Phitsanulok Thailand
Mountain Region
Plain Region
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Geography,
Climate, Population
Geography
Phitsanulok province
covers some 10,815.854 square kilometers. The riverside provincial
is 377 Kilometers north of Bangkok. Phitsanulok is situated on the
Geographical and administrative line uniting the central and northern
regions. It borders with Uttaradit in the North, Pichit in the South,
Loei and Phetchabun in the East, Kamphaeng Phet and Sukothai in
the West.
Phitsanulok consists
of the mountain region which is one third covers the east and north
part of Phitsanulok and the rest is the plain region. The mountain
region is medium - high, the highest point is Phu soi Dow ( 2,102
meters above sea ) and Phu Hin Rong Kla (1,617 meters above sea
), so this part has the cold weather all the year and it also covers
with forest. Also this part has many water falls and caves such
as Kaeng Sopha waterfall. The plain region has many rivers such
as Nan river and kwae Noi river these two river make Phitsanulok
named " Song Kwae " because "Song" in Thai means
two and " Kwae " in Thai means rivers, the plain region
also has the fertile crop fields.This part has many people and it
is also the commercial part.
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