Prachunkhirikhan Province

Prachubkhirikhan province is in the Western of Thailand bordered to the Southern of Thailand. Prachubkhirokhan had been Muang Na-Rung in the Krungsri-Ayutthaya era but deserted when Krungsri-Ayutthaya lost war with Myanmar. Afterward in the early Ratanakhosin in the reign of Rama II, he founded new town near mouth of "E-Rom" canal and maned as "Muang Bang-Na-Rom". In the reign of Rama IV, He aggregated Muang Kui, Muang Bang-Na-Rom and Muang Klong-Warl and renamed to Muang Prachubkhirokhan. Until year 1898, the downtown was moved to Auo Koh-Lak or Auo Prachub where is location of Prachubkhirikhan province until now.


Prachubkhirikhan province is covering area about 6,367 square kilometres and its population is 480,000. The area is narrow peninsula from north to south. There is the narrowest part called "Khor-Kot-Kra" where is just 11 kilometres wide. Most area is plains and hills on the left side but another side is connected to sea (Gulf of Thailand). There are many attractive places such as Samroiyot Hill (Samroiyot National Park), Nam-Tok Huai-Yang National Park, Khao Ta-keab, Khao Krai-Lad, Hath Hua-Hin (Hua-Hin Beach), Auo Mae-Rumpueng and Hath Wanakorn.
 

Local Transportation

Car: Driving along highway no. 35 (Thonburi-Pakthor route) passing Samutsakorn and Samutsongkarm province and turn left on the cross to higway no. 4 (Phetkasem Road) passing Phetchaburi province to Prachubkhirikhan province. Bus: Air-conditioned buses leave Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal to Prachubkhirikhan province. Train: Take train to Prachubkhirikhan province or Hua-Hin district from Bangkok's Hualamphong Terminal Railway Station.