The Nakhon Nayok River ( th, แม่น้ำนครนายก, , ) originates in
Khao Yai National Park
Khao Yai National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาใหญ่, , ) is a national park in Thailand. Established in 1962 as Thailand's first national park, it is the third largest national park in Thailand.
Descri ...
. It flows southwest, passes through
Mueang Nakhon Nayok District
Mueang Nakhon Nayok ( th, เมืองนครนายก, ) is the capital district (''amphoe mueang'') of Nakhon Nayok province, central Thailand.
History
''Mueang Nakhon Nayok'' is an ancient city. In the Ayutthaya kingdom it was the ea ...
,
Ban Na District, and
Ongkharak District of
Nakhon Nayok Province. It then empties into the
Bang Pakong River
The Bang Pakong ( th, แม่น้ำบางปะกง, , ) is a river in east Thailand. The river originates at the confluence of the Phra Prong River and the Hanuman River near Kabin Buri, Prachinburi Province. It empties after 231 k ...
in
Ban Sang District
Ban Sang ( th, บ้านสร้าง, ) is the westernmost district ('' amphoe'') of Prachinburi province, central Thailand.
History
In the past, the area of the district was dense forest with many wild elephants. Laotians from Vientiane ...
,
Prachinburi Province
Prachinburi province ( th, ปราจีนบุรี, , ) is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (''changwat''), it lies in eastern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Ratchasima, Sa Kaeo, Chachoengsao, an ...
at Pak Nam Yothaka. The river is long.
Nakhon Nayok
Nakhon Nayok City is a capital of Nakhon Nayok province in the central region of Thailand.
The city (''thesaban mueang'') covers ''tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district ('' amphoe'' ...
Geography of Nakhon Nayok province
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