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Thailand is divided into 75 provinces (Thai: จังหวัด, changwat, singular and plural), which are grouped into 5 groups of provinces - sometimes the East and Central are grouped together. The capital Bangkok, though not a province but a special administrative area, is usually also included as a 76th province as it is at the same administrative level as the other provinces. The name of the province is the same as that of the capital city, which is sometimes preceded with a Mueang to avoid confusion with the province. With the exception of Songkhla, Chon Buri and Prachuap Khiri Khan, the capital is also the biggest city in the province. A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ...
Location within in Thailand Coordinates: , Country Settled Ayutthaya Period Founded as capital 21 April 1782 Government - Type Special administrative area - Governor Apirak Kosayothin Area - City 1,568. ...
Mueang (Thai: ) or Muang (Lao ເມືàºàº‡) were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar. ...
Songkhla (Thai: ) is the one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
 Map showing the 76 provinces of Thailand Bangkok is both the province with the highest population and the highest population density. The biggest province by area is Nakhon Ratchasima, the smallest Samut Songkhram. Ranong has the lowest population number, while Mae Hong Son has the lowest population density (numbers according to 2000 census). Image File history File links Map of Thailand showing the provinces numbered. ...
Location within in Thailand Coordinates: , Country Settled Ayutthaya Period Founded as capital 21 April 1782 Government - Type Special administrative area - Governor Apirak Kosayothin Area - City 1,568. ...
Nakhon Ratchasima (Thai: ), often shortened to Korat or Khorat, is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Samut Songkhram (Thai สมุทรสงคราม) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Ranong (Thai ระนอง) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the shore to the Andaman Sea. ...
Mae Hong Son (Thai à¹à¸¡à¹ˆà¸®à¹ˆà¸à¸‡à¸ªà¸à¸™) (also Mae Hong Sorn) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, and at the same time the westernmost. ...
Each province is administered by a governor, who is appointed by the Ministry of the Interior. The only exception is Bangkok, whose governor is elected.
The provinces are subdivided into 877 districts (amphoe, อำเภอ). The fifty districts of Bangkok are called khet (เขต), but even in official documents they are sometimes misidentified as amphoe. The number of districts in the provinces varies, from three in the smallest provinces to the fifty in Bangkok. Further subdivision levels are tambon (subdistricts) and finally, muban (villages). In Bangkok the tambon are called khwaeng. A amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ...
Bangkok is subdivided into 50 districts (khet เขต, also sometimes called amphoe as in the other provinces), which are further subdivided into 154 kwaeng (à¹à¸‚วง), roughly equivalent to tambon in the other provinces. ...
Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. ...
Muban (Tha หมู่บ้าน) is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. ...
List of provinces
Central Thailand is a region of Thailand, covering the broad alluvial plain of the Chao Phraya River. ...
Ang Thong (Thai อ่างทอง) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Ayutthaya (full name Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thai พระนครศรีà¸à¸¢à¸¸à¸˜à¸¢à¸², pronounced eye-you-TEE-a) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Chai Nat (Thai ชัยนาท) is one of the central provinces (jangwat) of Thailand. ...
Lop Buri (Thai ลพบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Nakhon Nayok (Thai นครนายà¸) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Saraburi (Thai สระบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Sing Buri (Thai สิงห์บุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
The Bangkok Metropolitan Area (Thai: ) is the urban area of Bangkok, Thailand and its surrounding provinces. ...
Location within in Thailand Coordinates: , Country Settled Ayutthaya Period Founded as capital 21 April 1782 Government - Type Special administrative area - Governor Apirak Kosayothin Area - City 1,568. ...
Nakhon Pathom (Thai นครปà¸à¸¡) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Nonthaburi (Thai นนทบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Pathum Thani (Thai ปทุมธานี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Samut Prakan (Thai ) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Samut Sakhon (Thai สมุทรสาคร) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Thailand is divided into 75 provinces (Thai: , changwat, singular and plural), which are grouped into 5 groups of provinces - sometimes the East and Central are grouped together. ...
Kanchanaburi (Thai à¸à¸²à¸à¸ˆà¸™à¸šà¸¸à¸£à¸µ) is the largest of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Phetchaburi (often short Phetburi, Thai เพชรบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Prachuap Khiri Khan (Thai ประจวบคีรีขันธ์) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Ratchaburi (often short Ratburi, Thai ราชบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Samut Songkhram (Thai สมุทรสงคราม) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Suphan Buri (Thai สุพรรณบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
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. ...
Chachoengsao (Thai ฉะเชิงเทรา) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Chanthaburi (Thai จันทบุรี) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Geography The province is located at the Bight of Bangkok, the northern end of the Gulf of Thailand. ...
Prachin Buri (Thai ปราจีนบุรี) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Rayong province (Thai spelling ระยà¸à¸‡) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Sa Kaeo (Thai สระà¹à¸à¹‰à¸§) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Trat (Thai ตราด) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ...
- Deep Eastern Thailand sub-region (not official yet)
- Deep North Eastern Thailand sub-region (not official yet)
- North Eastern Thailand sub-region (not official yet)
This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
Kalasin (Thai à¸à¸²à¸¬à¸ªà¸´à¸™à¸˜à¸¸à¹Œ) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. ...
Mukdahan (Thai: ) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Nakhon Phanom (Thai นครพนม) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Nong Khai (Thai หนองคาย) is the one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Sakon Nakhon (Thai: สกลนคร) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Udon Thani (Thai à¸à¸¸à¸”รธานี) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Amnat Charoen (Thai à¸à¸³à¸™à¸²à¸ˆà¹€à¸ˆà¸£à¸´à¸) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Maha Sarakham (Thai มหาสารคาม) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. ...
Roi Et (Thai ร้à¸à¸¢à¹€à¸à¹‡à¸”) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. ...
Sisaket (Thai: ) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Surin (Thai: ) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Ubon Ratchathani (often in short Ubon, Thai à¸à¸¸à¸šà¸¥à¸£à¸²à¸Šà¸˜à¸²à¸™à¸µ) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Yasothon (Thai ยโสธร) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. ...
Geography Buriram is located at the southern end of the Khorat Plateau, with several extinct volcanoes around the province. ...
Chaiyaphum (Thai ชัยภูมิ) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Khon Kaen (Thai ขà¸à¸™à¹à¸à¹ˆà¸™) is the second-largest of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Loei (Thai เลย) is one of the most sparsely populated provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. ...
Nakhon Ratchasima (Thai: ), often shortened to Korat or Khorat, is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Nong Bua Lamphu (Thai หนà¸à¸‡à¸šà¸±à¸§à¸¥à¸³à¸ ู) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
- Deep North Western Thailand sub-region (not official yet)
- North Western Thailand sub-region (not official yet)
- Northern Thailand sub-region (not official yet)
Northern Thailand usually describes the area covered by 17 provinces. ...
Kamphaeng Phet (Thai à¸à¸³à¹à¸žà¸‡à¹€à¸žà¸Šà¸£) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the north of the country. ...
Nakhon Sawan (Thai: ) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Phetchabun (Thai เพชรบูรณ์) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Phichit (Thai พิจิตร) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the north of the country. ...
Phitsanulok (Thai: ) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand. ...
Uthai Thani (Thai à¸à¸¸à¸—ัยธานี) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Chiang Mai (Thai เชียงใหม่) is the second-biggest province (changwat) of Thailand, located in the north of the country. ...
Lampang (Thai ลำปาง) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Lamphun (Thai ลำพูน) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Mae Hong Son (Thai à¹à¸¡à¹ˆà¸®à¹ˆà¸à¸‡à¸ªà¸à¸™) (also Mae Hong Sorn) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, and at the same time the westernmost. ...
Sukhothai (Thai สุโขทัย) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Tak (Thai ตาà¸) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Chiang Rai (Thai เชียงราย) is the most northern province (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Nan (Thai น่าน) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Phayao (Thai พะเยา) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Phrae (Thai แพร่) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Uttaradit (Thai à¸à¸¸à¸•à¸£à¸”ิตถ์) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
- South Eastern Thailand sub-region (not official yet)
- South Western Thailand sub-region (not official yet)
- Southern Thailand sub-region (not official yet)
Notes: "[#?]" represents the number of the province on each region on the map. Southern Thailand is a distinct region of Thailand, connected with the Central region by the narrow Kra Isthmus. ...
Krabi (Thai à¸à¸£à¸°à¸šà¸µà¹ˆ) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the shore of the Andaman Sea. ...
Nakhon Si Thammarat (often in short Nakhon, Thai นครศรีธรรมราช) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. ...
Phattalung (Thai พัทลุง) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Surat Thani (often in short Surat, Thai: ) is the largest of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. ...
Trang (also Muang Thap Thiang, Thai ตรัง) is the one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the western shore of the Andaman Sea. ...
Narathiwat (Thai นราธิวาส) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
This article is about southern province of Thailand. ...
Satun (Thai สตูล) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Songkhla (Thai: ) is the one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Yala (Thai: ) is the southernmost province (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Chumphon (Thai ชุมพร) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the shore of the Gulf of Thailand. ...
Phang Nga (Thai: ) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, on the shore to the Andaman Sea. ...
Phuket redirects here. ...
Ranong (Thai ระนอง) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the shore to the Andaman Sea. ...
History
Before 1892 Many provinces date back to semi-independent local chiefdoms or kingdoms, which made up the Ayutthaya kingdom. As today, the provinces were created around a capital city (mueang), and included surrounding villages or satellite towns. The provinces were administered either by a governor, who was appointed by the king; or by a local ruling family, who were descendants of the old local kings and princes of that area and had been given this privilege by the central king. De facto the king did not have much choice but to choose someone from the local nobility or an economically strong man, as against these local power groups the administration would have become impossible. The governor wasn't paid by the king, but instead financed himself and his administration by imposing taxes by himself, thus effectively a kleptocracy. Every province was required to send an annual tribute to Bangkok. The kingdom of Ayutthaya (Thai: ) was a Thai kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767. ...
Mueang (Thai: ) or Muang (Lao ເມືàºàº‡) were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar. ...
Kleptocracy (sometimes Cleptocracy) (root: Klepto+cracy = rule by thieves) is a pejorative, informal term for a government that is primarily designed to sustain the personal wealth and political power of government officials and their cronies (collectively, kleptocrats). ...
The provinces were divided into four different classes. The first class were the border provinces. The second class were those that once had their own princely house. Third class were provinces that were created recently by splitting them from other provinces. Fourth class were provinces near the capital. Additionally tributary states like the principalities of Lannathai, the Laotian kingdoms of Vientiane and Luang Prabang, Cambodia, or the Malay sultanate Kedah were also part of the country, but with an even higher autonomy than the provinces. In this Mandala system the semi-independent countries sometimes were tributary to more than one country. 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. ...
LAOS redirects here. ...
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Royal palace museum of Luang Prabang. ...
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State anthem: Allah Selamatkan Sultan Mahkota Capital Alor Star Royal capital Anak Bukit Ruling party Barisan Nasional - Sultan Tuanku Abdul Halim - Menteri Besar Mahdzir Khalid History - British control 1909 - Japanese occupation 1942 - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948 Area - Total 9,426 km² Population - 2003 estimate 1,778,188 - Density...
The mandala system was the main pattern of power relationships between the states of south-east Asia until the advent of European cultural and political colonisation in the mid-19th century. ...
New provinces were created when the population of an area outgrew the administration, but also for political reasons if a governor became too dominant in a region former satellite cities were elevated to provincial status, as in the founding of the Maha Sarakham Province. Maha Sarakham (Thai มหาสารคาม) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. ...
Reforms of the provincial administration started in the 1870s under increased pressure from the colonial states of the United Kingdom and France. Especially to the areas near the borders commissionaries were sent to have a stronger control on the provinces or tributary states. It has been suggested that Benign colonialism be merged into this article or section. ...
Administrative reform of 1892 At the end of the 19th century King Chulalongkorn reformed the central government drastically. In 1892 the ministry, which previously had many overlapping responsibilities, was reorganized with clear areas as in western administrations. Prince Damrong Rajanubhab became minister of the Ministry of the North (Mahatthai), originally responsible for the northern administration. When the Ministry of the South (Kalahom) was dissolved in 1894, Prince Damrong became Minister of the Interior, responsible for the provincial administration of the whole country. King Chulalongkorn the Great or Rama V (royal name: Phra Chula Chomklao Chaoyuhua; Thai: ) (September 20, 1853 – October 23, 1910) was the fifth king of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand. ...
HRH Prince Damrong Rajanubhab (Thai including his full title: สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธภà¸à¸£à¸¡à¸žà¸£à¸°à¸¢à¸²à¸”ำรงราชานุภาพ) (June 21, 1862 – December 1, 1943) was the founder of the modern Thai education system as well as the modern provincial administration. ...
Starting in 1893 the already existing commissionarships in some parts of the country were renamed to superintendent commissioner (khaluang thesaphiban), and their area of responsibility was called monthon. In strategically important areas the monthon were created first, while in other areas the provinces kept their independence a bit longer. Several smaller provinces were reduced in status to a Amphoe (district) or even lower to a tambon (subdistrict) and included in a neighboring province, sometimes for administrative reasons, but sometimes also to remove an uncooperative governor. A monthon (English circle, Thai มณฑล) was a subdivision of Thailand in the beginning of the 20th century. ...
In some regions rebellions broke out against the new administrative system, usually induced by the local nobility fearing their loss of power. The most notable was the Holy Man rebellion in 1902 in Isan, which even though it was at first a messianic doomsday sect, it also attacked government representative in the North-East. The provincial town Khemarat was even burned by the rebels. After a few months the rebellion fought back. For other uses, see Isan (disambiguation). ...
After 1916 the word changwat became common to use for the provinces, partly to distinguish them from the provincial capital city (Mueang or Amphoe Mueang), but also to stress the new administrative structure of the provinces.
When Prince Damrong resigned in 1915, the whole country was subdivided into 19 monthon (including the area around Bangkok, which was however under the responsibility of another ministry until 1922), with 72 provinces.
In December 1915 King Vajiravudh announced the creation of regions (phak), each administered by a viceroy (upparat), to cover several monthon. Until 1922 four regions were established, however in 1925 they were dissolved again. At the same time several monthon were merged, in an attempt to streamline the administration and reduce the costs. Vajiravudh (January 1, 1881 – November 25, 1925) (also known as Rama VI, reigning title Phra Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua; Thai: ) was King of Siam (now Thailand) from 1910 until his death. ...
Since 1932 The monthon were finally dissolved when Thailand transformed from an absolute monarchy into a constitutional monarchy in 1932, making the provinces the top level administrative division again. Starting in the second half of the 20th century some provinces were newly created by splitting them off from bigger provinces. The youngest provinces are Sa Kaeo, Nongbua Lamphu and Amnat Charoen, which were created in 1993. Sa Kaeo (Thai สระà¹à¸à¹‰à¸§) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Nong Bua Lamphu (Thai หนà¸à¸‡à¸šà¸±à¸§à¸¥à¸³à¸ ู) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
Amnat Charoen (Thai à¸à¸³à¸™à¸²à¸ˆà¹€à¸ˆà¸£à¸´à¸) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
In 1972 the two provinces Phra Nakhon and Thonburi were merged to form the special administrative area of Bangkok, which combines the tasks of the provinces with that of a municipality, including having an elected governor. Thesaban (Thai: ) are the municipalities in Thailand. ...
There are now plans to promote the area around the new Bangkok airport as a special administrative zone that would ultimately become Thailand's 77th province. According to a draft law, Lat Krabang and Prawet districts of Bangkok and Bang Phli and Bang Sao Thong of Samut Prakan would form Maha Nakhon Suvarnabhumi. [1] [2] Departure screen at Suvarnabhumi Structure at Suvarnabhumi Airport Terminal Suvarnabhumi Airport (Thai: ),(IATA: BKK, ICAO: VTBS), also known as (New) Bangkok International Airport, is the international airport serving Bangkok, Thailand. ...
Lat Krabang (Thai ลาดà¸à¸£à¸°à¸šà¸±à¸‡) is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, located in the east of the town. ...
Prawet (Thai ประเวศ) is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, located in the southeast of the town. ...
Amphoe Bang Phli is a district of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. ...
King Amphoe Bang Sao Thong is a subdistrict of Samut Prakan province in Thailand. ...
Nakhon Suvarnabhumi (Thai นครสุวรรณภูมิ) is a proposed new province of Thailand in the southeast of Bangkok around the new Bangkok airport. ...
Another new province is suggested to be created in celebration of the King's 80th birthday in 2007. It is supposed to cover the districts Cha-Am of Petchaburi and Hua Hin, Pranburi and Sam Roi Yot of Prachuap Khiri Khan.[3]
Whether these two projects proposed by the previous government will be continued after the 2006 coup has not been announced yet.
See also 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. ...
This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their population density, based upon the census of 2000. ...
The ISO 3166-2 codes for Thailand describe the 75 provinces (changwat) and the city of Bangkok, which is both a province and a municipality. ...
References
Notes - ^ The Nation, October 18, 2005
- ^ Cabinet approves plan for Maha Nakhon Suvarnabhumi, Thai News Agency, June 20, 2006
- ^ The Nation, August 29 2006
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For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...
A province, in the context of China, is a translation of Sheng (Chinese: çœ ShÄ›ng), which is an administrative division of China. ...
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Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 provinces (mintaqat, singular - mintaqah). ...
Sri Lanka is divided into eight provinces for the purposes of local governance. ...
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