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Nan, town, northern Thailand, in the Luang Phra Bang (Prabang) Range. Nan lies about 90 miles (145 km) northeast of Lampang along the Nan River and is a commercial centre for teak and agricultural products. An airport has scheduled flights to other Thai cities, and a road leads southwest to Den Chai on the Bangkok-Chiengmai railway. In the 1970s the region received many refugees from Laos. Pop. (2000) 21,628.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Melissa Albert.