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{{Short description|Town in central Thailand}}
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{{About|the town Phichit}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Phichit
| settlement_type    = [[List of municipalities in Thailand|Town Municipality]]
| official_name      = Phichit town<br />เทศบาลเมืองพิจิตร
| image_skyline      = Phichit Railway Station.jpg
| caption            = Phichit Railway Station
| image_shield       = 
| seal_size          = 
| motto              =
| image_map          = {{Infobox mapframe|frame-width=250|zoom=9}}
| pushpin_map        = #Thailand#Asia#Earth
| coordinates        = {{Coord|16|26|35|N|100|20|48|E|region:TH|display=title}}
| subdivision_type   = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|Thailand}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of districts of Thailand|District]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flagicon image|Phichit Flag.png}} [[Phichit province|Phichit]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Mueang Phichit district|Mueang Phichit]]
| established_title  = <!-- Established -->
| established_date   = 
| founder            = 
| named_for          = 
| government_type    = [[Thesaban#Town municipality|Town municipality]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Suraphol Tiawtrakool
| unit_pref          = Metric
| area_footnotes     =
| area_total_km2     = 12.02
| area_urban_km2     =
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        =
| population_total   = 20,408
| population_as_of   = 2023
| population_footnotes = 
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban   =
| population_density_metro_km2 = auto
| population_rank    =
| population_demonym = 
| timezone1          = [[Time in Thailand|ICT]]
| utc_offset1        = +7:00
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal codes in Thailand|Postal code]]
| postal_code        = 66000
| area_code_type     = [[Telephone numbers in Thailand|Calling code]]
| area_code          = (+66) 55
| geocode            =
| parts              = 25 Communities
| parts_type         = Community
| website            = {{URL|https://www.phichitmuni.go.th}}
}}
'''Phichit''' ({{langx|th|พิจิตร}}, เมือง) is a town (''[[thesaban mueang]]'') in central [[Thailand]], capital of [[Phichit Province]]. It covers the whole ''[[tambon]]'' Nai Mueang of [[Amphoe Mueang Phichit|Mueang Phichit district]], an area of 12.017&nbsp;km². As of 2005, it had a population of 23,791. Phichit is 326 km north of Bangkok.

==Geography==
Phichit is at the confluence of the [[Wat Ta Yom River]] and the [[Nan River]]. 

==History==
The old town of Phichit was established in 1058 CE by Phraya Kotabongthevaraja, and was first part of the [[Sukhothai kingdom]], and later of [[Ayutthaya Kingdom|Ayutthaya]]. The name of the city changed several times. At first, it was called Sra Luang (city of the royal pond), in Ayutthaya times it was called Okhaburi ("city in the swamp"), and then finally Phichit ("beautiful city").

==Attractions==
The Wat Tha Luang temple in Phichit is home to a large [[Luang Phor Phet]] Buddha image.

==Notable individuals==
* [[Chaleo Yoovidhya]] (c. 1932 – 17 March 2012) once listed as the richest person in Thailand

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|location = Phichit (2006–2019)
|Jan high C = 31.1
|Feb high C = 33.3
|Mar high C = 35.2
|Apr high C = 36.9
|May high C = 35.4
|Jun high C = 34.1
|Jul high C = 32.9
|Aug high C = 32.5
|Sep high C = 32.6
|Oct high C = 32.7
|Nov high C = 32.7
|Dec high C = 31.2
| year high C = 
|Jan mean C = 24.7
|Feb mean C = 26.8
|Mar mean C = 28.8
|Apr mean C = 30.6
|May mean C = 29.9
|Jun mean C = 29.1
|Jul mean C = 28.3
|Aug mean C = 28.1
|Sep mean C = 28.2
|Oct mean C = 28.1
|Nov mean C = 27.1
|Dec mean C = 25.0
| year mean C = 
|Jan low C = 19.3
|Feb low C = 21.3
|Mar low C = 23.6
|Apr low C = 25.2
|May low C = 25.5
|Jun low C = 25.1
|Jul low C = 24.8
|Aug low C = 24.7
|Sep low C = 24.8
|Oct low C = 24.5
|Nov low C = 22.5
|Dec low C = 19.7
| year low C = 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 11.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 12.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 19.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 59.6
|May precipitation mm = 149.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 157.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 168.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 225.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 295.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 118.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 29.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 9.9
|year precipitation mm = 
 | unit precipitation days =
| Jan precipitation days = 1.9
| Feb precipitation days = 1.7
| Mar precipitation days = 3.4
| Apr precipitation days = 5.8
| May precipitation days = 13.3
| Jun precipitation days = 15.4
| Jul precipitation days = 19.2
| Aug precipitation days = 20.3
| Sep precipitation days = 18.9
| Oct precipitation days = 11.7
| Nov precipitation days = 3.0
| Dec precipitation days = 1.0
| year precipitation days =
| Jan humidity = 76
| Feb humidity = 74
| Mar humidity = 72
| Apr humidity = 68
| May humidity = 75
| Jun humidity = 79
| Jul humidity = 82
| Aug humidity = 83
| Sep humidity = 84
| Oct humidity = 82
| Nov humidity = 78
| Dec humidity = 76
| year humidity =
|source 1 = Soil Resources Survey and Research Division<ref name=ldd>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240603043533/https://webapp.ldd.go.th/lpd/node_modules/img/Landusedistrict/2565/r08--pct_02.pdf
| archive-date = 3 June 2024
| url = https://webapp.ldd.go.th/lpd/node_modules/img/Landusedistrict/2565/r08--pct_02.pdf
| title = แผนการใช้ที่ดินตำบลหนองพระ อำเภอวังทรายพูน จังหวัดพิจิตร
| publisher = Land Development Department
| access-date = 3 June 2024}}</ref>
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Phichit}}


[[Category:Populated places in Phichit province]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Thailand]]


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