Sukhothai Thani ( th, สุโขทัยธานี, ) is a small town about north of

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...

on the River Yom, a tributary of the Chao Phraya River. The population is 37,000. The town is east of the historic city of Sukhothai. This city was the capital of the first Thai kingdom, usually called the Sukhothai Kingdom, hence the modern city is often called New Sukhothai. Sukhothai Thani is the capital of Sukhothai province.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sukhothai Thani Populated places in Sukhothai province