Ratchaburi province
Ratchaburi province (Thai: จังหวัดราชบุรี, pronounced [t͡ɕāŋ.wàt râːt.t͡ɕʰā.bū.rīː]) or Rat Buri (pronounced [râːt bū.rīː]) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat) lies in Western Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram and Phetchaburi. In the west it borders the Tanintharyi Region of Myanmar.
Ratchaburi
ราชบุรี | |
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Old Ratchaburi Provincial Hall, now Ratchaburi National Museum | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname(s): Mueang Ong (city of jars) | |
Map of Thailand highlighting Ratchaburi province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Ratchaburi |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ronnapop Luangpairote (since Oct. 2020) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,196 km2 (2,006 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 42nd |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 873,518 |
| • Rank | Ranked 27th |
| • Density | 168/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 21st |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2017) | 0.5713 "somewhat low" Ranked 53rd |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 173 billion (US$6.1 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 70xxx |
| Calling code | 032 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-70 |
| Website | www |
Ratchaburi is 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Bangkok and borders Myanmar to the west with the Tenasserim Hills as a natural border. The Mae Klong flows through the centre of Ratchaburi town.
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