Phitsanulok
Sign in to savePhitsanulok (, ) is a city municipality in northern Thailand and the capital of Phitsanulok province. It had a city population of 60,827 and an urban population of approximately 200,000 in 2024, making it Thailand's 19th-most populous city proper and one of the major urban centers in the northern region. Located in the geographic center of the province, it occupies the fertile plains along the banks of the Nan River, which flows south to join the Chao Phraya River.
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Phitsanulok is a city in northern Thailand that serves as the capital of Phitsanulok province, with a population of around 60,000-200,000 people depending on how the urban area is measured. Located on the fertile plains of the Nan River in the geographic center of the province, it is one of Thailand's major northern urban centers and ranks as the country's 19th-most populous city.
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- Phitsanulok
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- พิษณุโลก
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- Song Khwae • สองแคว
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- City municipality
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- Phitsanulok City Municipalityเทศบาลนครพิษณุโลก
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- Clockwise from top: The route 12, Chan Royal Palace Historical Center, Wat Aranyik, Rama I Equestrian Statue, Phitsanulok Clock Tower, Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat
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Phitsanulok (, ) is a city municipality in northern Thailand and the capital of Phitsanulok province. It had a city population of 60,827 and an urban population of approximately 200,000 in 2024, making it Thailand's 19th-most populous city proper and one of the major urban centers in the northern region. Located in the geographic center of the province, it occupies the fertile plains along the banks of the Nan River, which flows south to join the Chao Phraya River.
Phitsanulok was founded in the 11th century as a small Khmer outpost called Song Khwae (). The city served as the second capital of various kingdoms on several occasions; during the late Sukhothai Kingdom, and during the Ayutthaya Kingdom under King Borommatrailokanat, who resided in the city to defend against the Lanna Kingdom. He unified the western and eastern Song Khwae settlements and renamed them "Phitsanulok". Due to its strategic importance as Ayutthaya's northern outpost, the city frequently faced Burmese attacks. When war with the Konbaung dynasty led to Ayutthaya's collapse in 1767, Chaophraya Phitsanulok declared himself king and briefly established Phitsanulok as a capital before it was incorporated into the Thonburi Kingdom. The city maintained its significance throughout the subsequent Rattanakosin period.