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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