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Thailand Provinces Cities & Municipalitiies

Thailand today is for administrative and political systems divided into 5 regions in which there are 75 further '' Provinces ''.
The 5 Regions are [1] Central Thailand [2] North Thailand [3] East Thailand [4] North East Thailand, and [5] South Thailand. The division of topics in Thailandsworld.com is often divided by these regional headings because each region is often representing different past history, ethnic diversity and climatic variations.
The lists of Provinces for each Region are listed on each of the relevant region map pages to be found on the links. When considering names one should also understand that the Name of a Province is also the name of its Capital City. Many Provinces were previously separate Kingdoms with the same name, for example, The Kingdom of Nan which is now Nan Province [ '' Changwat '', Changwat Nan ] with Nan City [ '' Mueang '' Mueang Nan ] as it capital. This can be confusing when planning trips and booking hotel locations, such as at Chiang Mai.
Additionally each Province is further divided into Districts called '' amphoe ''.
The two exceptions to this system are the modern cities of Bangkok and Pattaya which are special governed '' Districts ''. Bangkok is further subdivided into another 50 sub districts. Often you might further be confused by the term '' Greater Bangkok '' which locally means to include the surrounding communities in the Provinces of Samut Prakhon, Nakhon Prahom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan.