History
Mueang Nakhon Nayok is an ancient city. In the Ayutthaya kingdom it was the eastern frontier city. The historians found the old city wall on 3 sides, the southern side was protected by the Nakhon Nayok River as a natural city wall.
The district was called Wang Krachom as the office was located in Tambon Wang Krachom, on the left bank of the Nakhon Nayok River. In 1896 the government moved the district office to the right bank of the river. Later the office building was so old, and as the construction of a provincial court was underwent the district office was moved to the old provincial court building in 1931. A new district office was officially opened on January 18, 1953.
The district name was changed to Mueang Nakhon Nayok on January 1, 1939 to correspond with the name of the province. On January 1, 1943 the government downgraded Nakhon Nayok Province and combined it with Prachinburi Province, except Ban Na which became part of Saraburi Province. During that time the district was called Nakhon Nayok district. On May 9 1946 the government re-established Nakhon Nayok Province, thus the district was named back to Mueang Nakhon Nayok.
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