Uttaradit

อุตรดิตถ์ Uttaradit
Coordinates	17 ° 37 ′  N , 100 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 17 ° 37 ′  N , 100 ° 6 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Thailand
province	Uttaradit
Residents	33,985
Uttaradit market hall

Uttaradit (in Thai อุตรดิตถ์ ) is a city ( เทศบาล เมือง อุตรดิตถ์ ) in the Thai province of Uttaradit . It is the capital of the district ( Amphoe ) Amphoe Mueang Uttaradit and the province of Uttaradit in the northern region of Thailand .

Uttaradit has 33,985 inhabitants (as of 2012).

geography

Uttaradit is about 450 kilometers north of the capital Bangkok . The wide plain of the Mae Nam Nan ( Nan River ) contributes to a certain monotony of the surroundings.

history

Uttaradit is located in northern Thailand, which was fought over for centuries between Ayutthaya and Burma .

In 1967 the city center was almost completely destroyed by a large fire. The old part was rebuilt and a new part of the city was built at the same time.

Economy and Importance

The fertile plain of Maenam Nan allows intensive agriculture . Rice cultivation and orchards are very numerous.

traffic

Airport

Uttaradit airport (IATA code: UTR, ICAO code: VTPU)

train

Uttaradit has a station of the Thai state railway on the north runway , the Bangkok with Chiang Mai connects.

Road traffic

• Expressway 102
• Expressway 11

Educational institutions

• Uttaradit Rajabhat University

Attractions

Monument Phraya Phichai Dat Nak

• Wat Tha Thanon - temple in the middle of the city at the train station with a seated Buddha figure, at which one always finds believers in veneration. The temple was built in the Lan Na era (12th century).
• Wat Khung Taphao - temple in Tambon Khung Taphao
• Monument Phraya Phichai Dat Nak (Phraya Phichai Daphak, Thai: พระยา พิชัย ดาบ หัก ) - local hero of Uttaradit, he defended the city against the Burmese at the side of King Taksin .
• The station building in Uttaradit was designed and built between 1906 and 1912 by the German architect Karl Döhring .
• Nam Pat - Located near the Sirikit Dam, this small nature park is home to the largest teak tree in the world.

administration

Uttaradit has city status ( Thesaban Mueang ), it consists of the entire Tambon Tha It.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Department of Provincial Administration : As of 2012 (in Thai)