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  Uttaradit Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uttaradit (Thai อุตรดิตถ์) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand.
Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Phrae and Nan.
The province is subdivided in 9 districts (Amphoe).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uttaradit_Province   (291 words)

  
 Uttaradit informations. City Uttaradit in Thailand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Uttaradit located on a vast area along the bank of the Nan River, Uttaradit is rich innatural resources, forests and mountains.
Traces of Pre-historic civilization are seen from the discovery of such a remarkable artefact as the bronze drum at Tha Sao Sub-district in 1927.
The Uttaradit Cultural Center, located on Paetwa road, opposite the governor's residence, is a two-storey wooden house built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn and is a blend of Thai and Western architectural forms.
www.athaia.com /thailand/uttaradit.html   (297 words)

  
 Uttaradit Province in Northern Thailand
As a result, King Rama V elevated its status into a province and re-named it Uttaradit, literally the port of the north.
Uttaradit covers an area of 7.838 square kilometres and is divided into the following districts: Muang, Tron, Lap Lae, Phichai, Tha Pla, Nam Pat, Fak Tha, Ban Khok and Thong Saen Khan.
As governor of Muang Phichai (south of Uttaradit) about 200 years ago during the Thon Buri period, he valiantly fought with Burmese evaders until one of his swords broke in two.
www.thaistudents.com /guidebook/provinces/uttaradit.html   (1112 words)

  
 Businesses, banks rush to assist victims
Uttaradit was the hardest hit by the flood that inundated many northern provinces including Sukhothai, Phrae, Nan and Lampang.
Uttaradit is the fruit market centre in the North with many small and medium-sized business operators in the agro-industry.
Tesco Locus, located in the Uttaradit province's lowest terrain, was among the stores hit by the flood because the outlet is. Tesco Lotus' chief executive Jeff Adams said that the company had already sent an emergency unit to rescue its staff who were stranded in the building.
nationmultimedia.com /2006/05/25/business/business_30004856.php   (949 words)

  
 Kingdom of Thailand : Uttaradit, Northern Region
Uttaradit is a naturally beautiful town with lots of pretty ladies.
It was cast of bronze in Chiang Saen period, having the lap width of 32.5 inches and a height of 41 inches.
The people of Uttaradit have combined their efforts to construct a monument of him at the Provincial Administration Building.
www.kingdom-of-thailand.com /uttaradit.htm   (725 words)

  
 Uttaradit and Larngsat
Also, looking at the map Uttaradit is considered to be in the central region of Thailand so the 5 hour drive to Uttaradit may not seem worth the effort.
The center of Uttaradit was entirely destroyed by fire in 1967 and has been rebuilt with more durable materials.
Long gong is rather round and sweeter than Langsart and grown extensively in Uttaradit province 200 kms to the east of Chiang Mai.
www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com /fruit-uttaradit_larngsat.html   (990 words)

  
 Long Island Press: Long Island Newspaper, News, Entertainment, Real Estate, Classifieds, Automotive, Weddings, Business ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Scientists and relief officials attributed the disaster to a rare collision of low-pressure areas from the Pacific and Indian Oceans causing unusually heavy rain to fall on deforested hills, particularly on Uttaradit province bordering Laos.
Rescuers, joined by 1,000 troops, dogs and helicopters, were expected to find more bodies as the waters receded now that the rains at the beginning of the monsoon, which came earlier and heavier than usual this year, had eased.
Uttaradit, 500 km (310 miles) north of Bangkok, was the worst hit province with 37 known dead after a deluge which poured down 330 mm (13 inches) in one 24-hour period.
www.longislandpress.com /reuters/1_ds_187718.php   (588 words)

  
 Thai rescuers search for survivors in flooded north - Boston.com
Uttaradit, 500 km (310 miles) north of Bangkok, was the worst hit province with 19 known dead and 92 missing, although officials there said the toll could be a lot higher.
Most of the deaths were believed to have occurred in the Laplae district of Uttaradit province, where heavy rain caused mudslides, officials said.
The floods also forced prison officials to move 700 inmates from Uttaradit prison to jails in nearby provinces as their cells were about to be inundated, state Radio Thailand reported.
www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2006/05/24/thai_rescuers_search_for_survivors_in_flooded_north?mode=PF   (565 words)

  
 The News - International
Boonrieng Uthairat, chief of Uttaradit province’s health office, said in a radio interview that in his province alone, the worst-hit by three days of rain, the number people killed may hit 100.
By Tuesday evening, some 40 bodies had already been recovered in Uttaradit and another 40 people were listed as missing, said Saman Pangwatcharakorn, chief of the northern region’s disaster prevention and rescue centre.
The floods inundated several towns in Uttaradit, Sukhothai, Phrae, Nan and Lampang provinces and caused landslides in the mountainous region, officials said.
www.thenews.com.pk /daily_detail.asp?id=7648   (388 words)

  
 Uttaradit Info
Uttaradit is located in the north of Thailand surrounded by provinces Loei, Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Phrae Nan and also borders with Laos to the east.
The province was historically at the furthest edges of the Khmer empire around the 13th century.
This temple is located in the heart of Uttaradit city centre.
www.traveller2000.com /province/uttaradit/index.html   (264 words)

  
 Planet Ark : Thai Flash Floods, Mudslides Kill 34, Dozens Missing
Uttaradit, 500 km (310 miles) north of Bangkok, was the worst hit province where 30 bodies were already found and the toll could rise beyond 100 as many bodies were believed to be buried under the mud or washed away by the waters, officials said.
Most of the deaths were believed to have occurred in the Laplae district of Uttaradit province, where 330 mm (13 inches) of rain fell in the 24 hours to 0000 GMT on Tuesday, causing mudslides, officials said.
Earlier on Tuesday, 700 inmates from Uttaradit central prison were transferred to other prisons in nearby provinces as water was about to flood their cells, state Radio Thailand reported.
www.planetark.org /dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/36522/story.htm   (645 words)

  
 Thailand Floods Kill 50, Strand Thousands, Death Toll Climbs to at Least 50 in Flash Floods in Thailand; Thousands of ...
Other victims were believed trapped under tons of mud from a landslide that engulfed dozens of houses in the Lablae district of Uttaradit province.
Boonrieng Uthairat, chief of the province's health office, said in a radio interview that the number of people killed in his province _ the worst-hit by three days of rain _ may hit 100.
Ten more people were killed in two other provinces as the floods inundated several towns and caused landslides, Boonrieng said.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/05/23/ap/world/mainD8HPM32G0.shtml   (513 words)

  
 ABC News: Thailand Floods Over 100, Strand Thousands
Thai villagers are being evacuated by a boat after the flash flood in Uttaradit province, northern Thailand Tuesday, May 23, 2006.
One of the hardest hit areas was Lablae district of Uttaradit province where dozens of houses were engulfed in mud, their residents trapped within.
Uttaradit is about 280 miles north of Bangkok.
abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=1997267   (354 words)

  
 Phitsanulok
Phitsanulok was a major center of recruitment when Ayuthaya waged war with Burma, and was the capital of Thailand for 25 years during the 1448-1488 reign of Ayuthaya?s King Boromtrailokanat The climate of Phitsanulok is generally hot and humid.
It borders with Uttaradit in he North, Pichit in the south, Loei and Phetchabun in the East, Kamphaeng Phet and Sukhothai in the West.
Phu Soi Dao National Park is located in both Chat Trakan district of Phitsanulok Province and Nam Pard District of Uttaradit Province.
www.tothailand.com /province/north/phisanulok/index.php   (319 words)

  
 The North of Thailand
Temperature: The annual average tempature is 26.5 C, with the average highest temperature being 28.8 C, and the average lowest temperature being 23.6 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in the North was 44.5 C (Uttaradit Province, 1960) and the lowest until recent times was 2.0 C (Chiang Rai Province).
The province with the most annual rainfall (recorded between 1937 and 1955) is Chiang Rai (1744 mm.), the least is Lampun (1045.9 mm.)
Kwaan Payao is Payao Province's most important water source and is also the North's main source of freshwater fish.
members.tripod.com /~Rover_Wow/NJWeb/north.htm   (405 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Search continues for Thai flood victims   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
UTTARADIT, Thailand — Rescuers used dogs, helicopters and their bare hands Thursday in the ongoing search for victims of devastating flash floods in northern Thailand that killed 50 people and left at least as many missing.
A thousand soldiers joined the grim task in Uttaradit, where teams sifted through mud and debris for bodies in the province's hard-hit Tha Pla district, which was devastated by a landslide, Maj. Lertchai Khaithong said.
Amnuay Chantamun, a top district official, was quoted by TV Channel 9 as saying that he feared that more than 100 people were still buried in mud, some of them itinerant plantation workers who might not be reported missing and whose bodies could be difficult to identify.
usatoday.com /weather/storms/2006-05-25-thailand-floods_x.htm?csp=34   (542 words)

  
 The Epoch Times | Thai Flood Death Toll Rises as Body Search Goes on   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
They were expected to find more bodies as the water receded now that the first wave of monsoon rains, which came earlier and heavier than usual this year, had eased.
Bangkok newspapers said an earthern dam had been destroyed in the northwestern province of Tak and a reservoir cracked in the northern province of Phrae, where officials were planning to evacuate villages around it.
Uttaradit, 500 km (310 miles) north of Bangkok, was the worst hit province with 37 known dead, most of them believed to have occurred in the Laplae district.
www.theepochtimes.com /news/6-5-25/41929.html   (481 words)

  
 A Tranquil Retreat to Uttaradit
As a result, in 1887, King Rama V elevated its status to a province and renamed it Uttaradit, meaning "the Port of the North".
Located in Tha Pla County, about 58 km from the provincial town of Uttaradit, it is Thailand's largest earth dam, constructed under the Nan River Basin Development Project.
Being away from large crowds, the serene city of Uttaradit is well-liked by certain kinds of tourists.
www.thaiwaysmagazine.com /thai_article/2302_uttaradit/uttaradit.html   (1289 words)

  
 Thai flood death toll hits 48, body search goes on   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The hills, stripped by illegal loggers of the tree cover which could have held them together or turned into orchards, could not absorb the water and sections slid away as mudslides.
The situation was improving in urban centers as power was restored, but the military was still having difficulty getting heavy machinery into the hills to repair roads and search for bodies, Suksunt told Reuters.
Uttaradit, some 500 km (300 miles) north of Bangkok, was the worst-hit province with 41 known dead after a deluge which dumped 330 mm (13 inches) in one 24-hour period.
www.dose.ca /toronto/story.html?id=38c5ce2d-e22a-40ba-b66c-1938b578569a   (588 words)

  
 DenverPost.com - Deadly floods hit Thailand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
But Boonriang Chuchai-saengrat, chief health officer of Uttaradit province, said today that more than 100 had perished in his province alone.
He appealed to government authorities to set up a disaster identification center like one established after the Asian tsunami to record unclaimed bodies and temporarily bury corpses for identification later.
One of the hardest-hit areas was Lablae district of Uttaradit province, where dozens of homes were engulfed in mud, their residents trapped within.
www.denverpost.com /ci_3857863?source=rss   (242 words)

  
 Contributions: Thailand: Floods - May 2006, Thailand: Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 2, Situation Reports: Thailand: ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In Sukhotai Province, agricultural lands in 102 villages near the Yom River are still submerged but the water level is gradually decreasing.
The Yom River is reportedly overflowing in two provinces located in its lower reaches of the river.
In Phitsanulok provinces, a total of 2,433 villages in three districts were submerged.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKEE-6QKQTV?OpenDocument   (518 words)

  
 Uttaradit, Northern Region of Thailand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
This provincial crossed-leg sitting Buddha image is housed in the Vihara of Wat Tha Thanon right in the heart of Uttaradit city.
Phraya Phichai was a brave hero of Uttaradit, being in the combat alongside King Taksin the Great.
A district of Uttaradit province, located on 6 kms.
www.thaiwebsites.com /Provinces/uttaradit.htm   (671 words)

  
 Uttaradit, Thailand
Uttaradit, about 450 km (280 mi.) north of Bangkok in the wide valley of the Menam Nan was rebuilt following the fire in 1967 that almost completely destroyed the old town.
Since a huge reservoir was constructed 45 km (28 mi.) to the north-east of the town, the Pa Som barrage (also called the Sirikit dam after the queen), the economy of Uttaradit has flourished particularly owing to agriculture.
Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by international laws.
www.planetware.com /thailand/uttaradit-tha-ud-udu.htm   (125 words)

  
 Welcome to Mercy Ministries Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Several staff and youth form the Chiangrai Home went to the aid of the homeless villagers of the Uttaradit province after a mudslide swept through the district and destroyed everything on its path.
More than a hundred are feared dead and missing as the province of Uttaradit and other northern Thai provinces were submerged in the area’s worst floods in recent history.
The Theong Home is the newest of the Chiangrai province homes and offers a similar environment to the other Chiangrai province homes.
www.mmfthailand.org /current_events.html   (851 words)

  
 ABS-CBN Interactive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Most of the victims came from Uttaradit province, according to the interior ministry.
Flashfloods and mudslides triggered by torrential rains have hit five mountainous northern Thai provinces -- Uttaradit, Nan, Phrae, Lampang and Sukhothai -- since early Tuesday.
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was due to inspect relief efforts in the flood-hit provinces on Wednesday.
www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=39682   (576 words)

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