Chonburi
ชลบุรี | |
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Town | |
เทศบาลเมืองชลบุรี | |
Location in Thailand | |
Coordinates: 13°21′40″N 100°59′6″E / 13.36111°N 100.98500°E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Chonburi Province |
District | Mueang Chonburi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Decho Kongchayasukkawat |
Area | |
• Town | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
• Urban | 228.8 km2 (88.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Town | 27,815 |
• Urban | 342,959 |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Postcode | 20000 |
Area code | (+66) 38 |
Geocode | 2099 |
Website | chonburicity |
Chonburi (Thai: ชลบุรี, RTGS: Chon Buri, IAST: jalapurī, pronounced [tɕ͡ʰōn bū.rīː] ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and, as part of the district Mueang Chonburi, the seventh-largest city in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, and has an urban population of 342,959.[1] Its name means 'city of water'.
Chonburi, along with the urban areas of Si Racha and Pattaya, forms a conurbation known as the Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area, which has a total population of 999,092.
Chonburi town has had town (thesaban mueang) status since 1935 and makes up only a small part of the current city-scape.[2]