| 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, Phitsanulok 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. Phitsanulok features in the Thai epic Krai
Thong composed by King Rama II which tells of Chalawan , a powerful
crocodile king.
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