Nakhon Nayok is a capital of Nakhon Nayok province in the central region of Thailand.
The town (thesaban mueang) covers Nakhon Nayok subdistrict (tambon) and parts of Tha Chang, Ban Yai, Wang Krachom, and Phrommani subdistricts, Mueang Nakhon Nayok district, Nakhon Nayok province. In 2023 it had a population of 15,585. It lies 116 km northeast of Bangkok.
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History
On 10 December 1935 the sanitary district was changed into a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon}, with an area of 3.4 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi). On 20 September 1985 the municipality was upgraded to town municipality (thesaban mueang), with an area of 15.9 square kilometres (6.1 sq mi).
Geography
The terrain is a lowland. The Nakhon Nayok River meanders through the town.
Neighboring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Yai, Wang Krachom and Tha Chang of Mueang Nakhon Nayok district of Nakhon Nayok province.
Administration
Central government
As of December 2023: the administration of Nakhon Nayok subdistrict (tambon) is responsible for one administrative village (muban) with 7,613 people.
Local government
Nakhon Nayok town municipality (thesaban mueang) covers the whole subdistrict and parts of Tha Chang, Ban Yai, Wang Krachom and Phrommani subdistricts., with an total area of 9,918 rai ~ 15.9 square kilometres (6.1 sq mi) and a total population of 15,585.
Education
There are the following schools:
Wat Si Muang municipal 1 school
Ban Talat Kao municipal 2 school
Ban Tom Bunsiri municipal 3 school
Nakhon Nayok Witthayakhom school
Nawamintharachanusorn school
La-oruthis demonstration school
Lianhua school
Tri-lingual Smart school
Nakhon Nayok Commercial Technological college
Nakhon Nayok Technical college
Veeraphat Technological college
Healthcare
There is no health promoting hospital in Nakhon Nayok subdistrict, but there is Nakhon Nayok general hospital with 314 beds.
Temples
Nakhon Nayok town is home to the following active temples, where Theravada Buddhism is practiced by local residents:
Economy
Some people are fishermen or work in the fourteen fish and seafood processing factories:
One in Khao Niwet and Ngao, two in Pak Nam and Bang Non and eight in Bang Rin.
Transportation
Highway 33 to Prachinburi in the south.
Highway 305 to Rangsit in the west.
Electricity
All households in Nakhon Nayok town municipality have access to the electricity network. However, public electricity does not cover all areas in the community, because some roads are not public areas.
Waterworks
All households in Nakhon Nayok town municipality have access to the waterworks network.