Kanchanaburi

Kanchanaburi กาญจนบุรี
Town
Kanchanaburi city gate
Kanchanaburi Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 14°1′10″N 99°31′52″E / 14.01944°N 99.53111°E / 14.01944; 99.53111
Country	Thailand
Province	Kanchanaburi Province
District	Mueang Kanchanaburi District
Elevation	100 ft (30 m)
Population  (2017)
• Total	25,651 [1]
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)

Kanchanaburi (Thai: กาญจนบุรี, pronounced [kāːn.t͡ɕā.ná(ʔ).bū.rīː]) is a town municipality (thesaban mueang) in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. The town of lies to the southeast of Erawan National Park within Kanchanaburi Province, approximately 120km west of Bangkok.^[2] In 2006 it had a population of 31,327. That number was reduced to 25,651 in 2017. The town covers tambons Ban Nuea and Ban Tai and parts of Pak Phraek and Tha Makham, all of Mueang Kanchanaburi District, and parts of tambon Tha Lo of Tha Muang District.