Nakhon Nayok is a capital of Nakhon Nayok province in the central region of Thailand.
The town (thesaban mueang) covers Nakhon Nayok subdistrict (tambon) and parts of Tha Chang, Ban Yai, Wang Krachom, and Phrommani subdistricts, Mueang Nakhon Nayok district, Nakhon Nayok province. In 2023 it had a population of 15,585. It lies 116 km northeast of Bangkok.
On 10 December 1935 the sanitary district was changed into a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon}, with an area of . On 20 September 1985 the municipality was upgraded to town municipality (thesaban mueang), with an area of .
The terrain is a lowland. The Nakhon Nayok River meanders through the town.<br> Neighboring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Yai, Wang Krachom and Tha Chang of Mueang Nakhon Nayok district of Nakhon Nayok province.
As of December 2023: the administration of Nakhon Nayok subdistrict (tambon) is responsible for one administrative village (muban) with 7,613 people.
Nakhon Nayok town municipality (thesaban mueang) covers the whole subdistrict and parts of Tha Chang, Ban Yai, Wang Krachom and Phrommani subdistricts., with an total area of 9,918 rai ~ and a total population of 15,585.
There are the following schools:
There is no health promoting hospital in Nakhon Nayok subdistrict, but there is Nakhon Nayok general hospital with 314 beds.
Nakhon Nayok town is home to the following active temples, where Theravada Buddhism is practiced by local residents:
Some people are fishermen or work in the fourteen fish and seafood processing factories:<br> One in Khao Niwet and Ngao, two in Pak Nam and Bang Non and eight in Bang Rin.
All households in Nakhon Nayok town municipality have access to the electricity network. However, public electricity does not cover all areas in the community, because some roads are not public areas.
All households in Nakhon Nayok town municipality have access to the waterworks network.