Kalasin

Kalasin
กาฬสินธุ์
Town
Location in Thailand
Location in Thailand
Kalasin
Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 16°26′3″N 103°30′33″E / 16.43417°N 103.50917°E / 16.43417; 103.50917
CountryThailand
ProvinceKalasin Province
Founded1937
Government
 • MayorJaruwat Bunpherm
Area
 • Total
16.96 km2 (6.55 sq mi)
Elevation
152 m (499 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
34,429
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
46000
Area code(+66) 43

Kalasin (Thai: กาฬสินธุ์) is a city (thesaban mueang) in northeast Thailand, the capital of Kalasin Province.[2] As of 2015, it has a population of 34,429[1] It covers the whole tambon Kalasin of the Mueang Kalasin District, an area of 16.96 km2 (6.55 sq mi). Kalasin lies 513 kilometres (319 mi) north-northeast of Bangkok by road.

Isan woman approaching a coffee vendor in Kalasin.
  1. ^ a b Department of provincial administration Archived August 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Kalasin". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2015.