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THE
NORTH I CENTRAL
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EAST
COAST I THE
NORTHEAST I THE
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Chiang
Mai
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Chiang
Rai
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Kamphaengphet
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Lampang
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Lamphun
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Mae
Hong
Son
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Tak
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Nakhon
Sawan
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Nan
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Phayao
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Phetchabun
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Phichit
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Phitsanulok
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Phrae
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Sukhothai
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Uthai
Thani
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 Uthai Thani is a province abundant in natural resources, such as
forests
and
wildlife.
“Huai
Kha
Khaeng
Wildlife
Reserve”
here
was
proclaimed
a
Nautral
World
Heritage
Site
on
13
December
1991.
The
reserve
has
jungles,
forests,
plains,
many
streams,
and
most
importantly,
a
number
of
rare
and
endangered
animals.
Due
to
the
verdant
nature
of
the
area,
Uthai
Thani
is a
province
with
unspoiled
natural
tourist
destinations
that
are
of
interest
to
tourist
everywhere. |
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Furthermore, visitors can see the different lifestyles of locals,
such
as
the
life
of
raft
residents
on
Sakae
Krang
River,
a
waterway
that
aided
the
birth
of
the
province
and
which
has
been
a
lifeline
for
its
people
since
ancient
times.
It
is
also
where
provincial
trading
has
flourished.
Life
revolving
around
the
river
eventually
grew
from
a
community
into
the
major
province
that
it
is
today. |
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The most striking indication of the bond between the people and the
river
since
the
old
days
is
that
in
1906,
when
King
Rama
V
visited
northern
provinces
and
stayed
in
Sakae
Krang
village,
the
monk
Phra
Khru
Uthai
Tham
Nithet
(Chan)
built
2
twin
rafts
to
receive
the
king.
This
clearly
showed
the
importance
of
the
river
and
the
lifestyle
of
the
people
living
off
it
in
that
period.
In
addition,
at
the
end
of
the
Buddhist
Lent,
Buddhists
from
all
directions
congregate
in
the
province
for
a
major
merit-making
tradition
called
Tak
Bat
Thewo
at
the
foot
of
Khao
Sakae
Krang
at
Wat
Sangkat
Rattana
Khiri.
This
festival
has
been
held
in
Uthai
Thani
since
ancient
times. |
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Uthai Thani is located in the lower part of northern Thailand. Most
of
the
province
consists
of
forests
and
high
mountains.
It
has
a
total
area
of
6,730
square
kilometres.
It
is
divided
in
to 8
Amphoe
(districts). |
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