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Ubon Ratchathani
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Key facts
- Country
- Thailand
- Capital
- Ubon Ratchathani
- Governor
- Adisak Noisuwan
- Total
- 15,626 km (6,033 sq mi)
- Rank
- 5th
- Density
- 120/km (310/sq mi)
- Hai 2022
- 0.6272 "somewhat low", Ranked 60th
- Time zone
- UTC+7 ( ICT )
- Postal code
- 34xxx
- Calling code
- 045
- Iso 3166 code
- TH-34
- Website
- ubonratchathani .go .th
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Ubon Ratchathani (Thai: อุบลราชธานี, pronounced [ʔù.bōn râːt.tɕʰā.tʰāː.nīː]; Northeastern Thai: อุบลราชธานี, pronounced [ʔǔ.bōn lâːt.sā.tʰa᷇ː.ni᷇ː]), often shortened to Ubon (อุบลฯ), is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces. It lies in lower northeastern Thailand (also called Isan). Ubon is about 630 km (390 mi) from Bangkok. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Sisaket, Yasothon, and Amnat Charoen. To the north and east it borders Salavan and Champasak of Laos, to the south Preah Vihear of Cambodia.
History
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