Regional Classification of Northern Thailand
The northern region, as defined by the National Geographical Committee in 1978, consists of nine provinces. Geographically the division according to the six-region system includes most of the mountainous natural region of the Thai Highlands.
The four-region classification system adds an additional seven bringing the total up to sixteen provinces. In the four-region system Northern Thailand includes the upper-central-region Provinces of Kamphaeng Phet, Phetchabun, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Sukhothai and Uthai Thani; as well as western-region Tak Province.
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