Sukhothai Thani ( th, สุโขทัยธานี, ) is a small town about north of Bangkok on the River Yom, a tributary of the

Chao Phraya River 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. Et ...

. 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 The Sukhothai Kingdom ( th, สุโขทัย, , IAST: , ) was a post-classical Thai kingdom (mandala) in Mainland Southeast Asia surrounding the ancient capital city of Sukhothai in present-day north-central Thailand. The kingdom was fo ...

, 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