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Capital: | Nan[?] |
Area: | 11,472.1 km² Ranked 17th |
Inhabitants: | 454,610 (2001) Ranked 57th |
Pop. density: | 40 inh./km² Ranked 73rd |
ISO 3166-2: | TH-55 |
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Nan (Thai น่าน) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Uttaradit[?], Phrae[?] and Phayao[?]. To the north and east it borders Laos.
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Before the early 1980s bandits as well as People's Liberation Army of Thailand[?] (PLAT) guerillas were a big problem in the province, usually destroying highway construction overnight. With the help of the army and the more stable political system the province improved significantly, but is still a very rural and remote one.
The provincial seal shows a Usuparatch bull carrying the Phrathat Chae Haeng chedi. The provincial tree and provincial flower is the Orchid Tree[?] (Bauhinia variegata[?]). |
Amphoe (districts) | King Amphoe (minor districts) | |
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