Phetchabun province

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right"\n! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#DEFFAD"|Statistics\n|-\n||Capital:||Phetchabun\n|-\n||Area:||valign=top|12,668.4 km²
Ranked 9th\n|-\n||Inhabitants:||valign=top|965,784 (2000)
Ranked 19th\n|-\n||Pop. density:||valign=top|76 inh./km²
Ranked 55th\n|-\n||ISO 3166-2:||TH-76\n|-\n!colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#DEFFAD"|Map\n|-\n|colspan="2" align=center|\n|}\nPhetchabun (Thai เพชรบูรณ์) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phichit and Phitsanulok. The name of the province means 'plenty of diamonds' - the old name was Phuechapura, which means 'plenty of crops'.

Table of contents

1 Geography 2 History 3 Symbols 4 Administrative divisions

Geography

\nThe province is located in the broad fertile river valley of the Pa Sak river, with mountains of the Phetchabun mountain range to the east and west.

History

\nThe Si Thep historical park shows an ancient city dating back to the Khmer times in the 11th century. In the beginning of the 20th century the province Lom Sak was merged into Phetchabun. As both provinces formed the monthon Phetchabun, after the merger the monthon became the only monthon consisting of only one province. Consequently it was also the first monthon to be dissolved in 1915, after being previously temporarily administrated from Phitsanulok 1903-1907 already.

Symbols

\n{|\n| valign=top|\n| valign=top|The provincial seal show a diamond on a mountain, as diamonds are found in the province. In the front are tobacco plants as one of the crops grown in the province. The provincial tree is the Tamarind (Tamarindus indica).\n|}\n

Administrative divisions

\nThe province is subdivided in 11 districts (Amphoe). These are further subdivided into 117 communes (tambon) and 1261 villages (mubaan).\n{|\n!|Amphoe\n|--- valign=top\n||\n#Mueang Phetchabun\n#Chon Daen\n#Lom Sak\n#Lom Kao\n#Wichian Buri\n#Si Thep\n||\n

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7. Nong Phai\n
8. Bueng Sam Phan\n
9. Nam Nao\n
10. Wang Pong\n
11. Khao Kho\n

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External links

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