Nan Province, northern Thailand: Demography
Nan is a province in the northern region of Thailand, which shares a border with central Laos in the north and
east. About 14% of the province is lowland and river basin, the rest, about 86%, are highlands and mountains. Nan
Province is rich in natural resources, such as jungle, dense forests, teak woods, waterfalls, wild animals, wild
orchids and so on. In the past, the northern and north-eastern areas of Nan were an important base for the
Communist Party of Thailand. Buddhist temples and sacred spiritual shrines can be found all over the province. Nan
has a long history going as far back as the Kingdom of Sukhothai and it also has a few pre-historic sites.