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, anumber 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.
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.
The most striking indication of the bond between the plople 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.
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), as follows:
Amphoe Mueang Uthai Thani
Amphoe Lan Sak
Amphoe Nong Kha Yang
Amphoe Nong Chang
Amphoe Thap Than
Amphoe Ban Rai
Amphoe Sawang Arom
Amphoe Huai Khot
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Boundary
North borders
Amphoe Phayuha Khiri, Amphoe Krok Phra and Amphoe Lat Yao of
Nakhon Sawan. South borders Amphoe Wat Sing and Amphoe Han
Kha of Chai Nat and Amphoe Doem Bang Nang Buat of Suphan Buri. East borders Amphoe Phayuha Khiri of Nakhon
Sawan and Amphoe Manorom of Chai Nat. The Chao Phraya River
divides the provinces. West borders Amphoe Um Phang of Tak and Amphoe
Sangkhla Buri and Amphoe Si Sawat of Kanchanaburi.
