Province of Thailand
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Prachuap Khiri Khan is a province of Thailand. It covers about 6,930 km² (2,680 mi²), the 29th largest of the 77 provinces in Natural Earth’s file for Thailand, and 1.21× the size of Brunei. About 551,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 6,930 km²2,680 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 6,370 km²Wikidata · 8.8% below our measure |
| Share of Thailand | 1.3%of the area of the 77 provinces |
| Rank by area | 29th of 77provinces of Thailand |
| Population | 551,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 79 people per km² |
| Capital | Prachuap Khiri Khan |
| Latitude range | 11°N to 13°N |
| Type | ProvinceTH-77 |
What the numbers say about Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Prachuap Khiri Khan covers 1.3% of the area of Thailand and ranks 46th of 77 by population, against 29th by area.
- It would take 74.2 provinces the size of Prachuap Khiri Khan to cover Thailand.
- The largest, Chiang Mai, is 3.28× the size of Prachuap Khiri Khan; the smallest, Samut Songkhram, is 6.0% of it.
- Closest in size within Thailand: Kalasin (6,840 km², 1.01×) and Sukhothai (7,070 km², 1.02×).
- Counted as a country, Prachuap Khiri Khan would be larger than 69 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 171st by area, between French Southern and Antarctic Lands (6,990 km²) and Palestine (6,070 km²).
- With 551,000 people it would rank 173rd of 238 by population.
- Prachuap Khiri Khan has 79 people per km², about the density of Greece, which has 80 per km².
- That makes Prachuap Khiri Khan the 60th most densely populated of the 77 provinces, 62% of the average for Thailand (129 per km²).
- Prachuap Khiri Khan lies at 12°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Prachuap Khiri Khan stretches about 187 km north to south and 96 km east to west.
- Our measured 6,930 km² is 8.8% above Wikidata's official figure of 6,370 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
About the same size as
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.
- ChinaAreaShanghai1.03× · 6,750 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaDelaware1.34× · 5,170 km²PeopleWyoming0.95× · 577,000 (2020)
- IndiaAreaSikkim1.00× · 6,940 km²PeopleDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu0.94× · 586,000 (2011)
- GermanyAreanone within 2×PeopleBremen79% · 693,000 (2022)
- FranceAreaCorsica (France)80% · 8,670 km²PeopleGuadeloupe1.44× · 384,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaFriuli-Venezia Giulia0.94× · 7,340 km²PeopleBasilicata0.98× · 563,000 (2019)
- SpainAreaBasque Country0.98× · 7,060 km²PeopleCantabria0.93× · 592,000 (2024)
- JapanAreaOkayama1.00× · 6,930 km²PeopleTottori1.00× · 550,000 (2021)
- BrazilAreaFederal District1.20× · 5,790 km²PeopleRoraima86% · 637,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreaPrince Edward Island1.21× · 5,730 km²PeopleNewfoundland and Labrador1.08× · 511,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleTasmania (Australia)1.02× · 540,000 (2020)
- MexicoAreaColima1.18× · 5,880 km²PeopleBaja California Sur86% · 637,000 (2010)
Where Prachuap Khiri Khan sits in Thailand
All 77 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Ranked within Thailand
- 26Songkhla7,460 km²
- 27Sa Kaeo7,080 km²
- 28Sukhothai7,070 km²
- 29Prachuap Khiri Khan6,930 km²
- 30Kalasin6,840 km²
- 31Phrae6,600 km²
- 32Uthai Thani6,540 km²
Compare Prachuap Khiri Khan
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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