Editing Thailand (section)

=== Administrative divisions ===
{{Main|Organization of the government of Thailand|Provinces of Thailand|Administrative Divisions of Thailand}}
{{See also|Regions of Thailand}}
Thailand is a [[unitary state]]; the administrative services of the executive branch are divided into three levels by ''National Government Organisation Act, BE 2534'' (1991): central, provincial and local. Thailand is composed of 76<!--not 77, Bangkok is not a province, see next sentence!--> [[Provinces of Thailand|provinces]] ({{lang|th|จังหวัด}}, ''changwat''),<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2020 |title=ประกาศกรมการปกครอง เรื่อง แจ้งข้อมูลทางการปกครอง |url=http://www.oic.go.th/FILEWEB/CABINFOCENTER17/DRAWER007/GENERAL/DATA0000/00000024.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520091920/http://www.oic.go.th/FILEWEB/CABINFOCENTER17/DRAWER007/GENERAL/DATA0000/00000024.PDF |archive-date=20 May 2021 |access-date=4 March 2018 |website=กรมการปกครอง |language=th}}</ref> which are first-level [[administrative division]]s. There are also two specially governed districts: the capital [[Bangkok]] and [[Pattaya]]. Bangkok is at provincial level and thus often counted as a province. Each province is divided into [[Districts of Thailand|districts]] ({{lang|th|อำเภอ}}, ''amphoe'') and the districts are further divided into sub-districts ({{lang|th|ตำบล}}, ''tambons''). The name of each province's capital city ({{lang|th|เมือง}}, mueang) is the same as that of the province. For example, the capital of [[Chiang Mai Province]] (''Changwat Chiang Mai'') is ''Mueang Chiang Mai'' or ''Chiang Mai''. All provincial governors and district chiefs, which are administrators of provinces and districts respectively, are appointed by the central government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LOCAL PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION B.E. 2542 (1999) |url=http://www.dla.go.th/upload/enDocument/2012/6/1_1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801073238/http://www.dla.go.th/upload/enDocument/2012/6/1_1.pdf |archive-date=1 August 2019 |access-date=11 December 2017 |website=Department of Local Administration (DLA)}}</ref> Thailand's provinces are sometimes grouped into four to six regions, depending on the source.

{{Provinces of Thailand Image Map}}