Provinces of Thailand

   Thailand is divided into 76 provinces (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 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 the capital is also the biggest city in the province.

   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. Mae Hong Son has the lowest population density, and Ranong with the lowest population (numbers according to 2000 census).

   Each province is administered by a governor, who is appointed by the Ministry of the Interior. The only exception is Bangkok, for which the governor is elected.

   The provinces are subdivided into 796 districts (amphoe) and 80 subdistricts or minor districts (king amphoe). The fifty districts of Bangkok are called khet , 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 (communes) and muban (villages).

North

   1. Chiang Mai

   2. Chiang Rai

   3. Kamphaeng Phet

   4. Lampang

   5. Lamphun

   6. Mae Hong Son

   7. Nakhon Sawan

   8. Nan

   9. Phayao

  10. Phetchabun

  11. Phichit

  12. Phitsanulok

  13. Phrae

  14. Sukhothai

  15. Tak

  16. Uthai Thani

  17. Uttaradit

North-East

   1. Amnat Charoen

   2. Buri Ram

   3. Chaiyaphum

   4. Kalasin

   5. Khon Kaen

   6. Loei

   7. Maha Sarakham

   8. Mukdahan

   9. Nakhon Phanom

  10. Nakhon Ratchasima

  11. Nong Bua Lamphu

  12. Nong Khai

  13. Roi Et

  14. Sakon Nakhon

  15. Si Sa Ket

  16. Surin

  17. Ubon Ratchathani

  18. Udon Thani

  19. Yasothon

Central

   1. Ang Thong

   2. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

   3. Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon)

   4. Chai Nat

   5. Kanchanaburi

   6. Lop Buri

   7. Nakhon Nayok

   8. Nakhon Pathom

   9. Nonthaburi

  10. Pathum Thani

  11. Phetchaburi

  12. Prachuap Khiri Khan

  13. Ratchaburi

  14. Samut Prakan

  15. Samut Sakhon

  16. Samut Songkhram

  17. Saraburi

  18. Sing Buri

  19. Suphan Buri  

East

   1. Chachoengsao

   2. Chanthaburi

   3. Chon Buri

   4. Prachin Buri

   5. Rayong

   6. Sa Kaeo

   7. Trat

South

   1. Chumphon

   2. Krabi

   3. Nakhon Si Thammarat

   4. Narathiwat

   5. Pattani

   6. Phang Nga

   7. Phatthalung

   8. Phuket

   9. Ranong

  10. Satun

  11. Songkhla

  12. Surat Thani

  13. Trang

  14. Yala

Refer :

   "Provinces of Thailand." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 20 Apr 2007, 14:51 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 21 Jun 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_Thailand&oldid=124368375>.