Uttaradit อุตรดิตถ์ ᩏᨲ᩠ᨲᩁᨯᩥᨲ᩠ᨳ᩺ | |
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| จังหวัดอุตรดิตถ์ ·ᨧᩢ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᨯᩏᨲ᩠ᨲᩁᨯᩥᨲ᩠ᨳ᩺ | |
 Phraya Phichai Dap Hak Monument, in front of Uttaradit City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: เหล็กน้ำพี้ลือเลื่อง เมืองลางสาดหวาน บ้านพระยาพิชัยดาบหัก ถิ่นสักใหญ่ของโลก ("Famed Namphi metal. City of sweet longan. Home of Phraya Phichai Dap Hak. World's large source of teakwood.") | |
 Map of Thailand highlighting Uttaradit province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Uttaradit town |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Siriwat Bupphacharoen |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,906 km2 (3,053 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 24th |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total |  436,283 |
| • Rank | 60th |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 71st |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6541 "somewhat high Ranked 21st |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 38 billion (US$1.3 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 53xxx |
| Calling code | 055 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-53 |
| Website | uttaradit |
Uttaradit Provincial Administrative Organization องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดอุตรดิตถ์ | |
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 Interactive map of Uttaradit Provincial Administrative Organization | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local administrative divisions |
| • Body | Uttaradit Provincial Administrative Organization |
| • President | Chaisiri Supharakjinda |
| Website | uttaradit-pao |
| Uttaradit province | |
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| Thai name | |
| Thai | อุตรดิตถ์ |
| RTGS | Uttaradit |
| Northern Thai name | |
| Northern Thai | ᩏᨲ᩠ᨲᩁᨯᩥᨲ᩠ᨳ᩺ (Uttaradit) |
Uttaradit (Thai:อุตรดิตถ์,pronounced[ʔùt.tā.rā.dìt];Northern Thai:ᩏᨲ᩠ᨲᩁᨯᩥᨲ᩠ᨳ᩺) is one of Thailand's seventy-sixprovinces (changwat). It lies inupper northern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise)Phitsanulok,Sukhothai,Phrae andNan. To the east it bordersXaignabouli ofLaos. Uttaradit is 488 km north ofBangkok, and 238 km southeast ofChiang Mai.
Uttaradit means the "port of the north" or "northern landing", as it was formerly a trade center on theNan River.[5]
In theSukhothai era several city states (Mueang) subject to the king were in the area of the modern province.Mueang Fang was in modern-day Mueang Uttaradit district,Mueang Thung Yang in Laplae, andMueang Ta Chuchok in Tron district.
During theAyutthaya kingdom,Mueang Phichai was one of the 16 mainMueang of the Thai kingdom. In the reign of KingNaresuan, the ruler of Phichai rebelled, joined by the ruler of theSawankhalok region. Their revolt was suppressed and the inhabitants of both cities were forced to move south to Phitsanulok.
Following the fall of the city of Ayutthaya to the Burmese in 1767, Phichai was the site of several battles against the invaders. The ruler of Phichai succeeded in driving back the Burmese and was awarded the titlePhraya Phichai Dap Hak - the "Lord of Pichai with a Broken Sword", as he had broken one of his swords in fierce hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
In the reign of KingRama IIIMueang Phichai controlled severalMueang of northern Siam like Nan or Phrae, and even Luang Prabang and Vientiane. At the point where the Nan river became shallow a port was established. As this town grew in importance as an important trade point, in 1887 it was made aMueang subordinate of Phichai. 1899 the center of Phichai was moved to this new location, which was renamed to Uttaradit in 1915.[6]
The province is in theNan River valley. About 45 kilometers north of the city of Uttaradit is the QueenSirikit Dam, which created a 250 km2 artificial lake. ThePhi Pan Nam Range reaches the northwest of the province.
Most of the province was once covered withteak forests, then the major product of Uttaradit. The largest teak tree in the world is found at the Ton Sak Yai Park in theLuang Prabang Range.[7] The 1,500-year-old tree measures 9.87 m in circumference and 37 m in height. Originally it was 48.5 m high, but it was damaged in a storm. The total forest area is 4,415 km2 (1,705 sq mi) or 55.9 percent of provincial area.[1]
There are ten national parks inregion 11 (Phitsanulok), of which three are in Uttaradt province.[8] (Visitors in fiscal year 2024)[9]
| Lam Nam Nan National Park | 999 km2 (386 sq mi) | (37,174) |
| Ton Sak Yai National Park | 519 km2 (200 sq mi) | (19,040) |
| Phu Soi Dao National Park | 340 km2 (130 sq mi) | (26,811) |
There are six wildlife sanctuaries inregion 11 (Phitsanulok), of which three are in Uttaradit province and Lam Nam Nan Fang Khwa Wildlife Sanctuary inregion 13 (Phrae) is also in Uttaradit province.
| Phu Miang–Phu Thong Wildlife Sanctuary | 696 km2 (269 sq mi) |
| Mae Charim Wildlife Sanctuary | 660 km2 (250 sq mi) |
| Nam Pat Wildlife Sanctuary | 512 km2 (198 sq mi) |
| Lam Nam Nan Fang Khwa Wildlife Sanctuary | 235 km2 (91 sq mi) |
| Overview protected areas of Uttaradit | ||||||||||||||||||
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Uttaradit is largely an agricultural province. Among its best known crops are two fruits:durian and langsat. A durian festival is held each year around the beginning of June in Laplae District. The province is known for two varieties ofdurian which lack the usual, and to some people offensive, odour:Longlaplae andLinlaplae, both named afterLaplae District. Durian production in Uttaradit province was estimated to be around 20,000tonnes in 2012. The province has approximately 10,600 acres of durian orchards.[10]
Thelangsat (ลางสาด) (Lansium parasiticum), for which Uttaradit is famous, and its thick-skinned sibling,longkong (ลองกอง), is a fruit that is similar in taste to thelongan.[11] A langsat festival is held each year around the middle to end of September.[12]
Uttaradit's main hospital isUttaradit Hospital, operated by theMinistry of Public Health.
Theprovincial seal shows themondop at the temple Wat Phra Thaen Sila At, in Baan Phra Thaen in the Laplae district. The main item of worship in the temple is alaterite block, which is believed to have been used byBuddha to seek enlightenment. The mondhop is built upon this block.
The seal was first designed in 1940, later agaruda as the symbol of Thailand and the name of the province were added.
Theprovincial tree is theteak (Tectona grandis). The largest teak tree in the world stands inTon Sak Yai National Park (สักใหญ่). The tree, estimated to be more than 1,500 years old, is 37 meters high and has a circumference of 9.58 meters at its base. Although the upper part of the tree broke off in a storm, the trunk is still alive. Discovered in 1927, the giant teak tree is part of the 35 square kilometer park of mixed deciduous forest.[13] The ediblecyprinid fishCyclocheilichthys enoplus is the provincial aquatic life.
Uttaradit is served by theNorthern Line of theState Railway of Thailand. There are two stations in Uttaradit town:Uttaradit railway station, the main station andSila At railway station, where it is a major centre for Northern Line operations. It does not have an airport. The nearest airport is in Phrae.
The province is divided into nine districts (amphoe). These are further divided into 67 subdistricts (tambon) and 562 villages (muban).
As of 26 November 2019 there are:[14] one Uttaradit Provincial Administration Organisation (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 26 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Uttaradit has town (thesaban mueang) status. Further 25 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 53 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).
| Health | Education | Employment | Income |
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| 73 | 15 | 38 | 63 |
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| 1 | 65 | 28 | 8 |
| Province Uttaradit, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6541 is "somewhat high", occupies place 21 in the ranking. | |||
Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using theHuman achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.[3]
| Rank | Classification |
| 1 – 13 | "high" |
| 14 – 29 | "somewhat high" |
| 30 – 45 | "average" |
| 46 – 61 | "somewhat low" |
| 62 – 77 | "low" |
| Map with provinces and HAI 2022 rankings |
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, year 2024, provincial level, Excel File, no.53
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, 73 Uttaradit, 1 PAO, 1 Town mun., 25 Subdistrict mun., 53 SAO.
Uttaradit travel guide from WikivoyagePlaces adjacent to Uttaradit province | |
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