Chonburi

Chonburi
ชลบุรี
Town
เทศบาลเมืองชลบุรี
The Khao Khiao Massif rising behind Chonburi town
The Khao Khiao Massif rising behind Chonburi town
Official seal of Chonburi
Chonburi is located in Thailand
Chonburi
Chonburi
Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 13°21′40″N 100°59′6″E / 13.36111°N 100.98500°E / 13.36111; 100.98500
Country Thailand
ProvinceChonburi Province
DistrictMueang Chonburi
Government
 • MayorDecho 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 zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postcode
20000
Area code(+66) 38
Geocode2099
Websitechonburicity.go.th

Chonburi (Thai: ชลบุรี, RTGSChon 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]

  1. ^ "Department of Provincial Administration พ.ศ.2565". [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2021] (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  2. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งเทศบาลเมืองชลบุรี จังหวัดชลบุรี พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๘ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 52 (ก): 1651–1656. 1935-12-10. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2012.