Kanchanaburi
กาญจนบุรี | |
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From left to right, top to bottom : Kanchanaburi City Gate, Erawan National Park, Kanchanaburi Road, Burma Railway, Kanchanaburi War Cemetery | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Mueang Kan (Thai: เมืองกาญจน์) | |
| Motto(s): แคว้นโบราณ ด่านเจดีย์ มณีเมืองกาญจน์ สะพานข้ามแม่น้ำแคว แหล่งแร่น้ำตก ("The ancient province. The (Three) Pagodas Pass Checkpoint, Gems of Mueang Kan, Bridge on the River Kwai. Source of minerals and waterfalls.") | |
 Map of Thailand highlighting Kanchanaburi province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Kanchanaburi |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Thanaporn Prommahit |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,483 km2 (7,522 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 3rd |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 893,151 |
| • Rank | Ranked 26th |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 74th |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6372 "average" Ranked 43rd |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 97 billion (US$3.5 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 71xxx |
| Calling code | 034 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-71 |
| Vehicle registration | กาญจนบุรี |
| Website | www |
Kanchanaburi (Thai: กาญจนบุรี, pronounced [kāːn.t͡ɕā.ná(ʔ).bū.rīː]) is the largest of the western provinces (changwat) of Thailand. The neighboring provinces are (clockwise, from the north) Tak, Uthai Thani, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Pathom, and Ratchaburi. In the west it borders Kayin State, Mon State, and the Tanintharyi Region of Myanmar.
Tourists are attracted by the history of its ancient civilization and the World War II Bridge over the River Kwai, originally spelt "Khwae" but officially changed to Kwai to accommodate the expectations of tourists.
- ^ Advancing Human Development through the ASEAN Community, Thailand Human Development Report 2014, table 0:Basic Data (PDF) (Report). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Thailand. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-974-680-368-7. Retrieved 17 January 2016, Data has been supplied by Land Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, at Wayback Machine.[dead link]
- ^ "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2561" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2018]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior (in Thai). 31 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). Retrieved 2 March 2024, page 16
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Gross Regional and Provincial Product, 2019 Edition". <>. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). July 2019. ISSN 1686-0799. Retrieved 22 January 2020.