An old and important community of Northern Thailand, Phrae was founded
after Chiang Mai had been established as the capital of the Lanna Thai
kingdom. With one of the largest reserves of teak forests in the
country, it is located on the banks of the Yom River, 555 kilometres
from Bangkok.
Covering an area about 6,538 square kilometres and surrounded on all
sides by mountains with level plains in the middle, Phrae is
administratively divided into the following districts: Muang, Sung Men,
Den Chai, Long, Wang Chin, Song, Rong Kwang and Nong Muang Khai .