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Narathiwat Province

Narathiwat Province
Administration
Full nameNarathiwat
Native nameนราธิวาส
Native name langth
Settlement typeProvince
CountryThailand
Government
CapitalNarathiwat
Governor of NarathiwatThanon Vejkorakanont (since October 2009)
Geography
Total Area1727.4 sq mi (4475.0 km2)
Area rankRanked 50th
Demography
Total Population662350 (Ranked 36th) (2000)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (Ranked 24th) (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneThailand Standard Time (UTC+7)
ISO 3166 codeTH-96

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Narathiwat ( ) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Yala and Pattani. To the south it borders the Malaysian state of Kelantan. The southern railway line ends in this province that is one of the nation’s five provinces that borders Malaysia. The name of this province means “the residence of good people”. The province features a range of cultures as well as natural resources, and is relatively fertile. Narathiwat is located some 1,140 kilometers south of Bangkok and occupies an area of 4,475 square kilometers. Seventy five percent of the area is jungles and mountains. The area has a tropical climate.


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