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Provinces of Thailand
  • Also known as:
  • changwat (จังหวัด)
CategoryUnitary state
LocationKingdom of Thailand
Number76 provinces + 1 special administrative area (Bangkok)
Populations187,000 (Samut Songkhram) – 5,456,000 (Bangkok) (2024)[1]
Areas414 km2 (160 sq mi) Samut Songkhram – 22,311 km2 (8,614 sq mi) Chiang Mai[2][3]
Government
Subdivisions

The provinces of Thailand are administrative divisions of the government of Thailand.[4] The country is divided into 76 provinces (Thai: จังหวัด, RTGS: changwat, pronounced [tɕāŋ.wàt]) proper, with one additional special administrative area (the capital, Bangkok).[5][6] They are the primary local government units and act as juristic persons. They are divided into amphoe (districts) which are further divided into tambon (sub districts), the next lower level of local government.

All provinces form part of the partially devolved central government, or the regional government (ราชการส่วนภูมิภาค ratchakan suan phumiphak). Majority of public services, including police, prison, transport, public relation and others are still overseen and managed by the province on behalf of the central government. In 1938–1996, the Royal Thai Government proposed that each province should have a council, elected from people resided within that province. The council acts as an advisory and auditing body to the governor (ผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัด phu wa ratchakan changwat), who is appointed by the central government. In 1997, each province has its own provincial administrative organization (องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัด ongkan borihan suan changwat), presided over by the president. The PAO manages some public services related to the province. It was expected that the PAO president will become the elected governor (instead of a centrally-appointed one), but the full devolution of the government has not happened. The PAO as well as other municipalities form part of the local self-governing government (ราชการส่วนท้องถิ่น ratchakan suan thongthin).

Bangkok, the sole special administrative area, combines the tasks of the provinces with that of a municipality, including having an elected governor. The average area of the 76 provinces of Thailand plus Bangkok is about 6,663.89 km2 (2,572.94 sq mi), while its average population of all 77 divisions of Thailand is about 908,064 people.

76 provinces in Thailand

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A clickable map of Thailand exhibiting its provinces
A clickable map of Thailand exhibiting its provincesChiang Rai provinceChiang Mai provinceMae Hong Son provincePhayao provinceLampang provincePhrae provinceLamphun provinceNan provinceUttaradit provinceBueng Kan provinceNong Khai provinceUdon Thani provinceNakhon Phanom provinceSakon Nakhon provinceKalasin provinceMukdahan provinceLoei provinceKhon Kaen provinceNong Bua Lamphu provinceTak provinceSukhothai provincePhitsanulok provincePhichit provinceUthai Thani provinceKamphaeng Phet provinceNakhon Sawan provincePhetchabun provinceChaiyaphum provinceMaha Sarakham provinceRoi Et provinceYasothon provinceAmnat Charoen provinceUbon Ratchathani provinceSisaket provinceSurin provinceBuriram provinceNakhon Ratchasima provinceLopburi provinceChainat provinceSingburi provinceKanchanaburi provinceSuphan Buri provinceAng Thong provinceSaraburi provinceAyutthaya provinceNakhon Nayok provincePrachin Buri provincePathum Thani provinceNakhon Pathom provinceRatchaburi provinceSa Kaew provinceChachoengsao provinceChonburi provinceRayong provinceChanthaburi provinceTrat provincePhetchaburi provincePrachuap Khiri Khan provinceChumphon provinceRanong provinceSurat Thani provincePhang Nga provincePhuket provinceKrabi provinceNakhon Si Thammarat provinceTrang provincePhatthalung provinceSatun provinceSongkhla provincePattani provinceYala provinceNarathiwat provinceSamut Prakan provinceBangkokNonthaburi provinceSamut Sakhon provinceSamut Songkhram province
A clickable map of Thailand exhibiting its provinces
Seal Name Name
(in Thai)		 Population
(December 2024)[1]		 Area
(km2)[2]		 Population
density		 Capital HS[7] ISO[8] FIPS
Bangkok
(special administrative area)		 กรุงเทพมหานคร 5,456,000 1,564 3,488 Bangkok BKK TH-10 TH40
Amnat Charoen อำนาจเจริญ 372,000 3,290 113 Amnat Charoen ACR TH-37 TH77
Ang Thong อ่างทอง 269,000 950 283 Ang Thong ATG TH-15 TH35
Bueng Kan บึงกาฬ 419,000 4,003 105 Bueng Kan BKN TH-38 TH81
Buriram บุรีรัมย์ 1,566,000 10,080 155 Buriram BRM TH-31 TH28
Chachoengsao ฉะเชิงเทรา 733,000 5,169 142 Chachoengsao CCO TH-24 TH44
Chai Nat ชัยนาท 314,000 2,506 131 Chai Nat CNT TH-18 TH32
Chaiyaphum ชัยภูมิ 1,106,000 12,698 88 Chaiyaphum CPM TH-36 TH26
Chanthaburi จันทบุรี 536,000 6,415 83 Chanthaburi CTI TH-22 TH48
Chiang Mai เชียงใหม่ 1,799,000 22,311 79 Chiang Mai CMI TH-50 TH02
Chiang Rai เชียงราย 1,298,000 11,503 112 Chiang Rai CRI TH-57 TH03
Chonburi ชลบุรี 1,636,000 4,508 363 Chonburi CBI TH-20 TH46
Chumphon ชุมพร 508,000 5,998 84 Chumphon CPN TH-86 TH58
Kalasin กาฬสินธุ์ 962,000 6,936 139 Kalasin KSN TH-46 TH23
Kamphaeng Phet กำแพงเพชร 701,000 8,512 82 Kamphaeng Phet KPT TH-62 TH11
Kanchanaburi กาญจนบุรี 896,000 19,385 46 Kanchanaburi KRI TH-71 TH50
Khon Kaen ขอนแก่น 1,772,000 10,659 166 Khon Kaen KKN TH-40 TH22
Krabi กระบี่ 484,000 5,323 91 Krabi KBI TH-81 TH63
Lampang ลำปาง 704,000 12,488 56 Lampang LPG TH-52 TH06
Lamphun ลำพูน 397,000 4,478 89 Lamphun LPN TH-51 TH05
Loei เลย 632,000 10,500 60 Loei LEI TH-42 TH18
Lopburi ลพบุรี 725,000 6,493 111 Lopburi LRI TH-16 TH34
Mae Hong Son แม่ฮ่องสอน 288,000 12,765 23 Mae Hong Son MSN TH-58 TH01
Maha Sarakham มหาสารคาม 930,000 5,607 165 Maha Sarakham MKM TH-44 TH24
Mukdahan มุกดาหาร 351,000 4,126 85 Mukdahan MDH TH-49 TH78
Nakhon Nayok นครนายก 260,000 2,141 121 Nakhon Nayok NYK TH-26 TH43
Nakhon Pathom นครปฐม 926,000 2,142 432 Mueang Nakhon Pathom NPT TH-73 TH53
Nakhon Phanom นครพนม 711,000 5,637 125 Nakhon Phanom NPM TH-48 TH73
Nakhon Ratchasima นครราชสีมา 2,620,000 20,736 126 Nakhon Ratchasima NMA TH-30 TH27
Nakhon Sawan นครสวรรค์ 1,014,000 9,526 106 Nakhon Sawan NSN TH-60 TH16
Nakhon Si Thammarat นครศรีธรรมราช 1,535,000 9,885 154 Nakhon Si Thammarat NRT TH-80 TH64
Nan น่าน 471,000 12,130 39 Nan NAN TH-55 TH04
Narathiwat นราธิวาส 824,000 4,491 183 Narathiwat NWT TH-96 TH31
Nong Bua Lamphu หนองบัวลำภู 504,000 4,099 123 Nong Bua Lam Phu NBP TH-39 TH79
Nong Khai หนองคาย 512,000 3,275 156 Nong Khai NKI TH-43 TH17
Nonthaburi นนทบุรี 1,318,000 637 2,069 Nonthaburi NBI TH-12 TH38
Pathum Thani ปทุมธานี 1,236,000 1,520 813 Pathum Thani PTE TH-13 TH39
Pattani ปัตตานี 741,000 1,977 375 Pattani PTN TH-94 TH69
Phang Nga พังงา 266,000 5,495 49 Phang Nga PNA TH-82 TH61
Phatthalung พัทลุง 519,000 3,861 135 Phatthalung PLG TH-93 TH66
Phayao พะเยา 455,000 6,189 74 Phayao PYO TH-56 TH41
Phetchabun เพชรบูรณ์ 961,000 12,340 75 Phetchabun PNB TH-67 TH14
Phetchaburi เพชรบุรี 484,100 6,172 76 Phetchaburi PBI TH-76 TH56
Phichit พิจิตร 517,000 4,319 120 Phichit PCT TH-66 TH13
Phitsanulok พิษณุโลก 839,000 10,589 78 Phitsanulok PLK TH-65 TH12
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya พระนครศรีอยุธยา 823,000 2,548 323 Ayutthaya AYA TH-14 TH36
Phrae แพร่ 422,000 6,483 65 Phrae PRE TH-54 TH07
Phuket ภูเก็ต 430,000 547 786 Phuket City PKT TH-83 TH62
Prachinburi ปราจีนบุรี 501,000 5,026 100 Prachinburi PRI TH-25 TH74
Prachuap Khiri Khan ประจวบคีรีขันธ์ 552,000 6,414 87 Prachuap Khiri Khan PKN TH-77 TH57
Ranong ระนอง 193,000 3,230 59 Ranong RNG TH-85 TH59
Ratchaburi ราชบุรี 864,000 5,189 167 Ratchaburi RBR TH-70 TH52
Rayong ระยอง 782,000 3,666 213 Rayong RYG TH-21 TH47
Roi Et ร้อยเอ็ด 1,276,000 7,873 162 Roi Et RET TH-45 TH25
Sa Kaeo สระแก้ว 562,000 6,831 80 Sa Kaeo SKW TH-27 TH80
Sakon Nakhon สกลนคร 1,138,000 9,580 118 Sakon Nakhon SNK TH-47 TH20
Samut Prakan สมุทรปราการ 1,381,000 947 1,458 Mueang Samut Prakan SPK TH-11 TH42
Samut Sakhon สมุทรสาคร 591,000 866 682 Mueang Samut Sakhon SKN TH-74 TH55
Samut Songkhram สมุทรสงคราม 187,000 414 452 Samut Songkhram SKM TH-75 TH54
Saraburi สระบุรี 639,000 3,499 182 Saraburi SRB TH-19 TH37
Satun สตูล 325,000 3,019 108 Satun STN TH-91 TH67
Sing Buri สิงห์บุรี 200,000 817 245 Sing Buri SBR TH-17 TH33
Sisaket ศรีสะเกษ 1,442,000 8,936 161 Sisaket SSK TH-33 TH30
Songkhla สงขลา 1,431,000 7,741 185 Songkhla SKA TH-90 TH68
Sukhothai สุโขทัย 573,000 6,671 86 Sukhothai Thani STI TH-64 TH09
Suphan Buri สุพรรณบุรี 822,000 5,410 152 Suphan Buri SPB TH-72 TH51