Chonburi province

Chonburi
ชลบุรี
Province
Other transcription(s)
 • Teochew萬佛歲
From top: View of Pattaya skyline, Sanctuary of Truth, Phra Chuthathut Palace of Ko Sichang
Flag of Chonburi
Flag
Official seal of Chonburi
Seal
Motto(s): 
ทะเลงาม ข้าวหลามอร่อย อ้อยหวาน จักสานดี ประเพณีวิ่งควาย
("Beautiful seas. Delicious Khao Lam. Sweet sugar cane. Fine weaving. The buffalo racing festival.")
Map of Thailand, with a small highlighted area near the centre of the country, near the coast of the Gulf of Thailand
Location within Thailand
Coordinates: 13°13′N 101°11′E / 13.217°N 101.183°E / 13.217; 101.183
CountryThailand
RegionEastern Thailand
Provincial CapitalChonburi
Largest CitySi Racha
Settledc. 7th century, as Phrarot city
Founded as city1897–1932
Founded as province1933
Governing bodyChonburi Provincial Office
Government
 • TypeProvince
 • GovernorThawatchai Srithong
(since late 2022)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Province4,363 km2 (1,685 sq mi)
 • Rank50th
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Province1,535,445
 • Rank9th
 • Density351.9/km2 (911/sq mi)
  • Rank10th
Human Achievement Index
[4]
 • HAI (2022)0.6896 "high"
Ranked 1st
GDP
[5]
 • Totalbaht 976 billion
(US$33 billion) (2019)
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (ICT)
Postal code
20xxx
Calling code038
ISO 3166 codeTH-20

Chonburi (Thai: ชลบุรี, RTGS: Chon Buri, [tɕ͡ʰōn bū.rīː] ⓘ) is a province of Thailand (changwat) located in eastern Thailand.[6] Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to the west. Pattaya, a major tourism destination in Thailand, is located in Chonburi, along with Laem Chabang, the country's primary seaport. The population of the province has grown rapidly and now totals 1.7 million residents, although a large portion of the population is floating or unregistered.[7] The registered population as of 31 December 2018 was 1.535 million.[3]

  1. ^ "449 police, soldiers make show of force in Pattaya". Pattaya Mail. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  2. ^ Advancing Human Development through the ASEAN Community, Thailand Human Development Report 2014, table 0:Basic Data (PDF) (Report). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Thailand. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-974-680-368-7. Retrieved 17 January 2016, Data has been supplied by Land Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, at Wayback Machine.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)[dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "ร่ยงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2561" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2018]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior. stat.bora.dopa.go.th (in Thai). 31 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  4. ^ "ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). Retrieved 12 March 2024, page 22{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  5. ^ "Gross Regional and Provincial Product, 2019 Edition". <>. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). July 2019. ISSN 1686-0799. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ^ "About Chon Buri". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference citypopulation was invoked but never defined (see the help page).