.26361°ECoordinates: 16°48′57″N 100°15′49″E / 16.81583°N 100.26361°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Phitsanulok |
| District | Mueang Phitsanulok |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | City Municipality |
| • Mayor | Boonsong Tanthani |
| Area | |
| • City Municipality | 18.26 km2 (7.05 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 751 km2 (290 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City Municipality | 66,106 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 291,311 |
| • Metro density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postcode | 65000 |
| Calling code | (+66) 55 |
| Geocode | 650101 |
| Chief roadway | Route 12 |
| Chief watercourse | Nan River |
| Chief airport | Phitsanulok Airport |
| Website | www |
Phitsanulok is ane o the auldest ceeties in Thailand, foondit ower 600 years ago.[3] It is probably best kent as the birthplace o King Naresuan, who freed the kintra frae Burmese domination in the late 16t Yearhunner, an his brither an successor King Ekathosarot (Sanpet III).[citation needit]
As the cross-road atween the northren an central regions o the kintra, it haes lang been important baith for poleetical an strategic reasons, an wis focht ower mony times in yearhunners past.[citation needit]
Phitsanulok wis the caipital o Thailand for 25 years durin the reign o King Boromma Trailokanat o Ayutthaya. Locatit on the banks o the Nan River, the ceety wis oreeginally a sma Khmer ootpost kent as Sang Kwae, afore the Khwae Noi River chynged its course in the 11t Century A.D. Phitsanulok wis an' a' a provincial centre o the Angkorian Empire durin the Angkorian period.[4]
Phitsanulok is hame tae Naresuan University an Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, as well as tae a major Ryal Thai Airmy base.[2]
Etymology
eedit- Sang Khwae-The first element, 'sang', means the nummer twa. The seicont element, 'khwae', means tributary. A loose translation o the entire name wad be Twa Rivers.
- Phitsanulok-The first element, 'Phitsanu' (Thai: พิษณุ), is a cognate o Vishnu, a Hindu god (see, e.g. Witnu, Thai: วิษณุ). Lack o a v soond in the Thai leid accoonts for the twa forms. The seicont element, 'lok' (Thai: โลก,) means globe o warld. A loose translation o the entire name wad be Vishnu's Heaven.
References
eedit- ↑ "2. Administrative Information". บรรยายสรุปอำเภอเมืองพิษณุโลก [Mueang Phitsanulok Briefing] (Report) (in Thai). Mueang Phitsanulok Administrative Office. 5 October 2020. p. 4.
- ↑ a b "สถิติทางการทะเบียน" [Registration statistics]. bora.dopa.go.th (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA). December 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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- ↑ Wyatt, David K. (2004). Thailand: A Short History (in Inglis) (2nd ed.). Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books. ISBN 978-974957544-4. Retrieved 19 Mairch 2021.
- ↑ Thailand, A Short Story, David K. Wyatt, ISBN 0300030541
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