Ratchaburi

Ratchaburi
ราชบุรี
Rajburi, Rat Buri
Town
View of Ratchaburi from Kaen Chan hill
View of Ratchaburi from Kaen Chan hill
Ratchaburi is located in Thailand
Ratchaburi
Coordinates: 13°32′8″N 99°48′48″E / 13.53556°N 99.81333°E / 13.53556; 99.81333[1]
CountryThailand
ProvinceRatchaburi Province
DistrictMueang Ratchaburi District
SubdistrictNa Mueang
Area
 • Total5,196 km2 (2,006 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[3]
 • Total36,169
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)

Ratchaburi (Thai: ราชบุรี, pronounced [râːt.t͡ɕʰā.bū.rīː]) or Rajburi, Rat Buri) is a town (thesaban mueang) in western Thailand, capital of Ratchaburi Province.

Ratchaburi town covers the entire tambon Na Mueang (หน้าเมือง) of Mueang Ratchaburi District.[4] As of 2017 it had an estimated population of 36,169, down from 38,149 in 2005.[3]

  1. ^ GoogleEarth
  2. ^ ตำบลหน้าเมือง อำเภอเมือง ราชบุรี [Tumbol Naimueang Amphoe Mueang Ratchaburi] (in Thai). ThaiTambon. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Thailand: Regions and Major Cities". Germany: City Population.
  4. ^ Thaitambon.com, Accessed 11 May 2011 (in Thai)[Link to precise page]