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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Boat
racing is a traditional event of long standing.
It is usually held after the homage-paying rites to
the province's principal Buddha statue during September
each year on the Nan River in front of Wat Tha Luang.