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List of Buddhist temples in Thailand
There are a total of 41,205 Buddhist temples (wat) in Thailand since last update. This is confirmed, of which 33,902 are in current use, according to the Office of National Buddhism. Of the 33,902 active temples, 31,890 are of the Maha Nikaya and 1,987 are of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya orders of the Theravada school, while 12 are of the Chinese Nikaya and 13 are of the Anam Nikaya orders of the Mahayana school. Two hundred and seventy-two temples, 217 of the Maha Nikaya order and 55 of the Dhammayut order, hold the status of royal temple. Royal wisungkhamasima, official recognition of a temple's legitimacy, has been granted to 20,281 temples. The following is a very partial list of Buddhist temples in Thailand:
By class
Royal temples
Special class
First class
Second class
Third class
By region
Northern Thailand
Chiang Mai
Chiang Rai
Lampang
Lamphun
Nakhon Sawan
Nan
Nong Khai
Phayao
Phetchabun
Phichit
Uthai Thani
Uttaradit
Northeastern Thailand
Khon Kaen
Maha Sarakham
Nakhon Phanom
Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Sakon Nakhon
Sisaket
Ubon Ratchathani
Udon Thani
Western Thailand
Kanchanaburi
Central Thailand
Ayutthaya
Bangkok
Lopburi
Nakhon Nayok
Nakhon Pathom
Nonthaburi
Pathum Thani
Phitsanulok
Samut Prakan
Samut Songkhram
Saraburi
Suphan Buri
Eastern Thailand
Chachoengsao
Chonburi
Trat
Southern Thailand
Ko Samui
Krabi
Nakhon Si Thammarat
Phuket
Surat Thani
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