Uthai Thani ( th, อุทัยธานี, ) is a town (''

thesaban mueang Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...

'') in

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

, capital of the

Uthai Thani Province Uthai Thani ( th, อุทัยธานี, ), one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Sawan, Chai Nat, Suphan Buri, Kanchanaburi and ...

, in the upper central region of the country. It includes the entire ''

tambon ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district ('' amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 '' khwaen ...

'' Uthai Mai of

Mueang Uthai Thani district Mueang Uthai Thani ( th, เมืองอุทัยธานี, ) is the capital district (''amphoe mueang'') of Uthai Thani province, northern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Nong Khayang and Tha ...

. The town is on the right bank of the

Sakae Krang River The Sakae Krang River ( th, แม่น้ำสะแกกรัง, , ) is a tributary of the Chao Phraya River. It originates in Mae Wong National Park, Nakhon Sawan Province. It is long, with most of its length in Uthai Thani Province. It ...

, a few kilometers upstream from where it flows into the

Chao Phraya The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. E ...

. In 2008 it had a population of 16,787. It is approximately 200 km north-west of Bangkok.

Notable people

* Tewa Promma (born 1988), Thai footballer

References

External links

*
www.uthaicity.org
Populated places in Uthai Thani province Cities and towns in Thailand {{UthaiThani-geo-stub