General info

Entity:
Thailand
Capital:
Bangkok
Population (2008-07-01):
65,493,298 (CIA)
Area:
514,000 sq.km.
Country code:
th
Region:
South-eastern Asia

Thailand

Administrative units

region
changwat
capital area (sq.km.) population
2000-04-01
census
population
2006-07-01
admin.
source: National Statistical Office, Thailand.
Bangkok and Vicinities   7,761.6 10,159,211 9,948,392
Krung Thep Manakhon Bangkok 1,568.7 6,355,144 5,695,956
Changwat Samut Prakan Samut Prakan 1,004.1 1,028,401 1,107,626
Changwat Nonthaburi Nonthaburi 622.3 816,614 999,057
Changwat Pathum Thani Pathum Thani 1,525.9 677,649 861,338
Changwat Nakhon Pathom Nakhon Pathom 2,168.3 815,122 821,905
Changwat Samut Sakhon Samut Sakhon 872.3 466,281 462,510
Eastern Region   36,502.5 4,031,005 4,401,785
Changwat Chon Buri Chon Buri 4,363.0 1,040,865 1,209,290
Changwat Rayong Rayong 3,552.0 522,133 573,785
Changwat Chanthaburi Chanthaburi 6,338.0 480,064 502,389
Changwat Trat Trat 2,819.0 219,345 219,949
Changwat Chachoengsao Chachoengsao 5,351.0 635,153 654,206
Changwat Prachin Buri Prachin Buri 4,762.4 406,732 453,819
Changwat Nakhon Nayok Nakhon Nayok 2,122.0 241,081 250,003
Changwat Sa Kaeo Sa Kaeo 7,195.1 485,632 538,344
Northeastern Region   168,855.3 20,822,458 21,376,830
Changwat Nakhon Ratchasima Nakhon Ratchasima 20,494.0 2,556,260 2,555,587
Changwat Buri Ram Buri Ram 10,322.9 1,493,359 1,536,722
Changwat Surin Surin 8,124.1 1,327,901 1,375,257
Changwat Si Sa Ket Si Sa Ket 8,840.0 1,405,500 1,446,484
Changwat Ubon Ratchathani Ubon Ratchathani 15,744.8 1,691,441 1,783,035
Changwat Yasothon Yasothon 4,161.7 561,430 540,889
Changwat Chaiyaphum Chaiyaphum 12,778.3 1,095,360 1,119,146
Changwat Amnat Charoen Amnat Charoen 3,161.2 356,556 368,934
Changwat Nong Bua Lam Phu Nong Bua Lam Phu 3,859.0 482,207 496,692
Changwat Khon Kaen Khon Kaen 10,886.0 1,733,434 1,750,500
Changwat Udon Thani Udon Thani 11,730.3 1,467,158 1,527,562
Changwat Loei Loei 11,424.6 607,083 613,303
Changwat Nong Khai Nong Khai 7,332.3 883,704 899,580
Changwat Maha Sarakham Maha Sarakham 5,291.7 947,313 937,686
Changwat Roi Et Roi Et 8,299.4 1,256,458 1,310,047
Changwat Kalasin Kalasin 6,946.7 921,366 975,562
Changwat Sakon Nakhon Sakon Nakhon 9,605.8 1,040,766 1,109,046
Changwat Nakhon Phanom Nakhon Phanom 5,512.7 684,444 695,351
Changwat Mukdahan Mukdahan 4,339.8 310,718 335,447
Northern Region   169,644.3 11,433,061 11,890,752
Changwat Chiang Mai Chiang Mai 20,107.0 1,500,127 1,658,298
Changwat Lamphun Lamphun 4,505.9 413,299 405,564
Changwat Lampang Lampang 12,534.0 782,152 773,790
Changwat Uttaradit Uttaradit 7,838.6 464,474 467,482
Changwat Phrae Phrae 6,538.6 492,561 468,373
Changwat Nan Nan 11,472.1 458,041 477,662
Changwat Phayao Phayao 6,335.1 502,780 486,219
Changwat Chiang Rai Chiang Rai 11,678.4 1,129,701 1,225,713
Changwat Mae Hong Son Mae Hong Son 12,681.3 210,537 255,174
Changwat Nakhon Sawan Nakhon Sawan 9,597.7 1,090,379 1,076,015
Changwat Uthai Thani Uthai Thani 6,730.2 304,122 326,988
Changwat Kamphaeng Phet Kamphaeng Phet 8,607.5 674,027 728,320
Changwat Tak Tak 16,406.6 486,146 527,677
Changwat Sukhothai Sukhothai 6,596.1 593,264 608,820
Changwat Phitsanulok Phitsanulok 10,815.8 792,678 844,508
Changwat Phichit Phichit 4,531.0 572,989 557,832
Changwat Phetchabun Phetchabun 12,668.4 965,784 1,002,317
Southern Region   70,715.2 8,087,471 8,600,436
Changwat Nakhon Si Thammarat Nakhon Si Thammarat 9,942.5 1,519,811 1,510,460
Changwat Krabi Krabi 4,708.5 336,210 403,363
Changwat Phang-nga Phang-nga 4,170.9 234,188 245,394
Changwat Phuket Phuket 543.0 249,446 300,737
Changwat Surat Thani Surat Thani 12,891.5 869,410 960,698
Changwat Ranong Ranong 3,298.0 161,210 179,850
Changwat Chumphon Chumphon 6,009.0 446,206 478,964
Changwat Songkhla Songkhla 7,393.9 1,255,662 1,317,501
Changwat Satun Satun 2,479.0 247,875 281,545
Changwat Trang Trang 4,917.5 595,110 607,450
Changwat Phatthalung Phatthalung 3,424.5 498,471 503,321
Changwat Pattani Pattani 1,940.4 595,985 635,730
Changwat Yala Yala 4,521.1 415,537 468,252
Changwat Narathiwat Narathiwat 4,475.4 662,350 707,171
Sub-central Region   16,593.5 2,909,850 2,957,143
Changwat Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 2,556.6 727,277 754,595
Changwat Ang Thong Ang Thong 968.4 269,419 283,943
Changwat Lop Buri Lop Buri 6,199.8 745,506 752,775
Changwat Sing Buri Sing Buri 822.5 232,766 216,969
Changwat Chai Nat Chai Nat 2,469.7 359,829 339,006
Changwat Saraburi Saraburi 3,576.5 575,053 609,855
Western Region   43,047.1 3,470,581 3,653,368
Changwat Ratchaburi Ratchaburi 5,196.5 791,217 828,930
Changwat Kanchanaburi Kanchanaburi 19,483.2 734,394 834,447
Changwat Suphan Buri Suphan Buri 5,358.0 855,949 843,904
Changwat Samut Songkhram Samut Songkhram 416.7 204,177 194,990
Changwat Phetchaburi Phetchaburi 6,225.1 435,377 456,681
Changwat Prachuap Khiri Khan Prachuap Khiri Khan 6,367.6 449,467 494,416
total   513,119.5 60,913,637 62,828,706

Agglomerations

name population
1999
estimate
Bangkok 7,506,700
Nonthaburi 481,900
Songkhla 294,200
Samut Prakan 277,600
Nakhon Ratchasima 254,900
Chon Buri 233,200
Khon Kaen 223,300
Nakhon Si Thammarat 167,400
Chiang Mai 160,200
Surat Thani 153,500
Udon Thani 153,200
Ubon Ratchathani 149,700
Nakhon Sawan 142,500
Saraburi 125,300
Samut Sakhon 115,400
Pathum Thani 109,400
Rayong 104,800
Nakhon Pathom 103,600
source: United Nations Statistics Division.