Kamphaeng Phet province

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right"\n! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#DEFFAD"|Statistics\n|-\n||Capital:||Kamphaeng Phet\n|-\n||Area:||valign=top|8,607.5 km²
Ranked 22nd\n|-\n||Inhabitants:||valign=top|674,027 (2000)
Ranked 35th\n|-\n||Pop. density:||valign=top|78 inh./km²
Ranked 53rd\n|-\n||ISO 3166-2:||TH-62\n|-\n!colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#DEFFAD"|Map\n|-\n|colspan="2" align=center|\n|}\nKamphaeng Phet (Thai กำแพงเพชร) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Phichit, Nakhon Sawan and Tak.

Table of contents

1 Geography 2 History 3 Symbols

Geography

\nThe main river of the province is the Ping, one of the sources of the Chao Phraya river. The river flats make up the east of the province, while the west is mostly mountains covered with forests.

History

\nKamphaeng Phet already was a royal city in the Sukhothai kingdom in the 14th century, then known under its old name Chakangrao. It formed an important part of the defence system of the kingdom, as well as later of the Ayutthaya kingdom.

Symbols

\n{|\n| valign=top|\n| valign=top|The provincial seal shows the city walls, as the city name means diamond wall. Provincial tree is Acadia catechu, provincial flower the Bullet Wood (Mimusops elengi).\n|}\n

Administrative divisions

\nThe province is subdivided in 9 districts (Amphoe) and two minor districts (King Amphoe). These are further subdivided into 78 communes (tambon) and 823 villages (mubaan).\n{|\n!|Amphoe\n!|\n!|King Amphoe\n|--- valign=top\n||\n#Muang Kamphaeng Phet\n#Sai Ngam\n#Khlong Lan\n#Khanu Woralaksaburi\n#Khlong Khlung\n||\n

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6. Phran Kratai\n
7. Lan Ktabue\n
8. Sai Thong Watthana\n
9. Pang Sila Thong\n

\n||\n#Bueng Samakkhi\n#Kosamphi Nakhon\n|}\n

External links

\n*Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand\n*Golden Jubilee Network province guide \n\n