Administrative divisions

Thailand is divided into 76 provinces, which are geographically grouped into six regions The capital Bangkok is not a province but a special administrative area and is included as the 77th province since it is administered at the same level as the other 76 provinces. The name of the provinces are the same as that of their respective capital cities.

Bangkok has both 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 (facts according to the year 2000 census).

Each province is administered by a governor, who is appointed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The only exception is Bangkok, whose governor is elected by its population.

Thailand is subdivided into 878 districts (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 each provinces varies, from three in the smallest provinces to fifty in Bangkok. Further subdivision levels are tambon (subdistricts) and finally, muban (villages). In Bangkok the tambon are called khwaeng.

North 1 Chiang Mai 2 Chiang Rai 3 Lampang 4 Lamphun 5 Mae Hong Son 6 Nan 7 Phayao 8 Phrae 9 Uttaradit West 1 Kanchanaburi 2 Phetchaburi 3 Prachuap Khiri Khan 4 Ratchaburi 5 Tak Central 1 Ang Thong 2 Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 3 Bangkok 4 Chai Nat 5 Kamphaeng Phet 6 Lop Buri 7 Nakhon Nayok 8 Nakhon Pathom 9 Nakhon Sawan 10 Nonthaburi 11 Pathum Thani 12 Phetchabun 13 Phichit 14 Phitsanulok 15 Sukhothai 16 Samut Prakan 17 Samut Sakhon 18 Samut Songkhram 19 Saraburi 20 Sing Buri 21 Suphan Buri 22 Uthai Thani

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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 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