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.
