BAANLYY is a curated platform, not an open directory — we only carry listings we own, manage or are hired to market, concentrated in the provinces with a real foreign long-stay rental market. This page exists so BAANLYY is still a complete, honest reference for Thailand’s full geography: every province below is real, whether or not it has a BAANLYY rental hub yet.
How many provinces does Thailand have, and does BAANLYY cover them all?
Thailand has 77 provinces in total (76 provinces plus Bangkok, its special administrative capital). BAANLYY currently has a real, curated rental hub in 30 of them.
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Thailand has 77 provinces in total: 76 provinces plus Bangkok, which is governed as a special administrative area rather than an ordinary province. BAANLYY currently operates a real, curated rental hub in 30 of those 77 provinces, concentrated where there is an established foreign long-stay rental market. The remaining 47 provinces each get an honest overview page on this site -- region, capital and a factual note -- rather than a listings page implying a rental market that doesn't exist there yet. As BAANLYY expands, provinces move from this overview tier into a full rental hub; this page is always the current, accurate picture of which is which.
Sourced from National Statistical Office, Thailand.
Central Thailand
Thailand's capital and only special administrative area — the country's political, financial and rental-market centre.
Bangkok's industrial southern neighbour, at the mouth of the Chao Phraya — BTS/MRT Yellow Line and Suvarnabhumi Airport access.
Bangkok's neighbouring province on the Chao Phraya — MRT Purple and Pink Line coverage with lower rents than the capital.
North of Bangkok — Rangsit, Thammasat University and Asian Institute of Technology, and the SRT Red Line commuter rail.
Thailand's former royal capital, a UNESCO World Heritage site of temple ruins about an hour north of Bangkok.
The Bridge on the River Kwai and Death Railway history, Erawan Falls, on the Myanmar border west of Bangkok.
A small rice-farming province on the Chao Phraya, home to the reclining Buddha at Wat Pa Mok.
A former royal capital under King Narai, known today for its ancient Khmer-era Prang Sam Yod shrine and resident wild monkeys.
A quiet Chao Phraya riverside province, one of Thailand's smallest by area.
Home to the Chao Phraya Dam, the major irrigation barrage that regulates water for the central plains.
Dairy-farming country at the foot of the Khao Yai highlands, and home to the revered Phra Phutthabat Buddha's Footprint shrine.
Rice-growing central-plains province with Ayutthaya-era battlefield sites and the Dragon Descendants Museum.
Home to Phra Pathommachedi, believed to be the tallest Buddhist stupa in the world, in what many consider Thailand's oldest city.
The Mahachai fishing port and seafood-processing industry, just southwest of Bangkok.
Thailand's smallest province by area — the Amphawa floating market and the Mae Klong Railway market.
Waterfalls at Sarika and Wang Takrai on the eastern edge of Khao Yai National Park.
North Thailand
Northern Thailand's cultural capital and Thailand's best-known digital-nomad base.
Gateway to the Golden Triangle — the White Temple, highland coffee country and the northernmost provincial capital.
Known for horse-drawn carriages, kaolin ceramics and the historic Wat Phra That Lampang Luang temple.
Northwestern Myanmar-border province built around the Mae Sot trade town and Umphang's Thi Lo Su waterfall.
Thailand's first capital — a UNESCO World Heritage historical park and the birthplace of the Thai script.
A quiet upper-north lake province built around Kwan Phayao, Thailand's largest freshwater lake.
Thailand's most mountainous, mist-covered province, bordering Myanmar — home to Pai and remote hill-tribe communities.
One of Thailand's oldest continuously inhabited cities, the former Hariphunchai kingdom, just south of Chiang Mai.
A remote mountain province on the Laos border along the Nan River, with a growing boutique-tourism scene.
Historic teak-wood trading town, home to the hilltop temple Wat Phra That Cho Hae.
Home to the Sirikit Dam on the Nan River and known for its Lang Sad durian orchards.
Home to the revered Phra Buddha Chinnarat image and gateway to Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park.
Agricultural highland province known for the cool-climate Khao Kho mountains.
A UNESCO World Heritage historical park of Sukhothai-era ruins on the Ping River.
Sits at the confluence of four rivers forming the Chao Phraya, and hosts one of Thailand's largest Chinese New Year festivals.
Home to the Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, part of a UNESCO World Heritage forest complex.
Northeast Thailand
Isaan's established retiree hub — a central lake park, shopping and long-standing value for cost of living.
Isaan's education and healthcare capital — Khon Kaen University, Srinagarind Hospital and Bueng Kaen Nakhon lake.
Known as Korat — the gateway to Isaan, with Suranaree University and easy access to Khao Yai National Park.
Eastern Isaan's lower-Mekong capital — the annual Candle Festival and the Chong Mek border crossing to Laos.
Home to the ancient Khmer temple Phanom Rung, Buriram United football and the Chang International Circuit.
Mekong border gateway to Laos via the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, with the Sala Keoku sculpture park.
A largely agricultural province split from neighbouring Ubon Ratchathani in 1993.
Thailand's newest province, established in 2011, on the Mekong River near Phu Tok mountain.
Home to Pa Hin Ngam National Park's rock formations and a long tradition of cotton and silk weaving.
Home to Sahatsakhan district's dinosaur fossil site and the Sirindhorn Museum.
Known for Thailand's coldest recorded temperatures, Phu Kradueng National Park and the Mekong riverside town of Chiang Khan.
An education-focused province built around Mahasarakham University.
A Mekong border town opposite Savannakhet, Laos, linked by the Second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge.
A scenic Mekong riverside town facing Laos, home to the revered Phra That Phanom pagoda.
Split from Udon Thani in 1993; home to the Phu Phra Bat historical park.
Built around the central Bung Phlan Chai lake and the Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol temple.
Home to Nong Han lake and the Phu Phan mountains, and a centre of Thai forest-meditation Buddhism.
A border province near the Khao Phra Wihan area, known for durian and rambutan orchards.
Famous for its annual Elephant Round-up festival and a long tradition of silk weaving.
Best known for the Bun Bang Fai rocket festival, held each year to invite the monsoon rains.
East Thailand
Eastern Economic Corridor manufacturing hub and home to Pattaya — Sriracha, Laem Chabang port and corporate housing.
EEC industrial hub with corporate relocation demand and the ferry gateway to Koh Samet.
Thailand's easternmost province, home to Koh Chang and Mu Ko Chang National Park.
A gemstone-trading hub for sapphires and rubies, with durian orchards and a French colonial-era waterfront quarter.
A Bangkok commuter province home to the widely revered Wat Sothon temple.
Home to the ancient town of Si Mahosot and part of the Dong Phaya Yen–Khao Yai UNESCO forest complex.
Home to the Aranyaprathet border crossing to Cambodia and the Rong Kluea border market.
West Thailand
Hua Hin's home province — Sam Roi Yot and Kui Buri national parks, Pranburi and the Bang Saphan coast.
Historic royal province between Bangkok and Hua Hin — Phra Nakhon Khiri palace and Kaeng Krachan National Park.
Home to the Damnoen Saduak floating market, traditional water-jar pottery and Karen hill communities near the Myanmar border.
South Thailand
Thailand's largest island — its best-known beaches, villas and the country's most mature foreign rental market.
Dramatic Andaman coast limestone karsts, laid-back living and Koh Lanta's long beaches.
Ao Phang Nga Bay's karst islands, Khao Lak's beaches and a planned new Andaman-coast airport.
Mainland gateway to the Samui archipelago — Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao — plus durian country and Khao Sok rainforest.
The ancient Tambralinga capital — Wat Phra Mahathat, Nang Talung shadow-puppet culture and Walailak University.
A 2025 UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, home to Hat Yai — southern Thailand's commercial hub.
Rubber-tree country, the Emerald Cave and a Hokkien-Chinese coffee-shop culture on the Andaman coast.
Thailand's rainiest province, known for its hot springs and the Kraburi River crossing to Myanmar.
Home to the Thale Noi wetlands bird sanctuary and the birthplace of Nang Talung shadow-puppet theatre.
Home to Tarutao National Marine Park and a UNESCO Global Geopark near the Malaysian border.
The gateway to southern Thailand, known for Chumphon Marine National Park and king-mackerel fishing.
Home to the historic Malay-Muslim sultanate heritage and the Krue Se Mosque.
Known for its well-planned circular city centre and Betong district's misty mountains near the Malaysian border.
Thailand's southernmost Gulf-coast province, with a Malay-Muslim majority population.
Sources & References
Region groupings follow common Thai administrative usage. BAANLYY does not publish population or land-area figures here -- those change year to year; see the National Statistical Office of Thailand for current data.
General information, not legal, tax, immigration or financial advice.
