List of municipalities in Thailand

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Location map/multi". Thailand divides its settlements (thesaban) into three categories by size: city municipalities (thesaban nakhon), towns (thesaban mueang) and townships (or subdistrict municipality) (thesaban tambon).[1] There are 33 city municipalities as of November 2024.

The national capital Bangkok and the special governed city Pattaya fall outside these divisions. They are "self-governing districts".

Due to the outdated nature of the thesaban system, any city municipality's growth subsequent to its settlement designation is not included in both area and population numbers. For this reason, the Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning,[2] and each province's Provincial Administrative Organization regularly revise and publish up-to-date city boundaries (Template:Langx) to reflect population growth. These revisions are royally decreed and published in the Royal Thai Government Gazette. The term เขตเมือง/khet mueang can also be translated to the term urban area, a widely used term to describe and designate large cities.

Most Thai cities' revised boundaries are contained in the province's capital district, known as Amphoe Mueang. Chiang Mai is the only city outside Bangkok to cover multiple districts in its urban area. Bangkok and Chiang Mai are the only cities in Thailand with a population of over one million.

Thailand has an urbanization rate of 52% (2021), translating to 36,217,020 people of the total population.[3][4] This rate is based on the thesaban system, meaning that 8,442,107 people live in city municipalities, 4,437,112 people live in town municipalities and 23,337,801 people in townships (subdistrict municipalities). According to the khet mueang system, 21,838,418 people (31.35% of total population) live in urban areas with a population greater than 150,000.

Several agencies issue population figures. Locally registered Thai populations are compiled by the Department of Local Administration (DLA). These figures are labeled as "Locally Registered Thai Population" and reflect the migrant, upcountry, and seasonal nature of Thai labor flows to the capital and tourist hot spots, yet maintain upcountry registration. Figures are very different from those by the National Statistics Office (NSO), which conducts the decennial census by attempting to count the total resident Thai population plus under 1,000 permanent resident foreigners. The result by the NSO is labeled as "Total Thai Population". Neither of the two offices release municipal level figures that include non-permanent residents, long-stay expatriates and figures for contracted foreign ASEAN migrants (a significant labor segment in cities like Bangkok, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, and Phuket, totaling two to three million workers), though this inclusion is being increasingly regularized since 2014. The NSO did release projected figures including regularized ASEAN migrants, i.e., "total resident population" down to the provincial level for 2017.[5]

City municipalities

The table below lists Department of Local Administration (DLA) (local registered Thai) 2020 figures. For the NSO compiled total Thai resident decennial census municipal counts view here..

In most cases, municipal population numbers do not represent the current size of each individual city, but only the administrative core. Geographically limited city municipalities such as Koh Samui and the suburban city municipalities of Bangkok, namely Nonthaburi, Pak Kret, Samut Prakan, Nakhon Pathom, and Samut Sakhon, are the exception. Bangkok's suburban areas are inside the Bangkok Metropolitan Region and therefore do not have their own urban or metropolitan area.

No. Name Thai District, Province Area
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Population
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Date, city designation
1 Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok) กรุงเทพมหานคร 1,568.74 5,588,222 1972-12-14
2 Nonthaburi นนทบุรี Mueang Nonthaburi, Nonthaburi 38.90 251,026 1995-09-23
3 Pak Kret ปากเกร็ด Pak Kret, Nonthaburi 36.04 189,458 2000-02-16
4 Hat Yai หาดใหญ่ Hat Yai, Songkhla 21.00 149,459 1995-09-23
5 Chaophraya Surasak เจ้าพระยาสุรศักดิ์ Si Racha, Chonburi 276.98 146,474 2013-05-01
6 Surat Thani สุราษฎร์ธานี Mueang Surat Thani, Surat Thani 68.97 131,599 2007-05-04
7 Nakhon Ratchasima นครราชสีมา Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Ratchasima 37.50 122,730 1995-09-23
8 Chiang Mai เชียงใหม่ Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 40.22 122,627 1936-03-28
9 Udon Thani อุดรธานี Mueang Udon Thani, Udon Thani 47.70 120,202 1995-09-23
10 Pattaya พัทยา Bang Lamung, Chonburi 53.44 117,606 1978-11-29
11 Khon Kaen ขอนแก่น Mueang Khon Kaen, Khon Kaen 46.00 110,615 1995-09-23
12 Nakhon Si Thammarat นครศรีธรรมราช Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nakhon Si Thammarat 22.56 100,416 1994-08-15
13 Laem Chabang แหลมฉบัง Si Racha, Chonburi 88.59 89,457 2010-05-24
14 Rangsit รังสิต Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani 20.80 84,268 2011-04-29
15 Nakhon Sawan นครสวรรค์ Mueang Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Sawan 27.87 81,239 1995-09-23
16 Phuket ภูเก็ต Mueang Phuket, Phuket 12.00 77,778 2004-02-13
17 Chiang Rai เชียงราย Mueang Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai 60.85 77,545 2004-02-13
18 Ubon Ratchathani อุบลราชธานี Mueang Ubon Ratchathani, Ubon Ratchathani 29.04 72,855 1999-03-06
19 Nakhon Pathom นครปฐม Mueang Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Pathom 19.85 72,753 1999-11-07
20 Ko Samui เกาะสมุย Template:Ill, Surat Thani 252.00 68,994 2012-09-14
21 Samut Sakhon สมุทรสาคร Mueang Samut Sakhon, Samut Sakhon 10.33 65,409 1999-11-07
22 Phitsanulok พิษณุโลก Mueang Phitsanulok, Phitsanulok 18.26 64,068 1999-03-06
23 Rayong ระยอง Mueang Rayong, Rayong 16.95 62,384 1999-11-07
24 Songkhla สงขลา Mueang Songkhla, Songkhla 9.27 60,021 1999-11-07
25 Yala ยะลา Mueang Yala, Yala 19.00 59,983 1995-09-23
26 Trang ตรัง Mueang Trang, Trang 14.77 56,893 1999-11-07
27 Om Noi อ้อมน้อย Krathum Baen, Samut Sakhon 30.40 53,822 2010-11-11
28 Sakon Nakhon สกลนคร Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Sakon Nakhon 54.54 51,331 2012-03-08
29 Lampang ลำปาง Mueang Lampang, Lampang 22.17 50,697 1999-11-07
30 Samut Prakan สมุทรปราการ Mueang Samut Prakan, Samut Prakan 7.33 49,604 1999-03-23
31 Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya พระนครศรีอยุธยา Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 14.84 49,208 1999-12-14
32 Mae Sot แม่สอด Mae Sot, Tak 27.20 41,581 2010-01-28
33 Buriram บุรีรัมย์ Mueang Buriram, Buriram 75.44 25,087 2024-10-31 [7]

Largest cities by urban population

The following table lists the ten largest cities in Thailand by urban population, based on Department of Local Administration (DLA) figures. These figures represent the current size of each city, accounting for areal and population growth subsequent to each city's original city municipality designation.

Bangkok and Chiang Mai are the only cities covering multiple districts (known as Khet for Bangkok and Amphoe for the provinces), and the only two cities with a population of over one million. Although Pattaya is a "self-governing district" (located inside, but not part of Bang Lamung district), it has grown into all neighboring sub-districts and accounts for the largest population percentage, making it de facto a part of the "Pattaya-Bang Lamung-Jomtien" area. Chiang Mai is the only provincial city whose city boundaries (Template:Langx) cover districts adjacent to the Amphoe Mueang district (Capital district).[8]

No. Name Thai Province Area
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Population
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1 Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok) กรุงเทพมหานคร 1,568.74 10,539,000
2 Chiang Mai เชียงใหม่ Chiang Mai 405 1,198,000
3 Nakhon Ratchasima นครราชสีมา Nakhon Ratchasima 755.6 466,098
4 Khon Kaen ขอนแก่น Khon Kaen 953.4 412,758
5 Hat Yai หาดใหญ่ Songkhla 852.796 404,044
6 Udon Thani อุดรธานี Udon Thani 1,094.7 400,581
7 Chon Buri ชลบุรี Chon Buri 228.8 342,959
8 Pattaya พัทยา Chon Buri 727 328,961
9 Si Racha ศรีราชา Chon Buri 616.4 327,172
10 Phitsanulok พิษณุโลก Phitsanulok 777 281,929

Gallery of cityscapes

Town municipalities

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Map of Bangkok and the 76 provinces of Thailand
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An ethnolinguistic map of Thailand

Department of Local Administration (DLA) figures. The towns in bold characters are capitals.

Name Thai Province Population
(2015)[10]
Amnat Charoen Script error: No such module "Lang". Amnat Charoen 26,634
Ang Sila Script error: No such module "Lang". Chon Buri 30,538
Ang Thong Script error: No such module "Lang". Ang Thong 13,134
Aranyaprathet Script error: No such module "Lang". Sa Kaeo 15,141
Aranyik Script error: No such module "Lang". Phitsanulok 29,525
Ayothaya Script error: No such module "Lang". Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 18,571
Ban Bueng Script error: No such module "Lang". Chonburi 15,006
Ban Chang Script error: No such module "Lang". Rayong 17,025
Ban Dung Script error: No such module "Lang". Udon Thani 16,146
Ban Mi Script error: No such module "Lang". Lopburi 4,448
Ban Phai Script error: No such module "Lang". Khon Kaen 32,604
Ban Phru Script error: No such module "Lang". Songkhla 25,128
Ban Pong Script error: No such module "Lang". Ratchaburi 21,892
Ban Suan Script error: No such module "Lang". Chon Buri 60,797
Ban Thum Script error: No such module "Lang". Khon Kaen 17,188
Bang Bua Thong Script error: No such module "Lang". Nonthaburi 35,761
Bang Khu Wat Script error: No such module "Lang". Pathum Thani 18,536
Bang Kruai Script error: No such module "Lang". Nonthaburi 42,649
Bang Mun Nak Script error: No such module "Lang". Phichit 9,422
Bang Rachan Script error: No such module "Lang". Sing Buri 16,131
Bang Rin Script error: No such module "Lang". Ranong 18,788
Bang Si Mueang Script error: No such module "Lang". Nonthaburi 26,754
Betong Script error: No such module "Lang". Yala 24,385
Bua Khao Script error: No such module "Lang". Kalasin 12,252
Bua Yai Script error: No such module "Lang". Nakhon Ratchasima 16,505
Bueng Kan Script error: No such module "Lang". Bueng Kan 20,103
Bueng Yitho Script error: No such module "Lang". Pathum Thani 24,230
Cha-am Script error: No such module "Lang". Phetchaburi 28,925
Chachoengsao Script error: No such module "Lang". Chachoengsao 43,812
Chaeramae Script error: No such module "Lang". Ubon Ratchathani 12,450
Chai Nat Script error: No such module "Lang". Chai Nat 16,499
Chaiyaphum Script error: No such module "Lang". Chaiyaphum 42,436
Chanthaburi Script error: No such module "Lang". Chanthaburi 28,011
Chanthanimit Script error: No such module "Lang". Chanthaburi 14,008
Chonburi Script error: No such module "Lang". Chonburi 41,014
Chum Het Script error: No such module "Lang". Buriram 19,945
Chum Phae Script error: No such module "Lang". Khon Kaen 33,689
Chum Saeng Script error: No such module "Lang". Nakhon Sawan 10,701
Chumphon Script error: No such module "Lang". Chumphon 34,895
Det Udom Script error: No such module "Lang". Ubon Ratchathani 14,859
Dok Khamtai Script error: No such module "Lang". Phayao 14,255
Don Sak Script error: No such module "Lang". Surat Thani 10,145
Hua Hin Script error: No such module "Lang". Prachuap Khiri Khan 41,859
Kaeng Khoi Script error: No such module "Lang". Saraburi 12,172
Kalasin Script error: No such module "Lang". Kalasin 36,955
Kamphaeng Phet Script error: No such module "Lang". Kamphaeng Phet 31,192
Kamphaeng Phet Script error: No such module "Lang". Songkhla 14,748
Kanchanaburi Script error: No such module "Lang". Kanchanaburi 39,123
Kantang Script error: No such module "Lang". Trang 13,656
Kantharalak Script error: No such module "Lang". Sisaket 20,175
Kathu Script error: No such module "Lang". Phuket 20,420
Khao Rup Chang Script error: No such module "Lang". Songkhla 42,111
Khao Sam Yot Script error: No such module "Lang". Lopburi 14,776
Khelang Nakhon Script error: No such module "Lang". Lampang 60,646
Khlong Hae Script error: No such module "Lang". Songkhla 38,156
Khlong Luang Script error: No such module "Lang". Pathum Thani 43,273
Khlung Script error: No such module "Lang". Chanthaburi 11,996
Kho Hong Script error: No such module "Lang". Songkhla 46,184
Khuan Lang Script error: No such module "Lang". Songkhla 47,024
Khu Khot Script error: No such module "Lang". Pathum Thani 40,634
Krabi Script error: No such module "Lang". Krabi 24,611
Kranuan Script error: No such module "Lang". Khon Kaen 12,215
Krathum Baen Script error: No such module "Lang". Samut Sakhon 16,211
Krathum Lom Script error: No such module "Lang". Nakhon Pathom 13,558
Lam Sam Kaeo Script error: No such module "Lang". Pathum Thani 42,153
Lam Ta Sao Script error: No such module "Lang". Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 14,483
Lamphun Script error: No such module "Lang". Lamphun 15,322
Lang Suan Script error: No such module "Lang". Chumphon 9,954
Lat Luang Script error: No such module "Lang". Samut Prakan 73,196
Lat Sawai Script error: No such module "Lang". Pathum Thani 48,211
Loei Script error: No such module "Lang". Loei 23,725
Lom Raet Script error: No such module "Lang". Lampang 15,014
Lom Sak Script error: No such module "Lang". Phetchabun 14,415
Lopburi Script error: No such module "Lang". Lopburi 30,791
Mae Jo Script error: No such module "Lang". Chiang Mai 16,001
Mae Hia Script error: No such module "Lang". Chiang Mai 14,356
Mae Hong Son Script error: No such module "Lang". Mae Hong Son 6,208
Maha Sarakham Script error: No such module "Lang". Maha Sarakham 46,523
Map Ta Phut Script error: No such module "Lang". Rayong 33,794
Muang Ngam Script error: No such module "Lang". Songkhla 11,165
Mueang Kaen Phatthana Script error: No such module "Lang". Chiang Mai 14,342
Mueang Pak Script error: No such module "Lang". Nakhon Ratchasima 13,848
Mueang Phon Script error: No such module "Lang". Khon Kaen 14,220
Mukdahan Script error: No such module "Lang". Mukdahan 35,313
Nà Sản Script error: No such module "Lang". Surat Thani 19,445
Nakhon Nayok, Script error: No such module "Lang". Nakhon Nayok 17,596
Nakhon Phanom Script error: No such module "Lang". Nakhon Phanom 31,449
Nan Script error: No such module "Lang". Nan 22,273
Nang Rong Script error: No such module "Lang". Buriram 20,798
Narathiwat Script error: No such module "Lang". Narathiwat 42,890
Nong Sung-Nam Kham Script error: No such module "Lang". Udon Thani 10,440
Nong Bua Lamphu Script error: No such module "Lang". Nong Bua Lamphu 22,061
Nong Khai Script error: No such module "Lang". Nong Khai 46,180
Nong Pling Script error: No such module "Lang". Kamphaeng Phet 11,940
Nong Prue Script error: No such module "Lang". Chon Buri 46,098
Nong Samrong Script error: No such module "Lang". Udon Thani 39,489
Pa Tong Script error: No such module "Lang". Phuket 13,051
Padang Besar Script error: No such module "Lang". Songkhla 16,189
Pak Chong Script error: No such module "Lang". Nakhon Ratchasima 40,487
Pak Nam Samut Prakan Script error: No such module "Lang". Samut Prakan 20,822
Pak Phanang Script error: No such module "Lang". Nakhon Si Thammarat 24,716
Pak Phun Script error: No such module "Lang". Nakhon Si Thammarat 32,622
Pang Makha Script error: No such module "Lang". Kamphaeng Phet 19,945
Pathum Thani Script error: No such module "Lang". Pathum Thani 19,031
Pattani Script error: No such module "Lang". Pattani 45,914
Phak Hai Script error: No such module "Lang". Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 9,429
Phanat Nikhom Script error: No such module "Lang". Chon Buri 12,555
Phang Nga Script error: No such module "Lang". Phang Nga 9,385
Phatthalung Script error: No such module "Lang". Phatthalung 43,065
Phayao Script error: No such module "Lang". Phayao 20,680
Phetchabun Script error: No such module "Lang". Phetchabun 25,695
Phetchaburi Script error: No such module "Lang". Phetchaburi 32,396
Phibun Mangsahan Script error: No such module "Lang". Ubon Ratchathani 11,987
Phichai Script error: No such module "Lang". Lampang 11,695
Phichit Script error: No such module "Lang". Phichit 24,775
Phimonrat Script error: No such module "Lang". Nonthaburi 39,815
Photharam Script error: No such module "Lang". Ratchaburi 11,987
Phra Phutthabat Script error: No such module "Lang". Saraburi 49,572
Phra Pradaeng Script error: No such module "Lang". Samut Prakan 10,540
Phrae Script error: No such module "Lang". Phrae 18,173
Prachinburi Script error: No such module "Lang". Prachinburi 21,125
Prachuap Khiri Khan Script error: No such module "Lang". Prachuap Khiri Khan 18,380
Prok Fa Script error: No such module "Lang". Chon Buri 14,254
Pu Chao Saming Phrai Script error: No such module "Lang". Samut Prakan 77,976
Rai Khing Script error: No such module "Lang". Nakhon Pathom 20,752
Ranong Script error: No such module "Lang". Ranong 15,364
Ratchaburi Script error: No such module "Lang". Ratchaburi 44,983
Roi Et Script error: No such module "Lang". Roi Et 37,131
Sa Kaeo Script error: No such module "Lang". Sa Kaeo 16,393
Sadao Script error: No such module "Lang". Songkhla 21,753
Saen Suk Script error: No such module "Lang". Chon Buri 39,563
Sam Phran Script error: No such module "Lang". Nakhon Pathom 16,253
Samut Songkhram Script error: No such module "Lang". Samut Songkhram 35,475
Sanan Rak Script error: No such module "Lang". Pathum Thani 16,002
Saraburi Script error: No such module "Lang". Saraburi 67,858
Sateng Nok Script error: No such module "Lang". Yala 24,714
Sattahip Script error: No such module "Lang". Chon Buri 23,107
Satun Script error: No such module "Lang". Satun 22,994
Sawankhalok Script error: No such module "Lang". Sukhothai 19,966
Sena Script error: No such module "Lang". Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 5,048
Si Racha Script error: No such module "Lang". Chonburi 25,999
Si Satchanalai Script error: No such module "Lang". Sukhothai 15,688
Sikhio Script error: No such module "Lang". Nakhon Ratchasima 18,644
Sila Script error: No such module "Lang". Khon Kaen 47,070
Sing Buri Script error: No such module "Lang". Sing Buri 21,148
Singhanakhon Script error: No such module "Lang". Songkhla 39,274
Sisaket Script error: No such module "Lang". Sisaket 41,680
Song Phi Nong Script error: No such module "Lang". Suphanburi 27,677
Sukhothai Thani Script error: No such module "Lang". Sukhothai 19,576
Su-ngai Kolok Script error: No such module "Lang". Narathiwat 40,409
Suphanburi Script error: No such module "Lang". Suphanburi 27,677
Surin Script error: No such module "Lang". Surin 41,818
Tak Script error: No such module "Lang". Tak 24,360
Tak Bai Script error: No such module "Lang". Narathiwat 17,419
Takhli Script error: No such module "Lang". Nakhon Sawan 34,492
Takua Pa Script error: No such module "Lang". Phang Nga 8,145
Taluban Script error: No such module "Lang". Pattani 14,144
Taphan Hin Script error: No such module "Lang". Phichit 21,199
Tha Bo Script error: No such module "Lang". Nong Khai 21,126
Tha Chang Script error: No such module "Lang". Chanthaburi 10,864
Tha Kham Script error: No such module "Lang". Surat Thani 22,250
Tha Khlong Script error: No such module "Lang". Pathum Thani 34,221
Tha Mai Script error: No such module "Lang". Chanthaburi 10,258
Tha Ruea Phra Thaen Script error: No such module "Lang". Kanchanaburi 13,136
Thap Kwang Script error: No such module "Lang". Saraburi 16,977
Thung Song Script error: No such module "Lang". Nakhon Si Thammarat 27,244
Thung Tam Sao Script error: No such module "Lang". Songkhla 16,706
Ton Pao Script error: No such module "Lang". Chiang Mai 12,452
Trat Script error: No such module "Lang". Trat 15,501
Uthai Thani Script error: No such module "Lang". Uthai Thani 18,968
Uttaradit Script error: No such module "Lang". Uttaradit 43,945
Wang Nam Yen Script error: No such module "Lang". Sa Kaeo 22,888
Wang Saphung Script error: No such module "Lang". Loei 12,558
Warin Chamrap Script error: No such module "Lang". Ubon Ratchathani 31,673
Wichian Buri Script error: No such module "Lang". Phetchabun 24,804
Yasothon Script error: No such module "Lang". Yasothon 22,350

Township municipalities

There were 2,266 township municipalities as of 20 December 2017.[11]

Name Thai Province Population
(2015)[12]
Chai Prakan Script error: No such module "Lang". Chiang Mai 16,044
Mae Ai Script error: No such module "Lang". Chiang Mai 8,480
Mae Sai Script error: No such module "Lang". Chiang Rai 22,778
Nong Bua Script error: No such module "Lang". Chiang Mai 13,302
Phimai Script error: No such module "Lang". Nakhon Ratchasima 9,878
Wiang Fang Script error: No such module "Lang". Chiang Mai 7,652

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