Phrom Phiram district
district in Phitsanulok province, Thailand
Phrom Phiram (Thai: พรหมพิราม, pronounced [pʰrōm pʰí.rāːm]) is a district (amphoe) in the northwestern part of Phitsanulok province, lower northern region of Thailand. The district name means "the beautiful city of Brahma".
History
In 1972 historians explored the old city area of Mueang Phrom Phiram. They found remains of the city wall, Chedi basements and Sukhothai Celadon on Phra Ruang Road from Sukhothai in Tambon Si Phirom and Dong Prakham. As that road continues eastward to Wat Bot and Nakhon Thai, the historians assumed it was the road for transportation between Sukhothai and Bang Yang.
Also King Trailokanat moved his troops passing Phrom Phiram to Phichai for the war with King Tilokaraj of Lanna.
The old location of Phrom Phiram was in Tambon Matum. It was created as Phrom Phiram District in 1895. The district office was moved to the right bank of the Nan River at Ban Yan Khat around 1950. When the government built the northern railway passing by Phrom Phiram District, the district office was then moved to Ban Krap Phuang (now named Ban Phrom Phiram), 500m from Phrom Phiram railway station.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Phrom Phiram district” is district in Phitsanulok province, Thailand. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Phrom, Phiram and district, not as a finished interpretation.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q476467. Authority coordinates are 17.033, 100.202. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1972, 1895 and 1950.
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