Province of Thailand
Chai Nat
Chai Nat is a province of Thailand. It covers about 2,480 km² (958 mi²), the 65th largest of the 77 provinces in Natural Earth’s file for Thailand, and 95% of the size of Luxembourg. About 322,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 2,480 km²958 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 2,500 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of Thailand | 0.5%of the area of the 77 provinces |
| Rank by area | 65th of 77provinces of Thailand |
| Population | 322,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 130 people per km² |
| Capital | Chai Nat |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 15°N |
| Type | ProvinceTH-18 |
What the numbers say about Chai Nat
- Chai Nat covers 0.5% of the area of Thailand and ranks 69th of 77 by population, against 65th by area.
- It would take 207 provinces the size of Chai Nat to cover Thailand.
- The largest, Chiang Mai, is 9.17× the size of Chai Nat; the smallest, Samut Songkhram, is 17% of it.
- Closest in size within Thailand: Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (2,490 km², 1.00×) and Satun (2,540 km², 1.02×).
- Counted as a country, Chai Nat would be larger than 59 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 181st by area, between Luxembourg (2,610 km²) and Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- With 322,000 people it would rank 178th of 238 by population.
- Chai Nat has 130 people per km², about the density of Thailand, which has 129 per km².
- That makes Chai Nat the 33rd most densely populated of the 77 provinces, 1.01× the average for Thailand (129 per km²).
- Chai Nat lies at 15°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Chai Nat stretches about 57 km north to south and 63 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,480 km², to within 2%.
- Chai Nat is small enough that Natural Earth draws it from only 60 points. Take its shape as a sketch and the official figure as the firmer number.
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- United StatesAreaRhode Island88% · 2,830 km²PeopleWyoming56% · 577,000 (2020)
- IndiaAreaGoa73% · 3,420 km²PeopleAndaman and Nicobar Islands0.91× · 356,000 (2005)
- GermanyAreaSaarland0.93× · 2,650 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- FranceAreaRéunion (France)0.96× · 2,580 km²PeopleMayotte1.00× · 321,000 (2024)
- ItalyAreaAosta Valley75% · 3,300 km²PeopleMolise1.06× · 304,000 (2019)
- SpainAreanone within 2×PeopleLa Rioja0.99× · 324,000 (2024)
- JapanAreaSaga1.01× · 2,450 km²PeopleTottori59% · 550,000 (2021)
- BrazilAreanone within 2×PeopleRoraima51% · 637,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleNewfoundland and Labrador63% · 511,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreaAustralian Capital Territory1.06× · 2,350 km²PeopleNorthern Territory1.23× · 262,000 (2024)
- MexicoAreaTlaxcala64% · 3,870 km²PeopleBaja California Sur51% · 637,000 (2010)
Where Chai Nat sits in Thailand
All 77 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2020. Thailand’s units share the 2020 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12