Phrae province

Phrae
แพร่
ᨻᩯᩖ᩵
จังหวัดแพร่ · ᨧᩢ᩠ᨦᩉ᩠ᩅᩢᨻᩯᩖ᩵
Phae Mueang Phi (Ghost Canyon) - Thailand's "Grand Canyon" near Phrae
Motto(s): 
หม้อห้อมไม้สัก ถิ่นรักพระลอ ช่อแฮศรีเมือง ลือเลื่องแพะเมืองผี คนแพร่นี้ใจงาม
("Mo hom fabric and teak wood. Place of Phra Lo's love. Home of (Phra That) Cho Hae. Famed Phae Mueang Phi. The generous people of Phrae.")
Map of Thailand highlighting Phrae province
CountryThailand
CapitalPhrae
Government
  GovernorSomchai Lertprasitthiphan
Area
  Total
6,483 km2 (2,503 sq mi)
  Rank32nd
Population
 (2024)
  Total
421,745
  Rank62nd
  Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
   Rank67th
Human Achievement Index
  HAI (2022)0.6552 "somewhat high"
Ranked 19th
GDP
  Totalbaht 28 billion
(US$1.0 billion) (2019)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
54xxx
Calling code054
ISO 3166 codeTH-54
Websitephrae.go.th
Phrae Provincial Administrative Organization
องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดแพร่
Government
  TypeLocal administrative divisions
  BodyPhrae Provincial Administrative Organization
  PresidentAnuwat Wongwan
Websitephraepao.go.th

Phrae (Thai: แพร่; pronounced [pʰrɛ̂ː]; Northern Thai: ᨻᩯᩖ᩵ แป้; pronounced [pɛ̂ː]) is one of Thailand's seventy-six Provinces (changwat) and lies in upper northern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (clockwise from north) Phayao, Nan, Uttaradit, Sukhothai, and Lampang.

Phrae province
"Phrae" in Thai language (top) and
Northern Thai with Tai Tham script (bottom)
Thai name
Thaiแพร่
RTGSPhrae
Northern Thai name
Northern Thaiᨻᩯᩖ᩵
(Phae)