Kamphaeng Phet Province

Kamphaeng Phet (Thai กำแพงเพชร) is ane o the provinces (changwat) o Thailand, locatit in the north o the kintra. Neighborin provinces are (frae north clockwise) Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Phichit, Nakhon Sawan an Tak.

 Etymology 
The wird Kamphaeng means Wall, an the wird Phet frae Sanskrit Vajra meanin diamond (or wappen o Indra). Hence the name o the province literally means Diamond Wall.

 Geography 

Ane o the maist well-kent products o the province is banana. Banana festivals tak place in the province ivery year, tae thank the gods for the hairst.

History
Kamphaeng Phet awready wis a ryal ceety in the Sukhothai Kinrick in the 14t century, then kent unner its auld name Chakangrao. It formed an important pairt o the defence seestem o the kinrick, as well as later o the Ayutthaya Kinrick.

Symbols
The provincial seal shows the ceety walls surmuntit bi diamonds, for the ceety name means diamond wall. The provincial tree is the areca nut palm (Acacia catechu) an the provincial flouer the Bullet Wid (Mimusops elengi).

Admeenistrative diveesions
The province is subdividit in 11 destricts (amphoe). Thir are further subdividit intae 78 subdestricts (tambon) an 823 veelages (muban).
Mueang Kamphaeng Phet
Sai Ngam
Khlong Lan
Khanu Woralaksaburi
Khlong Khlung
Phran Kratai<li>Lan Krabue
<li>Sai Thong Watthana
<li>Pang Sila Thong
<li>Bueng Samakkhi
<li>Kosamphi Nakhon


Category:Provinces o Thailand