Phrae province

Phrae
แพร่
ᨻᩯᩖ᩵
Province
จังหวัดแพร่ · ᨧᩢ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᨻᩯᩖ᩵
Phae Mueang Phi (Ghost Canyon) - Thailand's "Grand Canyon" near Phrae
Phae Mueang Phi (Ghost Canyon) - Thailand's "Grand Canyon" near Phrae
Flag of Phrae
Flag
Official seal of Phrae
Seal
Motto(s): 
หม้อห้อมไม้สัก ถิ่นรักพระลอ ช่อแฮศรีเมือง ลือเลื่องแพะเมืองผี คนแพร่นี้ใจงาม
("Mo hom fabric and teak wood. Place of Phra Lo's love. Home of (Phra That) Cho Hae. Famed Phae Mueang Phi. The generous people of Phrae.")
Map of Thailand highlighting Phrae province
Map of Thailand highlighting Phrae province
CountryThailand
CapitalPhrae
Government
 • GovernorMr. Somwang Phuangbangpho
(since October 2020)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total6,483 km2 (2,503 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 32nd
Population
 (2019)[3]
 • Total441,726
 • RankRanked 61st
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
  • RankRanked 67th
Human Achievement Index
[4]
 • HAI (2022)0.6552 "somewhat high"
Ranked 19th
GDP
[5]
 • Totalbaht 28 billion
(US$1.0 billion) (2019)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
54xxx
Calling code054
ISO 3166 codeTH-54
Websitewww.phrae.go.th
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Phrae (Thai: แพร่; pronounced [pʰrɛ̂ː]; Northern Thai: ᨻᩯᩖ᩵ แป้; pronounced [pɛ̂ː]) is one of Thailand's seventy-six Provinces (changwat) and lies in upper northern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (clockwise from north) Phayao, Nan, Uttaradit, Sukhothai, and Lampang.

Phrae province
"Phrae" in Thai language (top) and
Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom)
Thai name
Thaiแพร่
RTGSPhrae
Northern Thai name
Northern Thaiᨻᩯᩖ᩵
(Phae)
  1. ^ "ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง แต่งตั้งข้าราชการพลเรือนสามัญ" [Announcement of the Prime Minister's Office regarding the appointment of civil servants] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 137 (Special 238 Ngor). 16. 9 October 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 13, 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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 54{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  5. ^ "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.