Phitsanulok

Phitsanulok พิษณุโลก
City Municipality
City of Phitsanulok เทศบาลนครพิษณุโลก
Phitsanulok skyline from the Grand Riverside Hotel
Seal
Eik-name(s):  Song Khwae (The two rivers)
Phitsanulok Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 16°48′57″N 100°15′49″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Phitsanulok
District	Mueang Phitsanulok
Govrenment
• Teep	City Municipality
• Mayor	Boonsong Tanthani
Area
• City Municipality	18.26 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
• Metro	751 km2 (290 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population
• City Municipality	66,106
• Density	3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
• Metro	291,311
• Metro density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postcode	65000
Calling code	(+66) 55
Geocode	650101
Chief roadway	Route 12
Chief watercourse	Nan River
Chief airport	Phitsanulok Airport
Website	www.phsmun.go.th

Phitsanulok (Thai: พิษณุโลก, pronounced [pʰít.sa.nú.lôːk]) is an important an historic ceety in lawer northren Thailand an is the caipital o Phitsanulok Province, which stretches aw the wey tae the Laotian border.

Phitsanulok is ane o the auldest ceeties in Thailand, foondit ower 600 years ago. It is probably best kent as the birthplace o King Naresuan, who freed the kintra frae Burmese domination in the late 16t Yearhunner, an his brither an successor King Ekathosarot (Sanpet III).^{[citation needit]}

As the cross-road atween the northren an central regions o the kintra, it haes lang been important baith for poleetical an strategic reasons, an wis focht ower mony times in yearhunners past.^{[citation needit]}

Phitsanulok wis the caipital o Thailand for 25 years durin the reign o King Boromma Trailokanat o Ayutthaya. Locatit on the banks o the Nan River, the ceety wis oreeginally a sma Khmer ootpost kent as Sang Kwae, afore the Khwae Noi River chynged its course in the 11t Century A.D. Phitsanulok wis an' a' a provincial centre o the Angkorian Empire durin the Angkorian period.

Phitsanulok is hame tae Naresuan University an Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, as well as tae a major Ryal Thai Airmy base.

Etymology

• Sang Khwae-The first element, 'sang', means the nummer twa. The seicont element, 'khwae', means tributary. A loose translation o the entire name wad be Twa Rivers.
• Phitsanulok-The first element, 'Phitsanu' (Thai: พิษณุ), is a cognate o Vishnu, a Hindu god (see, e.g. Witnu, Thai: วิษณุ). Lack o a v soond in the Thai leid accoonts for the twa forms. The seicont element, 'lok' (Thai: โลก,) means globe o warld. A loose translation o the entire name wad be Vishnu's Heaven.