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Phitsanulok

Coordinates: 16°48′57″N 100°15′49″E / 16.81583, 100.26361
Phitsanulok พิษณุโลก English: Vishnu's Heaven
Floating houses on the Nan River in Phitsanulok
Nickname: Song Khwae (The two rivers)
Amphoe	Mueang Phitsanulok
Province	Phitsanulok
Country	Thailand
Area
- Total	10.815 km² (4.2 sq mi)
Population
- Total	84,311
- Density	7,795.7/km² (20,190.8/sq mi)
Time zone	Thailand (UTC+7)
Postal code	65000
Geocode	650101
Chief roadway	Route 12
Chief watercourse	Nan River
Website: ThaiTambon.com

Phitsanulok is an important and historic city in lower northern Thailand and is the capital of Phitsanulok Province, which stretches all the way to the Laotian border. Phitsanulok is one of the oldest cities in Thailand, founded over 600 years ago. It is probably best known as the birthplace of King Naresuan, who freed the country from Burmese domination in the late 16th Century, and his brother and successor King Ekathosarot (Sanpet III). As the cross-road between the northern and central regions of the country, it has long been important both for political and strategic reasons, and was fought over many times in centuries past. Phitsanulok was the capital of Thailand for 25 years during the reign of King Boromma Trailokanat of Ayutthaya. Located on the banks of the Nan River, the city was originally a small Khmer outpost known as Song Kwae, before the Khwae Noi River changed its course in the 11th Century A.D. Phitsanulok was also a provincial center of the Angkorian Empire during the Angkorian period. Phitsanulok is home to Naresuan University and Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, as well as to a major Royal Thai Army base.

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