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Uttaradit a province in the Lower North, Uttradit has a
long history developing through the years since pre-historic time.
The site of the original town, then called Bang Pho Tha It, was
located on the right bank of the
Nan
River
. It flourished as a port for goods transportation. As a result, King
Rama V elevated its status into a province and re-named it Uttradit,
literally the Port of the North.
Uttradit is located 491
kilometres from
Bangkok
and covers an area of 7,838 square kilometres and is divided into the
following districts: Muang, Tron, Laplae, Phichai,
Tha Pla
,
Nam
Pat, Fak Tha, Ban Khok, and Thong Saen Khan. Source:Tourism
Authority of Thailand
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