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พิษณุโลก
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Phitsanulok
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10,8158
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16th
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792,678
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2000
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27th
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73
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60th
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TH-65
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Phiphat Wongsarot
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2002
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() is one of the
Provinces (''changwat'') of
Thailand , located in the North of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from east clockwise)
Loei ,
Phetchabun ,
Phichit ,
Kamphaeng Phet ,
Sukhothai ,
Uttaradit . In the north-east it also has a short border with
Xaignabouli of
Laos .
The provincial capital of Phitsanulok is also sometimes called ''Song Kwae'', the city of two rivers, an ancient name dating to a time centuries ago when the Nan and , Phu Hin Rong Kla at the border to the
Loei Province , and Namtok Chat Trakan.
King
Borommatrailokanat (
1448 -
1488 ) moved the capital of the
Ayutthaya Kingdom to Phitsanulok in
1463 to strengthen the northern boundary of the kingdom. His successor
Boromma Ratchathirat III moved it back to Ayutthaya.
In
1555 King
Naresuan the Great was born in the city.
Naresuan University (abbreviated as Mor Nor for Mahawithayalai Naresuan) is an educational center of the Lower Northern region of Thailand. Located in Tambon Tha Pho, near the city of
Phitsanulok , the university is named after King
Naresuan the Great, and the campus contains a large statue of him.
The province is subdivided in 9 districts (''
Amphoe ''). These are further subdivided into 93 communes (''
Tambon '') and 993 villages (''
Muban '').
