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THE
NORTH I CENTRAL
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EAST
COAST I THE
NORTHEAST I THE
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Chumphon
I
Krabi
I
Nakhon
Si
Thammarat
I
Narathiwat
I
Pattani
I
Phang
Nga |
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Phattalung
I
Phuket
I
Ranong
I
Satun
I
Songkhla
I
Surat
Thani
I
Trang
I
Yala |
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 Phatthalung is an ancient city in southern Thailand. It is a land of mountains.
In
town
is
Khao
Ok
Thalu,
which
is
clearly
visible
from
afar.
Phatthalung
is
regarded
as
the
birthplace
of
the
shadow
play
and
the
Nora
dance.
From
ancient
times
to
the
present,
Phatthalung
has
been
closely
linked
to
Songkhla
Province,
particularly
in
terms
of
geography,
history
and
migratory
settlements
through
many
ages.
During
the
Srivijaya
period
(13th-14th
Buddhist
century),
the
Phatthalung
community
received
Indian
cultural
influence
in
the
way
of
Mahayana
Buddhism.
In
the
reign
of
King
Ramathibodi
I (U
Thong)
of
Ayutthaya,
Phatthalung
became
one
of
twelve
royal
cities.
Later
during
the
reign
of
King
Rama
I in
the
Rattanakosin
period,
the
king
had
the
Ministry
of
Defense
oversee
Phatthalung,
upgraded
it
to
secondary
city
status
and
moved
it
to
the
mouth
of
Pam
River. |
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When there was an administration reform in the reign of King Rama
V,
Phatthalung
prefecture
came
under
Nakhon
Si
Thammarat
prefecture
until
1924,
when
King
Rama
VI
relocated
the
city
to
Tambon
Khuha
Sawan
where
it
has
been
ever
since.
Upon
the
abolition
of
the
prefecture
system
in
1933,
Phatthalung
became
a
province
outright. |
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Phatthalung city is situated on the west bank of Songkhla Lake,
about
846
kilometres
from
Bangkok.
It
has
an
area
of
3,424.473
square
kilometres
and
is
divided
into
10
districts
and
1
sub-district,
as
follows:
Mueang
Phatthalung,
Khuan
Khanun,
Pak
Phayun,
Kong
Ra,
Tamot,
Khao
Chaison,
Pa
Bon,
Bang
Kaeo,
Si
Banphot,
Pa
Phayom,
and
the
sub-district
of
Srinagarindra. |
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