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Nakhon Phanom (Thai: นครพนม, pronounced [ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn pʰā.nōm]; Northeastern Thai: นครพนม, pronounced [nà(ʔ).kʰɔ᷇ːn pʰā.no᷇m]) is a town (thesaban mueang) in northeastern Thailand, capital of Nakhon Phanom Province.
Nakhon Phanom province (Thai: นครพนม, pronounced [ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn pʰā.nōm], lit. ' Mountain City ' ; Northeastern Thai : นครพนม , pronounced [nà(ʔ).kʰɔ᷇ːn pʰā.no᷇m] ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces ( changwat ) lies in upper northeastern Thailand also called Isan .
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Thailand has an urbanization rate of 52% (2021), translating to 36,217,020 people of the total population. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This rate is based on the thesaban system, meaning that 8,442,107 people live in city municipalities, 4,437,112 people live in town municipalities and 23,337,801 people live in townships (subdistrict municipalities).
The population of the district is made up of five tribes: Phu Thai, Saek, Yau, Kalueng, and Thai Isan. The Yau form the largest group. They came from Luang Prabang in modern-day Laos in the 16th century.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Tha Uthen, Si Songkhram, and Na Thom of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Bueng Khong Long of Bueng Kan province. To the east across the Mekong river is the Laotian province Khammouan.
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