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Template:Short description Template:Location map+ Thailand divides its settlements (thesaban) into three categories by size: city municipalities (thesaban nakhon), towns (thesaban mueang) and townships (or subdistrict municipality) (thesaban tambon).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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Due to the outdated nature of the thesaban system, any city municipality's growth subsequent to its settlement designation is not included in both area and population numbers.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,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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. Together, 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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 live 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

City municipalitiesEdit

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
Template:Small 		Population
Template:Small 		Date, city designation
1 Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok) กรุงเทพมหานคร 1,568.74 5,588,222 1972-12-14
2 Nonthaburi นนทบุรี 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 Surat Thani, Surat Thani 68.97 131,599 2007-05-04
7 Nakhon Ratchasima นครราชสีมา Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Ratchasima 37.50 122,730 1995-09-23
8 Chiang Mai เชียงใหม่ Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 40.22 122,627 1936-03-28
9 Udon Thani อุดรธานี 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 Khon Kaen, Khon Kaen 46.00 110,615 1995-09-23
12 Nakhon Si Thammarat นครศรีธรรมราช 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 Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Sawan 27.87 81,239 1995-09-23
16 Phuket ภูเก็ต Phuket, Phuket 12.00 77,778 2004-02-13
17 Chiang Rai เชียงราย Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai 60.85 77,545 2004-02-13
18 Ubon Ratchathani อุบลราชธานี Ubon Ratchathani, Ubon Ratchathani 29.04 72,855 1999-03-06
19 Nakhon Pathom นครปฐม 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 Samut Sakhon, Samut Sakhon 10.33 65,409 1999-11-07
22 Phitsanulok พิษณุโลก Phitsanulok, Phitsanulok 18.26 64,068 1999-03-06
23 Rayong ระยอง Rayong, Rayong 16.95 62,384 1999-11-07
24 Songkhla สงขลา Songkhla, Songkhla 9.27 60,021 1999-11-07
25 Yala ยะลา Yala, Yala 19.00 59,983 1995-09-23
26 Trang ตรัง 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 Sakon Nakhon, Sakon Nakhon 54.54 51,331 2012-03-08
29 Lampang ลำปาง Lampang, Lampang 22.17 50,697 1999-11-07
30 Samut Prakan สมุทรปราการ 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 Buriram, Buriram 75.44 25,087 2024-10-31 <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Largest cities by urban populationEdit

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).<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

No. Name Thai Province Area
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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 cityscapesEdit

Town municipalitiesEdit

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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)<ref name="ประชากร">สำนักพัฒนาระบบ รูปแบบและโครงสร้าง. กรมส่งเสริมการปกครองท้องถิ่น. กระทรวงมหาดไทย. "สรุปข้อมูล อปท ทั่วประเทศ." [ออนไลน์]. เข้าถึงได้จาก: http://www.dla.go.th/work/abt/index.jsp 2558. สืบค้น 21 กันยายน 2558.</ref>
Amnat Charoen lang}} Amnat Charoen 26,634
Ang Sila lang}} Chon Buri 30,538
Ang Thong lang}} Ang Thong 13,134
Aranyaprathet lang}} Sa Kaeo 15,141
Aranyik lang}} Phitsanulok 29,525
Ayothaya lang}} Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 18,571
Ban Bueng lang}} Chonburi 15,006
Ban Chang lang}} Rayong 17,025
Ban Dung lang}} Udon Thani 16,146
Ban Mi lang}} Lopburi 4,448
Ban Phai lang}} Khon Kaen 32,604
Ban Phru lang}} Songkhla 25,128
Ban Pong lang}} Ratchaburi 21,892
Ban Suan lang}} Chon Buri 60,797
Ban Thum lang}} Khon Kaen 17,188
Bang Bua Thong lang}} Nonthaburi 35,761
Bang Khu Wat lang}} Pathum Thani 18,536
Bang Kruai lang}} Nonthaburi 42,649
Bang Mun Nak lang}} Phichit 9,422
Bang Rachan lang}} Sing Buri 16,131
Bang Rin lang}} Ranong 18,788
Bang Si Mueang lang}} Nonthaburi 26,754
Betong lang}} Yala 24,385
Bua Khao lang}} Kalasin 12,252
Bua Yai lang}} Nakhon Ratchasima 16,505
Bueng Kan lang}} Bueng Kan 20,103
Bueng Yitho lang}} Pathum Thani 24,230
Cha-am lang}} Phetchaburi 28,925
Chachoengsao lang}} Chachoengsao 43,812
Chaeramae lang}} Ubon Ratchathani 12,450
Chai Nat lang}} Chai Nat 16,499
Chaiyaphum lang}} Chaiyaphum 42,436
Chanthaburi lang}} Chanthaburi 28,011
Chanthanimit lang}} Chanthaburi 14,008
Chonburi lang}} Chonburi 41,014
Chum Het lang}} Buriram 19,945
Chum Phae lang}} Khon Kaen 33,689
Chum Saeng lang}} Nakhon Sawan 10,701
Chumphon lang}} Chumphon 34,895
Det Udom lang}} Ubon Ratchathani 14,859
Dok Khamtai lang}} Phayao 14,255
Don Sak lang}} Surat Thani 10,145
Hua Hin lang}} Prachuap Khiri Khan 41,859
Kaeng Khoi lang}} Saraburi 12,172
Kalasin lang}} Kalasin 36,955
Kamphaeng Phet lang}} Kamphaeng Phet 31,192
Kamphaeng Phet lang}} Songkhla 14,748
Kanchanaburi lang}} Kanchanaburi 39,123
Kantang lang}} Trang 13,656
Kantharalak lang}} Sisaket 20,175
Kathu lang}} Phuket 20,420
Khao Rup Chang lang}} Songkhla 42,111
Khao Sam Yot lang}} Lopburi 14,776
Khelang Nakhon lang}} Lampang 60,646
Khlong Hae lang}} Songkhla 38,156
Khlong Luang lang}} Pathum Thani 43,273
Khlung lang}} Chanthaburi 11,996
Kho Hong lang}} Songkhla 46,184
Khuan Lang lang}} Songkhla 47,024
Khu Khot lang}} Pathum Thani 40,634
Krabi lang}} Krabi 24,611
Kranuan lang}} Khon Kaen 12,215
Krathum Baen lang}} Samut Sakhon 16,211
Krathum Lom lang}} Nakhon Pathom 13,558
Lam Sam Kaeo lang}} Pathum Thani 42,153
Lam Ta Sao lang}} Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 14,483
Lamphun lang}} Lamphun 15,322
Lang Suan lang}} Chumphon 9,954
Lat Luang lang}} Samut Prakan 73,196
Lat Sawai lang}} Pathum Thani 48,211
Loei lang}} Loei 23,725
Lom Raet lang}} Lampang 15,014
Lom Sak lang}} Phetchabun 14,415
Lopburi lang}} Lopburi 30,791
Mae Jo lang}} Chiang Mai 16,001
Mae Hia lang}} Chiang Mai 14,356
Mae Hong Son lang}} Mae Hong Son 6,208
Maha Sarakham lang}} Maha Sarakham 46,523
Map Ta Phut lang}} Rayong 33,794
Muang Ngam lang}} Songkhla 11,165
Mueang Kaen Phatthana lang}} Chiang Mai 14,342
Mueang Pak lang}} Nakhon Ratchasima 13,848
Mueang Phon lang}} Khon Kaen 14,220
Mukdahan lang}} Mukdahan 35,313
Nà Sản lang}} Surat Thani 19,445
Nakhon Nayok, lang}} Nakhon Nayok 17,596
Nakhon Phanom lang}} Nakhon Phanom 31,449
Nan lang}} Nan 22,273
Nang Rong lang}} Buriram 20,798
Narathiwat lang}} Narathiwat 42,890
Nong Sung-Nam Kham lang}} Udon Thani 10,440
Nong Bua Lamphu lang}} Nong Bua Lamphu 22,061
Nong Khai lang}} Nong Khai 46,180
Nong Pling lang}} Kamphaeng Phet 11,940
Nong Prue lang}} Chon Buri 46,098
Nong Samrong lang}} Udon Thani 39,489
Pa Tong lang}} Phuket 13,051
Padang Besar lang}} Songkhla 16,189
Pak Chong lang}} Nakhon Ratchasima 40,487
Pak Nam Samut Prakan lang}} Samut Prakan 20,822
Pak Phanang lang}} Nakhon Si Thammarat 24,716
Pak Phun lang}} Nakhon Si Thammarat 32,622
Pang Makha lang}} Kamphaeng Phet 19,945
Pathum Thani lang}} Pathum Thani 19,031
Pattani lang}} Pattani 45,914
Phak Hai lang}} Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 9,429
Phanat Nikhom lang}} Chon Buri 12,555
Phang Nga lang}} Phang Nga 9,385
Phatthalung lang}} Phatthalung 43,065
Phayao lang}} Phayao 20,680
Phetchabun lang}} Phetchabun 25,695
Phetchaburi lang}} Phetchaburi 32,396
Phibun Mangsahan lang}} Ubon Ratchathani 11,987
Phichai lang}} Lampang 11,695
Phichit lang}} Phichit 24,775
Phimonrat lang}} Nonthaburi 39,815
Photharam lang}} Ratchaburi 11,987
Phra Phutthabat lang}} Saraburi 49,572
Phra Pradaeng lang}} Samut Prakan 10,540
Phrae lang}} Phrae 18,173
Prachinburi lang}} Prachinburi 21,125
Prachuap Khiri Khan lang}} Prachuap Khiri Khan 18,380
Prok Fa lang}} Chon Buri 14,254
Pu Chao Saming Phrai lang}} Samut Prakan 77,976
Rai Khing lang}} Nakhon Pathom 20,752
Ranong lang}} Ranong 15,364
Ratchaburi lang}} Ratchaburi 44,983
Roi Et lang}} Roi Et 37,131
Sa Kaeo lang}} Sa Kaeo 16,393
Sadao lang}} Songkhla 21,753
Saen Suk lang}} Chon Buri 39,563
Sam Phran lang}} Nakhon Pathom 16,253
Samut Songkhram lang}} Samut Songkhram 35,475
Sanan Rak lang}} Pathum Thani 16,002
Saraburi lang}} Saraburi 67,858
Sateng Nok lang}} Yala 24,714
Sattahip lang}} Chon Buri 23,107
Satun lang}} Satun 22,994
Sawankhalok lang}} Sukhothai 19,966
Sena lang}} Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 5,048
Si Racha lang}} Chonburi 25,999
Si Satchanalai lang}} Sukhothai 15,688
Sikhio lang}} Nakhon Ratchasima 18,644
Sila lang}} Khon Kaen 47,070
Sing Buri lang}} Sing Buri 21,148
Singhanakhon lang}} Songkhla 39,274
Sisaket lang}} Sisaket 41,680
Song Phi Nong lang}} Suphanburi 27,677
Sukhothai Thani lang}} Sukhothai 19,576
Su-ngai Kolok lang}} Narathiwat 40,409
Suphanburi lang}} Suphanburi 27,677
Surin lang}} Surin 41,818
Tak lang}} Tak 24,360
Tak Bai lang}} Narathiwat 17,419
Takhli lang}} Nakhon Sawan 34,492
Takua Pa lang}} Phang Nga 8,145
Taluban lang}} Pattani 14,144
Taphan Hin lang}} Phichit 21,199
Tha Bo lang}} Nong Khai 21,126
Tha Chang lang}} Chanthaburi 10,864
Tha Kham lang}} Surat Thani 22,250
Tha Khlong lang}} Pathum Thani 34,221
Tha Mai lang}} Chanthaburi 10,258
Tha Ruea Phra Thaen lang}} Kanchanaburi 13,136
Thap Kwang lang}} Saraburi 16,977
Thung Song lang}} Nakhon Si Thammarat 27,244
Thung Tam Sao lang}} Songkhla 16,706
Ton Pao lang}} Chiang Mai 12,452
Trat lang}} Trat 15,501
Uthai Thani lang}} Uthai Thani 18,968
Uttaradit lang}} Uttaradit 43,945
Wang Nam Yen lang}} Sa Kaeo 22,888
Wang Saphung lang}} Loei 12,558
Warin Chamrap lang}} Ubon Ratchathani 31,673
Wichian Buri lang}} Phetchabun 24,804
Yasothon lang}} Yasothon 22,350

Township municipalitiesEdit

There were 2,266 township municipalities as of 20 December 2017.<ref name="จำนวนเทศบาลตำบล">ส่วนวิจัยและพัฒนาระบบ รูปแบบและโครงสร้าง สำนักพัฒนาระบบ รูปแบบและโครงสร้าง กรมส่งเสริมการปกครองท้องถิ่น." [ออนไลน์]. เข้าถึงได้จาก: [1] 2557. สืบค้น 6 กุมภาพันธ์ 2558.</ref>

Name Thai Province Population
(2015)<ref name="ประชากร2">ส่วนวิจัยและพัฒนาระบบ รูปแบบและโครงสร้าง. "ส่วนวิจัยและพัฒนาระบบ รูปแบบและโครงสร้าง สำนักพัฒนาระบบ รูปแบบและโครงสร้าง กรมส่งเสริมการปกครองท้องถิ่น." [ออนไลน์]. เข้าถึงได้จาก: [2] 2557. สืบค้น 6 กุมภาพันธ์ 2558.Template:Dead link</ref>
Chai Prakan lang}} Chiang Mai 16,044
Mae Ai lang}} Chiang Mai 8,480
Mae Sai lang}} Chiang Rai 22,778
Nong Bua lang}} Chiang Mai 13,302
Phimai lang}} Nakhon Ratchasima 9,878
Wiang Fang lang}} Chiang Mai 7,652

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