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:
Mueang, Tron, Laplae, Phichai, Tha Pla, Nam Pat, Fak Tha, Ban Khok,
and Thong Saen Khan.
