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A
quiet and tranquil province, Nan nestles in a valley in Northern Thailand.
About 668 kilometres from Bangkok, it covers an area of 11,472 square
kilometres and is made up of the following districts: Muang, Wiang Sa,
Na Noi, Pua, Chiang Klang, Tha Wang Pha, Thung Chang, Mae Charim, Ban
Luang, Na Mun, Santisuk, Bo Klua, Chaleom Phra Kiat, Song Kwae, and
Phu Phiang.
The people of Nan
descend from the Lan Changs (Laotians). Their forebears moved to settle
around present day Pua district which is rich in rock salt deposits,
about 700 years ago at the time when Sukhothai was becoming the kingdom
of the Thais. They subsequently moved south to the fertile Nan River
basin which is much more extensive. Nan's history is deeply involved
with its neighbours, in particular Sukhothai which played an important
role in both political and religious terms before Nan became a part
of Lanna, Burma and Thailand in that order. Today Nan is still the home
of numerous Thai Lu and other hill tribes who retain highly interesting
customs and traditions.
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