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Situated
in the Lower North some 345 kilometres from Bangkok, Phichit is accessible
by both road and rail. Nurtured by two rivers, the Yom and the Nan running
parallel to one another north to south, the land is agriculturally fertile.
Once the site of an ancient town dating back almost a thousand years
ago, Phichit has played a major role in the history of both Sukhothai
and Ayutthaya.
Known as the land
of the crocodiles, it has been home to this ferocious reptile which
has thrived in its waters.There are today several fresh-water crocodile
farms. Phichit features in the Thai epic Krai Thong composed by King
Rama ll which tells of Chalawan, a powerful crocodile king.
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Phichit
is administratively divided into the following districts: Muang,
Pho Prathap Chang, Taphan Hin, Bang Mun Nak, Pho Thale, Sam Ngam,
Wang Sai Phun, Thap Khlo, Sak Lek, Dong Charoen, Bung Na Rang
and Wachira Barami.
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