Uthai Thani Information guide
Uthai Thani is a province abundant in natural resources, such as forests and wildlife.
“Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Reserve” here was proclaimed a Nautral World Heritage
Site on 13 December 1991. The reserve has jungles, forests, plains, many streams,
and most importantly, a number of rare and endangered animals. Due to the verdant
nature of the area, Uthai Thani is a province with unspoiled natural tourist destinations
that are of interest to tourist everywhere.
Furthermore, visitors can see the different lifestyles of locals, such as the
life of raft residents on Sakae Krang River, a waterway that aided the birth
of the province and which has been a lifeline for its people since ancient times.
It is also where provincial trading has flourished. Life revolving around the
river eventually grew from a community into the major province that it is today.
The most striking indication of the bond between the people and the river since
the old days is that in 1906, when King Rama V visited northern provinces and
stayed in Sakae Krang village, the monk Phra Khru Uthai Tham Nithet (Chan) built
2 twin rafts to receive the king. This clearly showed the importance of the
river and the lifestyle of the people living off it in that period.
In addition, at the end of the Buddhist Lent, Buddhists from all directions
congregate in the province for a major merit-making tradition called Tak Bat
Thewo at the foot of Khao Sakae Krang at Wat Sangkat Rattana Khiri. This festival
has been held in Uthai Thani since ancient times.
Uthai Thani is located in the lower part of northern Thailand. Most of the
province consists of forests and high mountains. It has a total area of 6,730
square kilometres. It is divided in to 8 Amphoe (districts), as follows:
Amphoe Lan Sak 58 kms.from the city
Amphoe Nong Kha Yang 11 kms.from the city
Amphoe Nong Chang 21 kms.from the city
Amphoe Thap Than 16 kms.from the city
Amphoe Ban Rai 79 kms.from the city
Amphoe Sawang Arom 30 kms.from the city
Amphoe Huai Khot 51 kms.from the city
Boundary
North borders Amphoe Phayuha Khiri, Amphoe Krok Phra and Amphoe Lat
Yao of Nakhon Sawan.
South borders Amphoe Wat Sing and Amphoe Han Kha of Chai Nat and Amphoe
Doem Bang Nang Buat of Suphan Buri.
East borders Amphoe Phayuha Khiri of Nakhon Sawan and Amphoe Manorom
of Chai Nat. The Chao Phraya River divides the provinces.
West borders Amphoe Um Phang of Tak and Amphoe Sangkhla Buri and Amphoe
Si Sawat of Kanchanaburi.
Distances from Amphoe Muang to nearby provinces
1. Chai Nat 42 Kilometers
2. Nakhon Sawan 50 Kilometers
3. Lop Buri 111 Kilometers
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