Nakhon Sawan province

Coordinates: 15°41′26″N 100°6′50″E / 15.69056°N 100.11389°E / 15.69056; 100.11389
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Nakhon Sawan
นครสวรรค์
Khao Kob or Wat Woranat Banphot, 2018 Nakhon Sawan or Pak Nam Pho Chinese New Year
Festival
Postal code
60xxx
Calling code056
ISO 3166 codeTH-60
Websitewww.nakhonsawan.go.th

Nakhon Sawan (Thai: นครสวรรค์, pronounced [ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn sā.wǎn], lit.'Heavenly City') is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat). It lies in lower northern Thailand, neighbouring the provinces of Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Lopburi, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani, and Tak (clockwise from north).

Toponymy

The word nakhon originates from the Sanskrit word nagara meaning 'city', and the word sawan from Sanskrit svarga meaning 'heaven'. Hence the name of the province literally means 'city of heaven' or 'heavenly city'.

History

Nakhon Sawan province was a city since

Ayutthaya kingdom it was an important trade center because of its location at the two major rivers from the north. It also was the common meeting point of Burmese troops before moving to attack Ayutthaya. In the reign of King Taksin
the Great, Phra Bang became a Siamese military base to prevent further Burmese attacks.

When King

Phahonyothin highway
in 1950 each decreased the importance of water transportation and thus made Nakhon Sawan less important.

When in 1895 King Chulalongkorn established the monthon as part of the Thesaphiban administrative reform, Nakhon Sawan became capital city of Monthon Nakhon Sawan.

The 4th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Area Army is based in Nakhon Sawan. It is responsible for defending the northwestern border with Burma, from Mae Hong Son in the north to Kanchanaburi in the south.[5]

Geography

The Ping and Nan rivers merge near the city of Nakhon Sawan to form the Chao Phraya River. Mae Wong National Park, on the border with Khamphaeng Phet province, was created in 1987 to preserve the woodlands of Mae Wong-Mae Poen. The forested area covers 927 km2 (358 sq mi) or 9.7 percent of provincial area.[1]

waterfowl migrate there. Parts of the swamp, covering 106 km2, are protected as a non-hunting area.[6]

There is one national park, along with two other national parks, make up

region 12 (Nakhon Sawan)
of Thailand's protected areas.

National park

Symbols

The provincial seal shows a Wiman, a mythological heavenly castle. This relates to the name of the province which translates to 'Heavenly City'.

The

provincial tree as well as the flower is Lagerstroemia loudonii (Loudon's crape myrtle). Iridescent shark
(Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) is the provincial fish.

Administrative divisions

Map of 15 districts

The province is divided in 15 districts (

amphoe). These are further divided into 130 subdistricts (tambon) and 1,328 villages (muban
).

  • 1
    Mueang Nakhon Sawan
  • 2
    Krok Phra
  • 3
    Chum Saeng
  • 4
    Nong Bua
  • 5
    Banphot Phisai
  • 6
    Kao Liao
  • 7
    Takhli
  • 8
    Tha Tako
  • 9
    Phaisali
    • 10
      Phayuha Khiri
    • 11
      Lat Yao
    • 12
      Tak Fa
    • 13
      Mae Wong
    • 14
      Mae Poen
    • 15
      Chum Ta Bong

Local government

As of 26 November 2019 there are:

thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 121 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).[2]

Transport

Roads

Nakhon Sawan lies on Route 1 (

Mae Sai. Route 117 leads north to Phitsanulok, and Route 225 leads east to Chaiyaphum
.

Nakhon Sawan Railway Station

Rail

Nakhon Sawan has a station,

. The station is on the east side of the river, opposite the main city on the west side.

Air

Nakhon Sawan is served by Nakhon Sawan Airport.[9]

Health

Sawanpracharak Hospital is the main hospital of the province.

Human achievement index 2022

Health Education Employment Income
18 35 59 28
Housing Family Transport Participation
33 71 65 48
Province Nakhon Sawan, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6288 is "somewhat low", occupies place 57 in the ranking.

Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using the Human achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.[3]

Rank Classification
  1–13 "High"
14–29 "Somewhat high"
30–45 "Average"
46–61 "Somewhat low"
62–77 "Low"

Festivals

  • Pak Nam Pho Chinese New Year Festival: Nakhon Sawan is considered a province with a large population of Thai Chinese descent. The Chinese New Year festival here is therefore a great celebration and held continuously for over 100 years along with attracts tourists from all over, both domestically and internationally.[10]
  • Tak Bat Theworohana Festival: The tradition of
    Khao Kob
    , a temple on the highest mountaintop of Nakhon Sawan city.

Attractions

References

  1. ^ a b "ตารางที่ 2 พี้นที่ป่าไม้ แยกรายจังหวัด พ.ศ.2562" [Table 2 Forest area Separate province year 2019]. Royal Forest Department (in Thai). 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2021, information, Forest statistics Year 2019, Thailand boundary from Department of Provincial Administration in 2013{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)[not specific enough to verify]
  2. ^ a b รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ส.2562 [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2019]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior. stat.bora.dopa.go.th (in Thai). 31 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). Retrieved 12 March 2024, page 36{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ISSN 1686-0799
    . Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. ^ กรมทหารราบที่ 4, ภารกิจ Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Bung Boraphet Marine Sanctuary - Nakhon Sawan Tourist Attraction". Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  7. ^ "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Number of local government organizations by province". dla.go.th. Department of Local Administration (DLA). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019. 22 Nakhon Sawan: 1 PAO, 1 City mun., 2 Town mun., 18 Subdistrict mun., 121 SAO
  9. ^ "Nakhon Sawan Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  10. ^ Zoom (2020-01-19). "ซูมซอกแซก : ตรุษจีน "นครสวรรค์" 104 ปีแห่งความศรัทธา" [Zoom zokzaek : Chinese New Year "Nakhon Sawan" 104 years of faith]. Thai Rath (in Thai). Retrieved 2020-03-03.

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