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Key facts
- Country
- Thailand
- Capital
- Buriram
- Governor
- Piya Pijnam
- Pao chief executive
- Phusit Lekudakorn
- Total
- 10,080 km (3,890 sq mi)
- Rank
- 17th
- Density
- 155/km (400/sq mi)
- Hai 2022
- 0.6136 "low", Ranked 72nd
- Time zone
- UTC+7 ( ICT )
- Postal code
- 31xxx
- Calling code
- 044
- Iso 3166 code
- TH-31
- Vehicle registration
- บุรีรัมย์
- Website
- buriram .go .th , bpao .go .th
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Buriram province (Thai: จังหวัดบุรีรัมย์, RTGS: Changwat Buri Ram, pronounced [tɕāŋ.wàt bū.rīː.rām]) is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (changwat) and lies in lower northeastern Thailand, also called Isan. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Sa Kaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham, and Surin. The name "Buriram" means 'city of happiness'.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Buri Ram” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.