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Phrae is in the valley of the Yom River. The Phi Pan Nam Range runs across the province from north to south in the west. The Phlueng Range is in the east. The total forest area is 4,204 km2 (1,623 sq mi) or 64.8 percent of provincial area.[2]
National parksEdit
There are a total of four national parks, three of which with seven other national parks, make up region 13 (Phrae), and Lam Nam Nan in region 11 (Phitsanulok) of Thailand's protected areas.
Doi Pha Klong National Park, 189 km2 (73 sq mi)[5]: 107
Wildlife sanctuariesEdit
There are two wildlife sanctuaries.
Lam Nam Nan Fang Khwa Wildlife Sanctuary, 235 km2 (91 sq mi)[6]: 14
Doi Luang Wildlife Sanctuary, 97 km2 (37 sq mi)[6]: 13
HistoryEdit
The history of Phrae dates back to the Haripunchai kingdom of the Mon. It became part of Lan Na in 1443, when King Tilokaraj was on an expedition to capture Nan.
SymbolsEdit
Provincial seal: According to legend the two cities of Phrae and Nan were once ruled by brothers. When they met to divide the land between them the one from Phrae rode on a horse, the one from Nan on a buffalo to the meeting point on top of a mountain. Hence Phrae uses a horse in their seal, while Nan uses a buffalo. When the provincial government proposed the seal in 1940, the Fine Arts Department suggested adding a historic building to the seal in addition to the horse, thus it now has the stupa of Phra Tat Cho Hae on the back of the horse. This temple is about nine kilometers southeast of the city of Phrae.[7]
Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using the Human achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.[4]
Health
Education
Employment
Income
72
8
54
50
Housing
Family
Transport
Participation
11
19
44
6
Province Phrae, with an HAI 2017 value of 0.6252 is "high", occupies place 14 in the ranking.
Map with provinces and HAI 2017 rankings
Administrative divisionsEdit
Map of eight districts
Provincial governmentEdit
The province is divided into eight districts (amphoes). These are further divided into 78 subdistricts (tambons) and 645 villages (mubans).
As of 26 November 2019 there are:[8] one Phrae Provincial Administration Organisation (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 26 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Phrae has town (thesaban mueang) status. Further 25 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 57 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).[3]
TransportationEdit
The main road through Phrae is Route 101, which begins in Nan to the north, passes through Phrae, and leads to Sawankhalok, Sukhothai, and finally Kamphaeng Phet.
Phrae Airport is a small airport in Mueang Mo, on the east side of town. It handles only domestic flights from Don Mueang (DMK).[9]
The provincial railway station is Den Chai in Den Chai District, 24 km (14.9 mi) from Phrae town, since the town of Phrae does not have a rail to reach.[10]
TourismEdit
Phra That Cho Hae, the symbol of Phrae province
Wiang Kosai National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติเวียงโกศัย) contains two waterfalls, the Mae Koeng Luang (น้ำตกแม่เกิ๋งหลวง), and the Mae Koeng Noi (น้ำตกแม่เกิ๋งน้อย). Streams from the falls flow into the Yom River. [11]Tham Pha Nang Khoi Cave (ถ้ำผานางคอย). At the end of the cave is a stalagmite shaped like a woman holding a small child. In front of the Nang Koi (waiting woman) stone is a heart-shaped stalactite. They are the source of the legend of the love of a woman who waited for her lover until she turned to stone.[12]
In addition, Phrae is also a province full of historic buildings. These buildings, all over 100 years old, were built in the Rattanakosin period or being used in the wood trading business that was once prosperous in the past.[14]
ReferencesEdit
^ [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.
^ ab"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)
^ abรายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี 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.
^ abHuman achievement index 2017 by National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), pages 1-40, maps 1-9, retrieved 14 September 2019, ISBN 978-974-9769-33-1
^ abcd "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^ ab"ตาราง 5 พื้นที่เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่า พ.ศ. 2562" [Table 5 Wildlife Sanctuary Areas in 2019] (PDF). Department of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Plant Conservation (in Thai). 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^. Phrae province. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^"Number of local government organizations by province". dla.go.th. Department of Local Administration (DLA). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019. 39 Phrae: 1 PAO, 1 Town mun., 25 Subdistrict mun., 57 SAO.
^"(PRH) Phrae Airport Overview". Flightstats. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
^"Getting to Phrae province". Sawadee.com (in Thai).
^. Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards No cleanup reason has been specified Please help improve this article if you can January 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is written like a travel guide rather than an encyclopedic description of the subject Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style If a travel guide is intended use of Wikivoyage is strongly suggested May 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Phrae Thai aephr pronounced pʰrɛ ː Northern Thai ᨻ is one of Thailand s seventy six Provinces changwat lies in upper northern Thailand Neighboring provinces are from north clockwise Phayao Nan Uttaradit Sukhothai and Lampang Phrae aephrᨻ Provincecnghwdaephr ᨧ ᨦᩉ ᩅ ᨻ Phae Mueang Phi Ghost Canyon Thailand s Grand Canyon near PhraeFlagSealMap of Thailand highlighting Phrae provinceCountryThailandCapitalPhraeGovernment GovernorMr Somwang Phuangbangpho since October 2020 1 Area 2 Total6 483 km2 2 503 sq mi RankRanked 32ndPopulation 2019 3 Total441 726 RankRanked 61st Density68 km2 180 sq mi RankRanked 67thHuman Achievement Index 4 HAI 2017 0 62525 high Ranked 14thTime zoneUTC 7 ICT Postal code54xxxCalling code054ISO 3166 codeTH 54Websitewww wbr phrae wbr go wbr thThis article contains Lanna text Without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of Tai Tham script Phrae province Phrae in Thai language top andNorthern Thai with Tai Tham script bottom Thai nameThaiaephrRTGSPhraeNorthern Thai nameNorthern Thaiᨻ Phae Contents 1 Geography 1 1 National parks 1 2 Wildlife sanctuaries 2 History 3 Symbols 4 Human achievement index 2017 5 Administrative divisions 5 1 Provincial government 5 2 Local government 6 Transportation 7 Tourism 8 References 9 External linksGeography EditPhrae is in the valley of the Yom River The Phi Pan Nam Range runs across the province from north to south in the west The Phlueng Range is in the east The total forest area is 4 204 km2 1 623 sq mi or 64 8 percent of provincial area 2 National parks Edit There are a total of four national parks three of which with seven other national parks make up region 13 Phrae and Lam Nam Nan in region 11 Phitsanulok of Thailand s protected areas Lam Nam Nan National Park 999 km2 386 sq mi 5 84 Mae Yom National Park 455 km2 176 sq mi 5 51 Wiang Kosai National Park 410 km2 160 sq mi 5 35 Doi Pha Klong National Park 189 km2 73 sq mi 5 107 Wildlife sanctuaries Edit There are two wildlife sanctuaries Lam Nam Nan Fang Khwa Wildlife Sanctuary 235 km2 91 sq mi 6 14 Doi Luang Wildlife Sanctuary 97 km2 37 sq mi 6 13 History EditThe history of Phrae dates back to the Haripunchai kingdom of the Mon It became part of Lan Na in 1443 when King Tilokaraj was on an expedition to capture Nan Symbols EditProvincial seal According to legend the two cities of Phrae and Nan were once ruled by brothers When they met to divide the land between them the one from Phrae rode on a horse the one from Nan on a buffalo to the meeting point on top of a mountain Hence Phrae uses a horse in their seal while Nan uses a buffalo When the provincial government proposed the seal in 1940 the Fine Arts Department suggested adding a historic building to the seal in addition to the horse thus it now has the stupa of Phra Tat Cho Hae on the back of the horse This temple is about nine kilometers southeast of the city of Phrae 7 The provincial flower and tree is the Burmese Almondwood Chukrasia tabularis The provincial fish is black sharkminnow Labeo chrysophekadion Human achievement index 2017 EditSince 2003 United Nations Development Programme UNDP in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub national level using the Human achievement index HAI a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development National Economic and Social Development Board NESDB has taken over this task since 2017 4 Health Education Employment Income nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 72 8 54 50Housing Family Transport Participation nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 19 44 6Province Phrae with an HAI 2017 value of 0 6252 is high occupies place 14 in the ranking Map with provinces and HAI 2017 rankings nbsp Administrative divisions Edit nbsp Map of eight districtsProvincial government Edit The province is divided into eight districts amphoes These are further divided into 78 subdistricts tambons and 645 villages mubans Mueang Phrae Rong Kwang Long Sung Men Den Chai Song Wang Chin Nong Muang KhaiLocal government Edit As of 26 November 2019 there are 8 one Phrae Provincial Administration Organisation ongkan borihan suan changwat and 26 municipal thesaban areas in the province Phrae has town thesaban mueang status Further 25 subdistrict municipalities thesaban tambon The non municipal areas are administered by 57 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations SAO ongkan borihan suan tambon 3 Transportation EditThe main road through Phrae is Route 101 which begins in Nan to the north passes through Phrae and leads to Sawankhalok Sukhothai and finally Kamphaeng Phet Phrae Airport is a small airport in Mueang Mo on the east side of town It handles only domestic flights from Don Mueang DMK 9 The provincial railway station is Den Chai in Den Chai District 24 km 14 9 mi from Phrae town since the town of Phrae does not have a rail to reach 10 Tourism Edit nbsp Phra That Cho Hae the symbol of Phrae provinceWiang Kosai National Park xuthyanaehngchatiewiyngoksy contains two waterfalls the Mae Koeng Luang natkaemekinghlwng and the Mae Koeng Noi natkaemekingnxy Streams from the falls flow into the Yom River 11 Tham Pha Nang Khoi Cave thaphanangkhxy At the end of the cave is a stalagmite shaped like a woman holding a small child In front of the Nang Koi waiting woman stone is a heart shaped stalactite They are the source of the legend of the love of a woman who waited for her lover until she turned to stone 12 Mae Yom National Park 13 and well known Phae Mueang Phi Forest Park In addition Phrae is also a province full of historic buildings These buildings all over 100 years old were built in the Rattanakosin period or being used in the wood trading business that was once prosperous in the past 14 References Edit prakassanknaykrthmntri eruxng aetngtngkharachkarphleruxnsamy 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 a b tarangthi 2 phinthipaim aeykraycnghwd ph s 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 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link a b rayngansthiticanwnprachakraelabanpracapi ph s 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 a b Human achievement index 2017 by National Economic and Social Development Board NESDB pages 1 40 maps 1 9 retrieved 14 September 2019 ISBN 978 974 9769 33 1 a b c d khxmulphunthixuthyanaehngchati thiprakasinrachkiccanubksa 133 aehng National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes Department of National Parks Wildlife and Plant Conservation in Thai December 2020 Retrieved 1 November 2022 a b tarang 5 phunthiekhtrksaphnthustwpa ph s 2562 Table 5 Wildlife Sanctuary Areas in 2019 PDF Department of National Parks Wildlife Sanctuaries and Plant Conservation in Thai 2019 Retrieved 1 November 2022 General Information Phrae province Archived from the original on 18 June 2013 Retrieved 18 May 2015 Number of local government organizations by province dla go th Department of Local Administration DLA 26 November 2019 Retrieved 10 December 2019 39 Phrae 1 PAO 1 Town mun 25 Subdistrict mun 57 SAO PRH Phrae Airport Overview Flightstats Retrieved 13 May 2015 Getting to Phrae province Sawadee com in Thai About Phrae Tourism Authority of Thailand TAT Archived from the original on 2019 01 31 Retrieved 2019 01 31 Tham Pha Nang Khoi Archived January 15 2011 at the Wayback Machine Mae Yom National Park Department of National Parks DNP Thailand Archived from the original on 21 January 2015 Retrieved 18 May 2015 Prachachuen Na Chart 2020 06 22 tukekaemuxngaephr ruipomd Old buildings of Phare Know it all Khaosod in Thai Retrieved 2021 04 26 External links Edit nbsp Phrae travel guide from Wikivoyage nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phrae Province Phrae province website Phrae provincial map coat of arms and postal stamp Archived October 6 2010 at the Wayback Machine Knowledge of Encyclopediathai Travel amp Country Guides Welcome to Phrae province 18 8 42 N 100 8 26 E 18 14500 N 100 14056 E 18 14500 100 14056 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phrae province amp oldid 1167487667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
