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Nakhon Ratchasima
นครราชสีมา | |
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Nakhon Ratchasima province | |
Nickname: Korat (Thai: โคราช) | |
Motto(s): เมืองหญิงกล้า ผ้าไหมดี หมี่โคราช ปราสาทหิน ดินด่านเกวียน ("City of brave women. Excellent silk. Mee Korat. Stone castles. Dan Kwian clay.") | |
Country | Thailand |
Capital | Nakhon Ratchasima City |
Government | |
• Governor | Siam Sirimongkol (since October 2022)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 20,736 km2 (8,006 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 1st |
Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 2,630,058 |
• Rank | Ranked 2nd |
• Density | 127/km2 (330/sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 35th |
Human Achievement Index | |
• HAI (2022) | 0.6471 "average" Ranked 30th |
GDP | |
• Total | baht 275 billion (US$9.5 billion) (2019) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Postal code | 30xxx |
Calling code | 044 |
ISO 3166 code | TH-30 |
Website | www |
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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