Nakhon Ratchasima province

Nakhon Ratchasima
นครราชสีมา
Nakhon Ratchasima province
(clockwise from upper-left): Phimai Castle, Thao Suranaree Monument, Thai house at Jim Thompson Farm, Chum Phon Gate, Buddha statue at Phanom Wan Castle
Flag of Nakhon Ratchasima
Official seal of Nakhon Ratchasima
Nickname: 
Korat (Thai: โคราช)
Motto(s): 
เมืองหญิงกล้า ผ้าไหมดี หมี่โคราช ปราสาทหิน ดินด่านเกวียน
("City of brave women. Excellent silk. Mee Korat. Stone castles. Dan Kwian clay.")
Map of Thailand highlighting Nakhon Ratchasima province
Map of Thailand highlighting Nakhon Ratchasima province
CountryThailand
CapitalNakhon Ratchasima City
Government
 • GovernorSiam Sirimongkol
(since October 2022)[1]
Area
 • Total20,736 km2 (8,006 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 1st
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total2,630,058
 • RankRanked 2nd
 • Density127/km2 (330/sq mi)
  • RankRanked 35th
Human Achievement Index
 • HAI (2022)0.6471 "average"
Ranked 30th
GDP
 • Totalbaht 275 billion
(US$9.5 billion) (2019)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
30xxx
Calling code044
ISO 3166 codeTH-30
Websitewww.nakhonratchasima.go.th

Nakhon Ratchasima (Thai: นครราชสีมา, pronounced [ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn râːt.tɕʰā.sǐː.māː]; Northeastern Thai: นครราชสีมา, pronounced [nà(ʔ).kʰɔ᷇ːn lâːt.sā.sǐː.ma᷇ː], often called Khorat (Thai: โคราช, pronounced [kʰōː.râːt]; Northeastern Thai: โคราช, pronounced [kʰo᷇ː.lâːt])) (alternate spelling Korat) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat) lies in lower northeastern Thailand also called Isan. It is the country's largest province by area, has a population of approximately 2.7 million, and generates about 250 billion baht in GDP, the highest in Isan.[6] Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise, from north) Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Buriram, Sa Kaeo, Prachinburi, Nakhon Nayok, Saraburi, and Lopburi.

The capital of the province is the city of Nakhon Ratchasima in Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district, also called Khorat.

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