Loei
เลย | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto(s): City of the sea of mountains, coldest place in Siam, with beautiful flowers of three seasons | |
 Map of Thailand highlighting Loei province | |
| Coordinates: 17°29′12″N 101°43′10″E / 17.48667°N 101.71944°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Loei |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Chaitawat Niemsiri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,500 km2 (4,100 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 16th |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 642,950 |
| • Rank | Ranked 42nd |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 68th |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6407 "average" Ranked 39th |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 53 billion (US$1.8 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 42xxx |
| Calling code | 042 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-42 |
| Vehicle registration | เลย |
| Website | www |
Loei (Thai: เลย, pronounced [lɤ̄ːj]), is one of the more sparsely populated provinces (changwat) of Thailand. It lies in the Isan region of upper northeastern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from east clockwise) Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nong Bua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, and Phitsanulok. In the north it borders Xaignabouli and Vientiane province of Laos.
As of 2020[update], the provincial governor is Chaiwat Chuenkosum.[5] The province was allocated 225.6 million baht in the FY2019 Thailand budget.[6]
- ^ "ตารางที่ 2 พี้นที่ป่าไม้ แยกรายจังหวัด พ.ศ.2562" [Table 2 Forest area Separate province year 2019]. Royal Forest Department (in Thai). 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2021, information, Forest statistics Year 2019, Thailand boundary from Department of Provincial Administration in 2013
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ส.2562 [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2019]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior. stat.bora.dopa.go.th (in Thai). 31 December 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). Retrieved 12 March 2024, page 68
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Gross Regional and Provincial Product, 2019 Edition". <>. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). July 2019. ISSN 1686-0799. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Loei governor rises as 'savior' in Covid-19 struggle". Thai PBS World. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Thailand's Budget in Brief Fiscal Year 2019. Bureau of the Budget. 20 December 2018. p. 95. Retrieved 2 May 2020.