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Districts of Thailand. An amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ, pronounced [ʔām.pʰɤ̄ː])—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of amphoe or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to counties. The chief district officer is Nai Amphoe (นาย ...
As of 31 December 2018 there were 878 districts (amphoe) in Thailand. [1] This table lists those districts, and the provinces (changwat) of Thailand and regions (phak) of Thailand in which they lie. This sortable table does not include districts in Bangkok. See List of districts of Bangkok. At the bottom follows a table with Thai names of the ...
There are ten types of phak divisions: 6-regions, 5-4-regions, meteorological, tourism, economic, highway, landlines, postal, electoral, and scouts. In everyday life, one would expect to be using the 4-regions system due to its simplicity and wide understanding of this system. The four regions system is composed of:
Thailand is an emerging economy and is considered a newly industrialised country. Thailand had a 2017 GDP of US$1.236 trillion (on a purchasing power parity basis). [202] Thailand is the second largest economy in Southeast Asia after Indonesia.
Phuket lies off the west coast of mainland Thailand in the Andaman Sea. Phuket Island is connected by the Sarasin Bridge to Phang Nga province to the north. The next nearest province is Krabi, to the east across Phang Nga Bay. Phuket province, encompassing an area of 576 km 2 (222 sq mi), ranks as the second-smallest province in Thailand.
Districts of Nakhon Ratchasima province (32 P) Districts of Nakhon Sawan province (15 P) Districts of Nakhon Si Thammarat province (23 P) Districts of Nan province (15 P) Districts of Narathiwat province (13 P) Districts of Nong Khai province (9 P) Districts of Nongbua Lamphu province (6 P) Districts of Nonthaburi ...
Ko Samui (or Koh Samui), often locally shortened to Samui (Thai: เกาะสมุย, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ sā.mǔj]), is an island off the east coast of Thailand. Geographically in the Chumphon Archipelago, it is part of Surat Thani Province, though as of 2012, Ko Samui was granted municipal status and thus is now locally self-governing.
In 1982, Mukdahan was split off from Nakhon Phanom. In 1993 three provinces were created: Sa Kaeo (split from Prachinburi), Nong Bua Lamphu province (split from Udon Thani), and Amnat Charoen (split from Ubon Ratchathani). The newest province is Bueng Kan, which was split off from Nong Khai effective 23 March 2011.