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NORTH I CENTRAL
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EAST
COAST I THE
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Ang
Thong
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Bangkok
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Chachoengsao
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Chai
Nat
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Kanchanaburi
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Lop
Buri
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Nakhon
Pathom
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Nonthaburi
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Pathum
Thani
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Phetchaburi
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Ayutthaya
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Nayok |
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Prachin
Buri
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Prachuap
Khiri
Khan
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Ratchaburi
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Sa
Kaeo
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Samut
Prakan
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Samun
Sakhon
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Samun
Songkhram
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Saraburi
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Sing
Buri
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Suphan
Buri
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Nakhon
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Chanthaburi
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Chon
Buri
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Rayong
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 Nakhon Nayok is a destination which is often taken for granted by
many
tourists.
The
fact
that
it
is
located
just
106
kilometers
from
Bangkok
and
its
attractions
may
be
visited
as a
day
trip
makes
it
just
a
stop
over
spot
for
travelers.
But
this
is
not
always
the
case.
Nakhon
Nayok
is
famous
for
its
refreshing
natural
beauty
including
waterfalls
and
parks,
renowned
historical
sites,
soft
adventure
activities,
and
its
variety
of
fruits. |
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Nakhon Nayok is one of Thailand's central provinces. Covering some
2,130
square
kilometres,
it
borders
Saraburi
and
Nakhon
Ratchasima
Provinces
on
the
north,
Prachin
Buri
Province
on
the
east,
Chachoengsao
Province
on
the
south
and
Pathum
Thani
Province
on
the
west. |
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The northern part of Nakhon Nayok is located in the Dong Phaya Yen
mountain
range
an
area
covered
by
the
Khao
Yai
National
Park.
Yod
Khao
Kiew,
its
highest
peak,
is
1,292
meters
above
sea
level.
The
central
part
of
the
province
is
on a
contrary,
a
rather
flat
river
plain
formed
by
the
Maenam
Nakhon
Nayok.
The
southern
part
of
the
province
has
relatively
unfertile
acidic
soil. |
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The provincial seal says a lot about Nakhon Nayok. It is a picture
of a
circle
indicating
the
unity
of
Nakhon
Nayok
people.
An
elephant
raising
an
ear
of
rice
in
the
circle
represents
fertile
forests
with
numerous
elephants.
An
ear
of
rice
refers
to
farming
which
is
fruitful.
The
background
with
a
pile
of
straw,
trees
and
clouds
depicts
fertility
and
the
natural
beauty
of
the
province. |
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Nakhon Nayok is a province with a history of over 900 years. It was
believed
to
have
been
established
in
the
Dvaravati
period
as
indicated
by
some
remains
found
in
Ban
Dong
Lakhon,
a
village
to
the
south
of
the
town.
During
the
Ayutthaya
period
and
the
reign
of
King
U-Thong,
the
town
which
was
an
eastern
garrison
was
only
a
forested
but
infertile
highland
called
Ban
Na
(village
of
the
rice
field).
Jungle
fever,
unfruitful
and
unproductive
agriculture
forced
the
settlers
to
migrate
elsewhere.
It
was
not
until
the
King
granted
an
exemption
of
paddy
field
tax
that
people
began
to
move
in
and
settle
down
as a
community.
It
was
then
named
Muang
Nayok
which
literally
means
the
town
that
the
paddy
tax
was
lifted. |
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In
1894,
under
the
royal
command
of
King
Rama
V,
Nakhon
Nayok
was
designated
as
part
of
Prachin
Buri
province.
Eventually,
it
became
a
province
in
its
own
right. |
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