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, anumber 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 plople 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:
1. Amphoe Muang Uthai Thani
2. Amphoe Lan Sak 58 kilometres from the city
3. Amphoe Nong Kha Yang 11 kilometres from the
city
4. Amphoe Nong Chang 21 kilometres from the
city
5. Amphoe Thap Than 16 kilometres from the city
6. Amphoe Ban Rai 79 kilometres from the city
7. Amphoe Sawang Arom 30 kilometres from the
city
8. Amphoe Huai Khot 51 kilometres 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 Mueang to nearby province
1. Chai Nat 42 kilometres
2. Nakhon Sawan 50 kilometres
3. Lop Buri 111 kilometres
