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
Provinces of Ethiopia into "autonomous regions" and "administrative regions". Chapter 9 gave to the National Shengo (the legislature) the power to establish the regions. The Shengo established the regions in Proclamation No. 14 of 1987, on 18 September. There were thirty regions, consisting of five autonomous regions, and twenty-five administrative regions. The five autonomous regions were: The twenty-five administrative regions were: Older provinces, which are frequently used to indicate location within Ethiopia, include: Provinces of Ethiopia Ethiopia was divided into provinces, further subdivided into "awrajja"s or districts, until they were replaced by regions ("kililoch") and chartered cities in 1992. Ethiopia was divided into