Subdivisions of Thailand

Subdivisions Of Thailand

Thailand is divided into 76 provinces (Thai: จังหวัด, changwat) and the special administrative unit Bangkok (กรุงเทพมหานคร, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon). Though a different administrative unit, Bangkok is at province level, so de facto Thailand has 77 provinces.

Each of Thailand's 76 provinces is divided into districts - as of 2010 there are 878 districts (อำเภอ, amphoe) and 50 districts in Bangkok (เขต, khet). Each of the provinces has one capital district (อำเภอเมือง, amphoe mueang), e.g. for Chiang Mai it's Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai. The exception is Ayutthaya Province, where both the province as well as the capital district have the full name Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya.

In Bangkok the districts are called khet (เขต), and their subdivisions khwaeng (แขวง) which are equivalent to the tambon (sub-districts) in the other provinces.

The tambon are further subdivided into muban (หมู่บ้าน), which are usually translated as villages, though they do not necessarily cover one single settlement.