Editing Northern Thailand (section)

== Regional classification of northern Thailand ==
The northern region, as defined by the National Geographical Committee in 1978, consists of nine [[Provinces of Thailand|provinces]]. Geographically the division, in conformance with the six-region system, includes most of the [[mountainous]] [[natural region]] of the [[Thai highlands]].

In the [[Regions of Thailand#Grouping systems|four-region classification system]], northern Thailand gains the eight upper-central-region provinces: [[Kamphaeng Phet Province|Kamphaeng Phet]], [[Nakhon Sawan Province|Nakhon Sawan]], [[Phetchabun Province|Phetchabun]], [[Phichit Province|Phichit]], [[Phitsanulok Province|Phitsanulok]], [[Sukhothai Province|Sukhothai]], [[Uthai Thani Province|Uthai Thani]] and [[Tak Province|Tak]], bringing the total to 17 provinces.

In 2019 it is common to subdivide the northern region into: nine provinces of the upper northern region and eight provinces of the lower northern region. All websites of these eight provinces state: "located in the lower northern region".

[[Image:Thailand Upper Lower North.png|330px|thumb|Upper and Lower Northern provinces]]

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! class="unsortable"|Flag
! class="unsortable"|Seal
!
! Province
! Capital
! [[Ministry of Interior#Dependant departments|DOPA]]
! Population
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! Density
! [[ISO 3166-2:TH|ISO]]
|-
| [[File:Flag of Chiang Mai.svg|100x100px]]
| [[File:Seal Chiang Mai.png|50px]]
| style="background:#98d798;text-align:center;"|1
| [[Chiang Mai Province|Chiang Mai]]
| [[Chiang Mai]]
| style="text-align:center;"|14
| style="text-align:right;"|1,779,254
| style="text-align:right;"|22,135
| style="text-align:center;"|79
| TH-50
|-
| [[File:Flag of Lamphun.svg|100x100px]]
| [[File:Seal Lamphun.png|50px]]
| style="background:#98d798;text-align:center;"|2
| [[Lamphun Province|Lamphun]]
| [[Lamphun]]
| style="text-align:center;"|54
| style="text-align:right;"|405,075
| style="text-align:right;"|4,478
| style="text-align:center;"|92
| TH-51
|-
| [[File:Flag of Lampang Province.png|100x100px]]
| [[File:Seal Lampang.png|50px]]
| style="background:#98d798;text-align:center;"|3
| [[Lampang Province|Lampang]]
| [[Lampang]]
| style="text-align:center;"|53
| style="text-align:right;"|738,316
| style="text-align:right;"|12,488
| style="text-align:center;"|59
| TH-52
|-
| [[File:Flag of Uttaradit.svg|100x100px]]
| [[File:Seal Uttaradit.png|50px]]
| style="background:#98d798;text-align:center;"|4
| [[Uttaradit Province|Uttaradit]]
| [[Uttaradit]]
| style="text-align:center;"|75
| style="text-align:right;"|453,103
| style="text-align:right;"|7,906
| style="text-align:center;"|58
| TH-53
|-
| [[File:Phrae flag.svg|100px]]
| [[File:Seal of Phrae Province (colour version, as the provincial administration used).svg|50px]]
| style="background:#98d798;text-align:center;"|5
| [[Phrae Province|Phrae]]
| [[Phrae]]
| style="text-align:center;"|41
| style="text-align:right;"|441,726
| style="text-align:right;"|6,483
| style="text-align:center;"|68
| TH-54
|-
| [[File:ธงประจำจังหวัดน่าน.svg|100px]]
| [[File:Seal of Nan province.svg|50px]]
| style="background:#98d798;text-align:center;"|6
| [[Nan Province|Nan]]
| [[Nan, Thailand|Nan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|26
| style="text-align:right;"|478,227
| style="text-align:right;"|12,130
| style="text-align:center;"|40
| TH-55
|-
| [[File:Phayao flag.svg|100px]]
| [[File:Seal Phayao.png|50px]]
| style="background:#98d798;text-align:center;"|7
| [[Phayao Province|Phayao]]
| [[Phayao]]
| style="text-align:center;"|34
| style="text-align:right;"|472,356
| style="text-align:right;"|6,189
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| TH-56
|-
| [[File:Flag of Chiang Rai.svg|100x100px]]
| [[File:Seal Chiang Rai.svg|50px]]
| style="background:#98d798;text-align:center;"|8
| [[Chiang Rai Province|Chiang Rai]]
| [[Chiang Rai]]
| style="text-align:center;"|13
| style="text-align:right;"|1,298,304
| style="text-align:right;"|11,503
| style="text-align:center;"|113
| TH-57
|-
| [[File:Flag Mae Hong Son Province.png|100px]]
| [[File:Seal Mae Hong Son.svg|50px]]
| style="background:#98d798;text-align:center;"|9
| [[Mae Hong Son Province|Mae Hong Son]]
| [[Mae Hong Son]]
| style="text-align:center;"|45
| style="text-align:right;"|284,138
| style="text-align:right;"|12,765
| style="text-align:center;"|23
| TH-58
|-
| [[File:Flag of Nakhon Sawan province.svg|100x100px]]
| [[File:Seal Nakhon Sawan.png|50px]]
| style="background:#ebbebe;text-align:center;"|10
| [[Nakhon Sawan Province|Nakhon Sawan]]
| [[Nakhon Sawan]]
| style="text-align:center;"|23
| style="text-align:right;"|1,059,887
| style="text-align:right;"|9,526
| style="text-align:center;"|111
| TH-60
|-
| [[File:Flag of Uthai Thani.svg|100x100px]]
| [[File:Seal Uthaithani.png|50px]]
| style="background:#ebbebe;text-align:center;"|11
| [[Uthai Thani Province|Uthai Thani]]
| [[Uthai Thani]]
| style="text-align:center;"|76
| style="text-align:right;"|328,618
| style="text-align:right;"|6,647
| style="text-align:center;"|50
| TH-61
|-
| [[File:Flag of Kamphaeng Phet.svg|100x100px]]
| [[File:Seal Kamphaeng Phet.png|50px]]
| style="background:#ebbebe;text-align:center;"|12
| [[Kamphaeng Phet Province|Kamphaeng Phet]]
| [[Kamphaeng Phet]]
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:right;"|725,867
| style="text-align:right;"|8,512
| style="text-align:center;"|86
| TH-62
|-
| [[File:Flag Tak Province.png|100x100px]]
| [[File:Seal Tak.png|50px]]
| style="background:#ebbebe;text-align:center;"|13
| [[Tak Province|Tak]]
| [[Tak (town)|Tak]]
| style="text-align:center;"|17
| style="text-align:right;"|665,620
| style="text-align:right;"|17,303
| style="text-align:center;"|39
| TH-63
|-
| [[File:Flag of Sukhothai Province.svg|100px]]
| [[File:Seal of Sukhothai Province (color version).svg|50px]]
| style="background:#ebbebe; text-align:center;"|14
| [[Sukhothai Province|Sukhothai]]
| [[Sukhothai Thani|Sukhothai]]
| style="text-align:center;"|66
| style="text-align:right;"|595,072
| style="text-align:right;"|6,671
| style="text-align:center;"|89
| TH-64
|-
| [[File:Pitsanulok flag.svg|100px]]
| [[File:Seal of Phitsanulok Province.svg|50px]]
| style="background:#ebbebe;text-align:center;"|15
| [[Phitsanulok Province|Phitsanulok]]
| [[Phitsanulok]]
| style="text-align:center;"|38
| style="text-align:right;"|865,247
| style="text-align:right;"|10,589
| style="text-align:center;"|82
| TH-65
|-
| [[File:Flag Phichit Province.png|border|100x100px]]
| [[File:Seal Phichit.png|50px]]
| style="background:#ebbebe; text-align:center;"|16
| [[Phichit Province|Phichit]]
| [[Phichit]]
| style="text-align:center;"|37
| style="text-align:right;"|536,311
| style="text-align:right;"|4,319
| style="text-align:center;"|124
| TH-66
|-
| [[File:Flag of Phetchabun province.svg|border|100x100px]]
| [[File:Seal Phetchabun.png|50px]]
| style="background:#ebbebe;text-align:center;"|17
| [[Phetchabun Province|Phetchabun]]
| [[Phetchabun]]
| style="text-align:center;"|40
| style="text-align:right;"|992,451
| style="text-align:right;"|12,340
| style="text-align:center;"|80
| TH-67
|-
|}