Phetchaburi
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Phetchaburi (, ) or Phet Buri () is a town (thesaban mueang) in southern Thailand, capital of Phetchaburi Province. In Thai, Phetchaburi means "city of diamonds" (buri meaning "city" in Sanskrit). It is approximately 160 km south of Bangkok, at the northern end of the Thai peninsula. As of 2005, the town had a population of 26,181 and covers the two tambon Tha Rap and Khlong Krachaeng.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Phetchaburi
- Settlement.native_name
- เพชรบุรี
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Khao Wang 006.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Picture taken from atop Khao Wang, looking down on the town of Phetchaburi
- Settlement.image_map
- Amphoe 7601.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Phetchaburi Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Thailand
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Phetchaburi Province
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 5.4
- Settlement.population_total
- 26181
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2005
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone1
- ICT
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +7
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- เทศบาลเมืองเพชรบุรี
- Country
- Thailand
- Located in
- Mueang Phetchaburi
- Population
- 40259
- Area
- 5.4
- Capital of
- Phetchaburi
- Official website
- www.phetchaburicity.go.th
- Image
- Khao Wang 002.JPG
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- Phetchaburi
- native label
- เทศบาลเมืองเพชรบุรี
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Phetchaburi (, ) or Phet Buri () is a town (thesaban mueang) in southern Thailand, capital of Phetchaburi Province. In Thai, Phetchaburi means "city of diamonds" (buri meaning "city" in Sanskrit). It is approximately 160 km south of Bangkok, at the northern end of the Thai peninsula. As of 2005, the town had a population of 26,181 and covers the two tambon Tha Rap and Khlong Krachaeng.
The Phetchaburi River runs through the middle of the city. The region is mostly flat, save for a single hill (called Khao Wang) on the outskirts of town. The royal palace named Phra Nakhon Khiri and one of the many wats are on top of Khao Wang. The hill and town is the site of an annual festival, called the Phra Nakhon Khiri Fair. It lasts for eight days in early February and includes a sound and light show and classical Thai dance.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Phetchaburi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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