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.
