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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