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.
