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Nan (Thai น่าน) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Uttaradit, Phrae and Phayao. To the north and east it borders Laos. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their area. ...
This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their total population. ...
Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ...
This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their population density, based upon the census of 2000. ...
ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ...
Map of Thailand highlighting the province Nan File links The following pages link to this file: Nan Province Categories: GFDL images ...
Thailand is divided into 76 provinces (Thai: จังหวัด, changwat, singular and plural), which are grouped into 5 groups of provinces - sometimes the East and Central are grouped together. ...
Uttaradit (Thai อุตรดิตถ์) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Phrae (Thai แพร่) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Phayao (Thai พะเยา) is one of the northern province (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Geography
The province is located in the remote valley of the Nan river, surrounded by mountains covered with forests. The highest mountain is the 2079 meter high Phu Khe in the north-east near the border with Laos.
History For centuries Nan was an independent kingdom but, due to its remoteness, had few connections to the other kingdoms. The first kingdom around the city Mueang Pua (also known as Varanagara) was created in the late 13th century. Its rulers, the Phukha dynasty, were related to founders of Vientiane, however it became associated with the Sukhothai kingdom as it was easier to reach from the south then from the east or west. In the 14th century the capital was moved to its present location at Nan. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ...
Vientiane, is the common name used in western countries for a province, prefecture, and city pronounced Wiang Chan by its residents, and situated in the Mekong Valley, of Laos. ...
The Sukhothai kingdom was a kingdom in the north of Thailand around the city Sukhothai. ...
(13th century - 14th century - 15th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. ...
In the 15th century, when Sukhothai declined in power, it became vassal of the kingdom of Lannathai. In 1443 King Kaen Thao of Nan plotted to capture neighboring Phayao by asking King Tilokaraj to help him fight against Vietnamese troops attacking Nan, even though there was no such threat. Kaen Thao could kill the king of Phayao, however then the troops of Tilokaraj attacked Nan itself, and captured it in 1449. (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...
Lannathai (often short Lanna, English One Million Thai Rice Fields, Thai ล้านนาไทย) was a kingdom in the north of Thailand around the city of Chiang Mai. ...
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Events January 6 - Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor. ...
When Lannathai was under Burmese rulership, Nan tried to liberate itself many times without success, which finally led to direct Burmese rulership of Nan in 1714. In 1788 the Burmese rulers could be finally fought back, however Nan had then accept the new Siam rulers. In 1893 after the Paknam crisis Siam had to give a big part of eastern Nan to French Indochina. Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ...
1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Indochina, or French Indochina, was a federation of French colonies and protectorates in south-east Asia, part of the French colonial empire. ...
However Nan kept some degree of independence from the Siamese rulers, and it took until 1931 to become fully integrated into Thailand, and the province was then created. 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Before the early 1980s bandits as well as People's Liberation Army of Thailand (PLAT) guerillas were a big problem in the province, usually destroying highway construction overnight. With the help of the army and the more stable political system the province improved significantly, but is still a very rural and remote one. Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...
Demographics 10.5% of the population belong to the hill tribes. A hill tribe is any one of around twenty ethnic groups living in Northern Thailand. ...
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| The provincial seal shows a Usuparatch bull carrying the pagoda of Phrathat Chae Haeng. The buffalo goes back to a legend that the rules of Nan and Phrae were brothers, and meet at a mountain to decide about the boundary between their lands. The ruler of Nan went there on a buffalo, while the ruler of Phrae went there on a horse. The provincial tree and provincial flower is the Orchid Tree (Bauhinia variegata). Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Administrative divisions The province is subdivided in 14 districts (Amphoe) and one minor district (King Amphoe). These are further subdivided into 99 communes (tambon) and 848 villages (mubaan). Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
A amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ...
Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. ...
| Amphoe | | King Amphoe | - Mueang Nan
- Mae Charim
- Ban Luang
- Na Noi
- Pua
- Tha Wang Pha
- Wiang Sa
| - Thung Chang
- Chiang Klang
- Na Muen
- Santi Suk
- Bo Kluea
- Song Khwae
- Chaloem Phra Kiat
| - Phu Phiang
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