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If a governor became too dominant in a region former satellite cities were elevated to provincial status, as was the case with Maha Sarakham province. Reforms of the provincial administration started in the 1870s under increased pressure from the colonial states of the United Kingdom and France. Agents were sent, especially to border areas, to ...
Thailand is variably divided into different sets of regions, the most notable of which are the six-region grouping used in geographic studies, and the four-region grouping consistent with the Monthon administrative regional grouping system formerly used by the Ministry of Interior. These regions are the largest subdivisions of the country.
Chulalongkorn, Father of Modern Thailand. Changwat (Thai: จังหวัด) or provinces is the first level of administration, the highest level, of Thailand.Thailand is separated into 76 provinces, though commonly mistaken as 77 provinces due to Bangkok's former status as a province itself.
As of 31 December 2018 there were 878 districts in Thailand. [1] This table lists those districts, and the provinces of Thailand and regions of Thailand in which they lie. This sortable table does not include districts in Bangkok. See List of districts of Bangkok.
A clickable map of Thailand exhibiting its provinces This page was last edited on 10 August 2024, at 09:41 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
English: Map of Thailand showing the four-region division system, based on File:BlankMap-Thailand-provinces.svg, in turn based on File:Thailand location map.svg by NordNordWest. Date 25 January 2012
The khet of Bangkok have the smallest areas—Khet Samphanthawong is the smallest, with only 1.4 km 2 —while the amphoe of the sparsely populated mountain regions are bigger than some provinces. Umphang (Tak province) at 4,325.4 km 2 is the largest and also has the lowest population density.
List of sovereign states; List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area, comparing continents, countries, and first-level administrative country subdivisions. List of first-level administrative divisions by population; List of FIPS region codes in FIPS 10-4, withdrawn from the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) in 2008