Tak Province Facts for Kids

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Tak

ตาก

Province

Ping River

Flag

Seal

Map of Thailand highlighting Tak Province

Country

Thailand

Region

Lower northern

Capital

Tak

Largest City

Mae Sot

Area

• Total

16,407 km² (6,335 sq mi)

Area rank

Ranked 4th

Population

• Total

654,676

• Rank

Ranked 39th

• Density

40/km² (100/sq mi)

• Density rank

Ranked 76th

Human Achievement Index

• HAI (2017)

0.5631 "low"
Ranked 61st

Time zone

UTC+7 (ICT)

Postal code

63xxx

Calling code

055

ISO 3166 code

TH-63

Tak (Thai: ตาก) is one of the northern provinces in Thailand. It is a large area, covering about 16,406.6 square kilometers. In 2013, over 532,000 people lived there. The province is led by a Governor, who helps manage the area.

Location and Neighbors
How Tak is Organized
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Location and Neighbors

Tak province is located in the northern part of Thailand. It shares its borders with many other provinces. To the north, you'll find Mae Hong Son Province, Chiang Mai Province, Lamphun province, and Lampang Province.

To the east, Tak borders Sukhothai Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, and Uthai Thani Province. To the south, it touches Kanchanaburi Province.

The western side of Tak province is very important. It shares a border with Kayin State in Myanmar. This border is often marked by the Moei River.

How Tak is Organized

Tak province is divided into smaller parts to help manage everything. These parts are called amphoe, which are like districts. There are 9 districts in Tak.

Each district is then split into even smaller areas called tambon, or subdistricts. Tak has 63 subdistricts. Finally, these subdistricts are made up of many muban, which are villages. There are 493 villages across Tak province.

Here are the 9 districts of Tak: