Provinces of Thailand Provinces of Thailand The Provinces of Thailand are part of the government of Thailand that is divided into 76 provinces (, , ) proper and two special administrative areas (), one representing the capital Bangkok and another the city of Pattaya.. They are the primary local government units and are divided into amphoes (districts) and also act as juristic persons. Each province is led by a governor (ผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัด "phu wa ratchakan changwat"), who is appointed by the central government. The land area of Thailand is 513,114 km. The population of Thailand is 65,118,726. Thailand's national government organisation is divided into
Healthcare in Thailand hospitals, including the military, universities, local governments and the Red Cross. Different provinces in Thailand are arranged into different health districts by region. Each health district is responsible for about 3-6 million people living in those provinces. It aims to provide better quality medical services for citizens within that region and increased efficiency in terms of transferring patients to other hospitals if there is a lack in capability of care within that district. Health districts in Thailand are organised into the following categories, as of August 2017: Thailand has an unconventional approach to providing first responders in an emergency: it