Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (city)

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya พระนครศรีอยุธยา Principality of Ayutthaya
City Municipality
City of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya เทศบาลนครพระนครศรีอยุธยา
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Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 14°20′52″N 100°33′38″E / 14.34778°N 100.56056°E / 14.34778; 100.56056
Country	Thailand
Province	Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
District	Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Named for	Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
Government
• Type	City Municipality
• Mayor	Somsong Sappakosonlakul
Area
• Total	14.84 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	50,830
• Density	3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi)
	Registered residents only
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postcode	13xxx
Area code	(+66) 35
Website	ayutthayacity.go.th/

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (Thai: พระนครศรีอยุธยา, pronounced [pʰráʔ ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn sǐː ʔā.jút.tʰā.jāː]; also spelled "Ayudhya"), or locally and simply Ayutthaya is the capital of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province of Thailand. Ayutthaya was the capital of the Ayutthaya kingdom. Located on an island at the confluence of the Chao Phraya and Pa Sak rivers, Ayutthaya is the birthplace of the founder of Bangkok, King Rama I. The ruins of the old city are preserved in the Ayutthaya Historical Park.