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Country | Thailand |
Province | Chiang Mai |
Regency | Bangkok |
Takhli is a town in the province of Nakhon Sawan in northern Thailand. The population (2005) is 42,700. It is the site of the Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base. [1] [2]
The town lies on the train line between Bangkok and Chiang Mai and at the Highway 11. [3]
Takhli was a small village market place north of Bangkok in 1965 when the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing of the United States Air Force was installed at a nearby Royal Thai Air Force base.
15°16′N100°21′E / 15.267°N 100.350°E