Situated in the Lower North some 345 kilometres
from Bangkok, Pichit 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 in 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 II which tells of Chalawan , a powerful
crocodile king.
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,
Bueng Na Rang and Wachirabarami.
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