Chaiyaphum
ชัยภูมิ | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| เทศบาลเมืองชัยภูมิ | |
 Chaiyaphum Town Hall | |
 Seal | |
  Chaiyaphum Location in Thailand | |
| Coordinates: 15°48′20″N 102°01′52″E / 15.80556°N 102.03111°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chaiyaphum |
| District | Mueang Chaiyaphum |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Banyong Kiatkongchuchai[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.78 km2 (11.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 58,350 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area code | (+66) 44 |
| Website | chaiyaphummunicipality |
Chaiyaphum (Thai: ชัยภูมิ, pronounced [tɕʰāj.jā.pʰūːm]; Northeastern Thai: ไซยภูมิ, pronounced [sa᷇j.ɲā.pʰu᷇ːm]) is a town (thesaban mueang) in northeastern Thailand, capital of Chaiyaphum Province. As of 2015[update] it had a population of 58,350,[2] and covers the full tambon Nai Mueang of Mueang Chaiyaphum District. Chaiyaphum is 337 road kilometres northeast of Bangkok.
As of 2021, there are wild elephants in the town.[3]
- ^ "List of Mayors - municipal officials". Chaiyaphum Municipality. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Where is Chaiyaphum, Thailand?". WorldAtlas. Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ "Sanctuary worker stomped to death by wild elephants". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2021-11-14.