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Phitsanulok
พิษณุโลก | |
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Nickname(s): Mueang Song Khwae (Thai: เมืองสองแคว) (City of two tributaries) | |
Motto(s): พระพุทธชินราชงามเลิศ ถิ่นกำเนิดพระนเรศวร สองฝั่งน่านล้วนเรือนแพ หวานฉ่ำแท้กล้วยตาก ถ้ำและน้ำตกหลากตระการตา ("Beautiful Phra Phuttha Chinnarat. Hometown of King Naresuan. Raft homes of the Nan River. Truly sweet dried bananas. Amazing caves and waterfalls.") | |
Country | Thailand |
Capital | Phitsanulok |
Government | |
• Governor | Bhusit Somchit (since 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 10,589 km2 (4,088 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 15th |
Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 865,247 |
• Rank | Ranked 28th |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 60th |
Human Achievement Index | |
• HAI (2022) | 0.6190 "low" Ranked 67th |
GDP | |
• Total | baht 93 billion (US$3.2 billion) (2019) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Postal code | 65xxx |
Calling code | 055 |
ISO 3166 code | TH-65 |
Vehicle registration | พิษณุโลก |
Founded | 11th century |
Website | www |
Phitsanulok province (Thai: พิษณุโลก, pronounced [pʰít.sā.nú.lôːk]), one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces, lies in lower northern Thailand. It borders Sukhothai and Uttaradit on the north, Loei and Phetchabun to the east, and Phichit and Kamphaeng Phet to the south. In the northeast it borders Laos.
Its name means 'Vishnu's heaven'. The first element, Phitsanu (Thai: พิษณุ), is a cognate of "Vishnu", a Hindu god. The second element lok (Thai: โลก) means 'globe' or 'world'.
The capital is the city of Phitsanulok.
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