Phrae Information guide
An old and important community of Northern Thailand, Phrae was founded
after Chiang Mai had been established as the capital of the Lanna Thai kingdom.
With one of the largest reserves of teak forests in the country, it is located
on the banks of the Yom River, 555 kilometres from Bangkok.
Covering an area about 6,538 square kilometres and surrounded on all sides
by mountains with level plains in the middle, Phrae is administratively divided
into the following districts: Muang, Sung Men, Den Chai, Long, Wang Chin, Song,
Rong Kwang and Nong Muang Khai.
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