The Central Region of Thailand |
The Central Region of Thailand (Central Plain) covers the broad alluvial plain of the Chao Phraya River. It is separated from Northeast Thailand (Isaan) by the Phetchabun mountain range, with Myanmar to the west.
The area was the heartland of the Ayutthaya kingdom, it is still the dominant area of Thailand today. The Central region of Thailand contains the Thai capital of Bangkok, and is the most populated region in the country.
The Central Region of Thailand includes the eastern provinces, and is divided into 26 provinces, for statistical purposes these are divided into 4 groups.
The Provinces of Central Thailand |
 Greater Bangkok Region: 1. Bangkok 2. Nakhon Pathom 3. Nonthaburi 4. Pathum Thani 5. Samut Prakan 6. Samut Sakhon.
Subcentral Thailand Region: 7. Ang Thong 8. Ayutthaya 9. Chainat 10. Lopburi 11. Nakhon Nayok 12. Saraburi 13. Singburi.
Western Thailand Region: 14. KanchanaBuri 15. Phetchaburi 16. Prachuap Khiri Khan 17. Ratchaburi 18. Samut Songkhram 19. Suphanburi.
Eastern Thailand Region: 20. Chachoengsao 21. Chanthaburi 22. Chonburi 23. Rayong 24 Prachinburi 25. Sa Kaeo 26. Trat. |
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The eastern region of Thailand is sometimes listed as a separate region, destinct from central Thailand, sometimes only the four coastal provinces. None of these regions are actually a administrative subdivision, they are only geographical or statistical groupings.
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