Uthai Thani
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อุทัยธานี Uthai Thani |
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| Coordinates | 15 ° 23 ' N , 100 ° 1' E | ||
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| Country | Thailand | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | TH-61 | ||
| Residents | 15,838 | ||
Uthai Thani ( Thai อุทัยธานี ) is a city ( เทศบาล เมือง อุทัยธานี ) in the Thai province of Uthai Thani . It is the capital of Amphoe Mueang Uthai Thani District and Uthai Thani Province.
The city of Uthai Thani has 15,838 inhabitants (as of 2012).
geography
Uthai Thani is located about 230 kilometers north of the state capital Bangkok on Mae Nam Sakaekrang in the alluvial land of Mae Nam Chao Phraya . The city is a bit off the beaten track.
Economy and Importance
Agricultural products, such as rice and fruits, generate the majority of the income. There is also a growing bamboo processing industry.
traffic
Uthai Thani can only be reached directly by bus. The nearest station is Noen Makok Train station in the district Phayuha Khiri , the province of Nakhon Sawan . The nearest airport is Nakhon Sawan Airport in Mueang Nakhon Sawan County, Nakhon Sawan Province.
Attractions
- Wat Sangkat Rattana Khiri (Thai: วัด สั ง กั สรัตน คีรี ) - Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) at the foot of Khao Sakaekrang ( Sakaekrang hill ) with a large Buddha statue in Sukhothai style. It was made at the time of King Phutthayotfa Chulalok ( Rama I ) and is said to contain a relic in the head.
- Wat Ubosatharam (also: Wat Bot; Thai วัด อุ โปส ถา ราม ) - on the eastern bank of the Mae Nam Sakaekrang, with wall paintings from the Rattanakosin period in Ubosot and Wihan . Also worth seeing are the old Bai Sema , the boundary stones of the Ubosot.
- Wat Chantharam (Thai: วัด จัน ทา ราม ) also: Wat Tha Sung - Buddhist temple in Tambon Tha Sung with an ubosot lined with mirror mosaic
- idyllic mountain world east of Uthai Thani.
administration
The city ( Thesaban Mueang ) Uthai Thani (Thai: เทศบาล เมือง อุทัยธานี ) encompasses the entire Tambon Uthai Mai.
Personalities
- Sarawut Koedsri (* 1989), football player
Web links
- City map of Uthai Thani (names in Thai and English). Accessed November 12, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ Department of Provincial Administration : As of 2012 (in Thai)