Nakhon Sawan province
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Nakhon Sawan\n|-\n||Area:||valign=top|9,597.7
km²Ranked 20th\n|-\n||Inhabitants:||valign=top|1,090,379
(2000)Ranked 15th\n|-\n||
Pop. density:||valign=top|114 inh./km²
Ranked 42nd\n|-\n||
ISO 3166-2:||TH-60\n|-\n!colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#DEFFAD"|Map\n|-\n|colspan="2" align=center|
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Nakhon Sawan (
Thai นครสวรรค์) is one of the
provinces (
changwat) of
Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise)
Kamphaeng Phet,
Phichit,
Phetchabun,
Lopburi,
Sing Buri,
Chainat,
Uthai Thani and
Tak. The name Nakhon Sawan means
Heavenly City.
Geography
\nThe Ping and Yom rivers merge near the city of Nakhon Sawan to form the Chao Phraya River. The Mae Wong
national park on the border with Khamphaengphet province was created in
1987 to preserve the Mae Wong-Mae Pern jungle.
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Symbols
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\n| valign=top|The provincial seal shows a Viman, a mythological castle located in heaven. This relates to the name of the province which translates to Heavenly City.\nThe provincial tree as well as the flower is Lagerstroemia loudonii (Loudon's crape myrtle).\n|}\nAdministrative divisions
\nThe province is subdivided in 13 districts (Amphoe) and 2 minor districts (King Amphoe). These are further subdivided into 130 communes (tambon) and 1328 villages (mubaan).\n{|\n!|Amphoe\n!|\n!|King Amphoe\n|--- valign=top\n||\n#Muaeng Nakhon Sawan\n#Krok Phra\n#Chum Saeng\n#Nong Bua\n#Banphot Phisai\n#Kao Liao\n#Takhli\n||\n\n- Tha Tako\n
- Phaisali\n
- Phayuha Khiri\n
- Lat Yao\n
- Tak Fa\n
- Mae Wong\n
\n||\n#Mae Poen\n#Chum Ta Bong\n|}\nExternal links
\n*Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand\n*
Golden Jubilee Network province guide
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