Map of Thailand’s 77 provinces

How this map works

Names. English names follow common use; the “official spelling” line, where it differs, is the Royal Institute’s romanization as used in ISO 3166-2:TH. Thai names come from the same official list and match English and Thai Wikipedia. Like all Thai on this site, they stay a draft until a native speaker has checked them.

Regions. We use the official six-region scheme of the National Geographical Committee (1977). You’ll also hear an older four-region split (North, Northeast, Central, South), which puts Sukhothai, Phitsanulok and their neighbours in the North.

Languages. The “main language” colour is a simplification. Language areas don’t stop at province lines, cities mix everyone, and almost everyone also speaks Central Thai. We assign each province the main language of its region as described on Wikipedia (Languages of Thailand, and the articles on Northern Thai, Isan and Southern Thai), with the exceptions sourced on each card: Pattani Malay in the three border provinces and Northern Khmer in Surin. The other languages listed draw on the government’s 2011 report to the UN, which cites Mahidol University’s Ethnolinguistic Maps of Thailand. Our guide to the languages of Thailand explains each one. No language or accent on this map is better than another.

Known for. Mostly items named in each province’s official slogan (kham khwan), plus dishes the province’s Wikipedia article or UNESCO names. 60 of 77 provinces have at least one sourced entry (19 with a dish); the rest say “not listed yet” rather than guess. Know your family’s province better? Tell us.

The map. Outlines from Natural Earth (public domain), simplified for the web. Small provinces around Bangkok are easier to pick from the search or the list.