A province is comprised of several districts. Within each province, the governor ensures that central government policies are carried out.
This is done by staff working for the different ministries under the governor‘s control.
As well as the governor, who is the head of the province, there are a number of other officers including the vice governor, the deputy governor, and the heads of the different government organisations under ministries who assist the governor, supervise and organise staff at lower level and oversee their obligations. There are 76 + 1 Provinces in Thailand which excludes Bangkok
Bangkok is called Bangkok Metropolitan Administration according to the Bangkok Metropolis Administrative Organisation Act, BE 2528 (1985).