Province of Thailand
Nakhon Nayok
Nakhon Nayok is a province of Thailand. It covers about 2,200 km² (848 mi²), the 66th largest of the 77 provinces in Natural Earth’s file for Thailand, and 1.10× the size of Mauritius. About 260,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
200 km
- Nakhon Nayok
- Mauritius
Facts
| Area, measured | 2,200 km²848 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 2,120 km²Wikidata · 3.5% below our measure |
| Share of Thailand | 0.4%of the area of the 77 provinces |
| Rank by area | 66th of 77provinces of Thailand |
| Population | 260,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 118 people per km² |
| Capital | Nakhon Nayok |
| Latitude range | 14°N to 15°N |
| Type | ProvinceTH-26 |
What the numbers say about Nakhon Nayok
- Nakhon Nayok covers 0.4% of the area of Thailand and ranks 73rd of 77 by population, against 66th by area.
- It would take 234 provinces the size of Nakhon Nayok to cover Thailand.
- The largest, Chiang Mai, is 10.4× the size of Nakhon Nayok; the smallest, Samut Songkhram, is 19% of it.
- Closest in size within Thailand: Nakhon Pathom (2,100 km², 1.04×) and Pattani (2,000 km², 1.10×).
- Counted as a country, Nakhon Nayok 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 260,000 people it would rank 182nd of 238 by population.
- Nakhon Nayok has 118 people per km², about the density of Azerbaijan, which has 118 per km².
- That makes Nakhon Nayok the 42nd most densely populated of the 77 provinces, 92% of the average for Thailand (129 per km²).
- Nakhon Nayok lies at 14°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, Nakhon Nayok stretches about 61 km north to south and 66 km east to west.
- Our measured 2,200 km² is 3.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 2,120 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Nakhon Nayok is small enough that Natural Earth draws it from only 53 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 Island78% · 2,830 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- IndiaAreaDelhi1.48× · 1,480 km²PeopleLadakh0.95× · 274,000 (2011)
- GermanyAreaSaarland83% · 2,650 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- FranceAreaRéunion (France)85% · 2,580 km²PeopleFrench Guiana0.90× · 288,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaAosta Valley66% · 3,300 km²PeopleMolise85% · 304,000 (2019)
- SpainAreanone within 2×PeopleLa Rioja80% · 324,000 (2024)
- JapanAreaTokyo1.01× · 2,180 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeoplePrince Edward Island1.69× · 154,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreaAustralian Capital Territory0.94× · 2,350 km²PeopleNorthern Territory0.99× · 262,000 (2024)
- MexicoAreaMexico City1.60× · 1,380 km²Peoplenone within 2×
Where Nakhon Nayok sits in Thailand
All 77 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Ranked within Thailand
Compare Nakhon Nayok
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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