Ratchaburi

Ratchaburi (, ; also rendered as Rajburi or Rat Buri') is a historic town (thesaban mueang) in western Thailand and the capital of Ratchaburi Province. The area shows early settlement associated with Dvaravati culture and later became an important trade centre in the Ayutthaya period.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Ratchaburi
Settlement.native_name: ราชบุรี
Settlement.other_name: Rajburi, Rat Buri
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: From Kean Chandra Hill to Ratchaburi Downtown - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Ratchaburi from Kaen Chan hill
Settlement.pushpin_map: Thailand
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: none
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Thailand
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ratchaburi Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mueang Ratchaburi District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Na Mueang
Settlement.area_total_km2: 8.70
Settlement.population_total: 36,040

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Wikidata facts

Official name: เทศบาลเมืองราชบุรี
Country: Thailand
Located in: Mueang Ratchaburi
Population: 36339
Area: 8.7
Capital of: Ratchaburi
Image: Asian highway 2 Ratchaburi.jpg

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Commons category: Ratchaburi
native label: เทศบาลเมืองราชบุรี

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Ratchaburi (thaï ราชบุรี) est une ville de l'Ouest de la Thaïlande, située à l'Est de la province de Ratchaburi, dont elle est le chef-lieu. Elle se trouve sur la rive gauche (occidentale) de la Mae Klong. En 2006, elle comptait 38 208 habitants. À proximité se trouve Khu Bua, un important site archéologique de la culture de Dvaravati. Ratchaburi sur Commons * Portail de la Thaïlande

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