| A quiet and tranquil province, Nan
nestles in a verdant 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, Santi
Suk, Bo Klua, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Song Khwae, 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.
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