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Nakhon Ratchasima is a province located in northeastern Thailand. It is one of the largest and most populous provinces in the region, serving as an important economic and cultural center for Thailand's northeast.
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Key facts
- Country
- Thailand
- Capital
- Nakhon Ratchasima City
- Governor
- Chaiwat Chuenkosum
- Pao chief executive
- Yalada Wangsuphakitkoson
- Total
- 20,736 km (8,006 sq mi)
- Rank
- 2nd
- Density
- 126/km (330/sq mi)
- Hai 2022
- 0.6471 "average", Ranked 30th
- Time zone
- UTC+7 ( ICT )
- Postal code
- 30xxx
- Calling code
- 044
- Iso 3166 code
- TH-30
- Website
- nakhonratchasima .go .th
Article
Nakhon Ratchasima (Thai: นครราชสีมา, pronounced [ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn râːt.tɕʰā.sǐː.māː]; Northeastern Thai: นครราชสีมา, pronounced [nà(ʔ).kʰɔ̂ːn lâːt.sā.sǐː.mâː], often called Khorat (Thai: โคราช, pronounced [kʰōː.râːt]; Northeastern Thai: โคราช, pronounced [kʰôː.lâːt]) (alternate spelling Korat) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat) and lies in lower northeastern Thailand also called Isan. At 20,736 square kilometres (8,006 sq mi) it is the country's second largest province by area, has a population of approximately 2.6 million, and generates about 250 billion baht in GDP, the highest in Isan. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise, from north) Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Buriram, Sa Kaeo, Prachinburi, Nakhon Nayok, Saraburi, and Lopburi.
The capital of the province is the city of Nakhon Ratchasima in Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district, also called Khorat.