Khon Kaen
ขอนแก่น | |
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| City of Khon Kaen เทศบาลนครขอนแก่น | |
From top, left to right: Aerial view of Khon Kaen City; Wat Klang Khon Kaen; Sithan Gate of Khon Kaen University, flags half-raised to honor Princess Galyani Vadhana; Khon Kaen democracy monument; statue of King Rama IV at Khon Kaen University. | |
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  Khon Kaen Location in Thailand | |
| Coordinates: 16°26′N 102°50′E / 16.433°N 102.833°E | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Khon Kaen |
| District | Muang Khon Kaen |
| Town municipality | 20 Aug 1935 |
| City municipality | 24 Sept 1995 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Municipality |
| • Mayor | Thirasak Thikhayuphan (since Sept 2012) |
| Area | |
| 46 km2 (17.76 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 953.4 km2 (368.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th |
| Elevation | 187 m (613.5 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| 114,459 | |
| • Rank | 4th (Urban) |
| • Density | 2,488/km2 (6,440/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2022) | 412,758 |
| • Urban density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Registered residents | |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postcode | 40000 |
| Calling ode | 043 |
| Website | www |
Khon Kaen (Thai: ขอนแก่น, pronounced [kʰɔ̌(ː)n kɛ̀n]) is the capital of Khon Kaen province and the fourth-largest city in Thailand. It is one of the four major cities of Isan, Northeast Thailand, also known as the "big four of Isan", the others being Udon Thani, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Ubon Ratchathani.
The city municipality of Khon Kaen (thesaban nakhon) acts as the governmental seat of the province, as well as the Mueang Khon Kaen district and lies 450 kilometres (280 mi) northeast of Bangkok.[2]
- ^ "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2562" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2019]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior (in Thai). 31 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020, archiving is not necessary because DOPA provides data from 1993 to future years.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Distance: Bangkok to Khon Kaen". Google Maps. Retrieved 25 June 2015.