Phitsanulok

Phitsanulok is a city, municipality, the capital and the largest populated place of the Thai province of Phitsanulok. It is also the headquarters of the Mueang Phitsanulok District. In 2022, it had a population of 62,000, making it the second–largest cities by population in the lower northern Thailand. The city is one of the centre of Thailand's tourism industry, and it is a historic city in the country. Toponymy Song Khwae: The first element, song, means the number 'two'. The second element, khwae, means 'tributary', hence 'two rivers'. Phitsanulok: The first element, Phitsanu (Thai: พิษณุ; Sanskrit: viṣṇu विष्णु "Vishnu"), is a cognate of 'Vishnu', a Hindu god (see, e.g., Witnu, Thai: วิษณุ). Lack of a v sound in the Thai language accounts for the two forms. The second element, lok (Thai: โลก; Sanskrit: loka लोक 'world') means 'globe' or 'world'. A loose translation of the entire name would be 'Vishnu's heaven'. History