Nakhon Si Thammarat province

Nakhon Si Thammarat
นครศรีธรรมราช
Other transcription(s)
 • Southern Thaiนครศรีธรรมราช (pronounced [nàʔ.kʰɔ̂ːn.síː.tʰām.mǎʔ.rǎt̚])
คอน (pronounced [kʰɔ̂ːn])
 • MalayLigor (Rumi)
From left to right, top to bottom : Nakhon Si Thammarat City Wall, Wat Phra Mahathat, Nakhon Si Thammarat PAO Stadium, Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport, Nakhon Si Thammarat railway station
Flag of Nakhon Si Thammarat
Official seal of Nakhon Si Thammarat
Nickname(s): 
Muangkhon (Thai: เมืองคอน)
Nakhon (Thai:นคร)
Motto(s): 
เราชาวนครฯ อยู่เมืองพระ มั่นอยู่ในสัจจะศีลธรรม กอปรกรรมดี มีมานะพากเพียร ไม่เบียดเบียนทำอันตรายผู้ใด
("We the Nakhon people's, the city of Buddhism. Strong in moral truth, good karma and perseverance. Never encroach nor harm anyone")
Map of Thailand highlighting Nakhon Si Thammarat province
Map of Thailand highlighting Nakhon Si Thammarat province
Coordinates: 8°25′7″N 99°57′49″E / 8.41861°N 99.96361°E / 8.41861; 99.96361
CountryThailand
CapitalNakhon Si Thammarat
Government
 • GovernorAphinan Phuekphong
(since October 2022)[1]
Area
 • Total
9,943 km2 (3,839 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 18th
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total
1,560,433
 • RankRanked 8th
 • Density157/km2 (410/sq mi)
  • RankRanked 26th
Human Achievement Index
 • HAI (2022)0.6263 "somewhat low"
Ranked 61st
GDP
 • Totalbaht 154 billion
(US$5.3 billion) (2019)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
80xxx
Calling code075
ISO 3166 codeTH-80
Websitewww.nakhonsithammarat.go.th

Nakhon Si Thammarat province (Thai: จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช, pronounced [ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn sǐː tʰām.mā.râːt]) is a province (changwat) of Thailand, on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand. As of 2018, it was the most populous province of Southern Thailand, with a population of approximately 1.5 million.[3] Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Songkhla, Phatthalung, Trang, Krabi and Surat Thani.[6]

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