Phrae province
Phrae (Thai แพร่) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Phayao, Nan, Uttaradit, Sukhothai and Lampang.
Geography
Phrae is located in the valley of the river Yom.
History
The history of Phrae dates back to the Haripunchai kingdom of the Mon. It became part of the kingdom Lannathai in 1443, when king Tilokaraj was on an expedition to capture Nan.
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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 to add some historic building to the seal additional to the horse, thus it now have the pagoda of Phra Tat Cho Hae on the back of the horse. This temple is located about 9 kilometers south-east of the city Phrae.
Provincial flower and tree is the Burmese Almondwood (Chukrasia tabularis).
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Administrative divisions
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- Mueang Phrae
- Rong Kwang
- Long
- Sung Men
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- Den Chai
- Song
- Wang Chin
- Nong Muang Kai
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Referenced By
ISO 3166-1:TH | ISO 3166-2:TH | Lampang province | List of Thailand-related topics | List of Thailand related topics | List of capitals of subnational entities | List of national parks of Thailand | List of provinces of Thailand by area | List of provinces of Thailand by population | List of provinces of Thailand by population density | Nan province | National parks (Thailand) | Phayao province | Politics of Thailand | Provinces of Thailand | Provincial capital | Regional capital | Siam | State capital | Sukhothai province | Thailand | Thailand/Government | Uttaradit province
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