Sisaket province
Sisaket province (Thai: ศรีสะเกษ, RTGS: Si Sa Ket, pronounced [sǐː sàʔ kèːt]; Khmer: សិរីសាកេត Serei Saket), is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat). It lies in lower northeastern Thailand, a region called Isan. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise): Surin, Roi Et, Yasothon, and Ubon Ratchathani. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.
Sisaket
ศรีสะเกษ សិរីសាកេត (Khmer) | |
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Mun River, Rasi Salai District | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname(s): Sri Nakorn Lamduan (honour of white cheesewood city) | |
Map of Thailand highlighting Sisaket province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Sisaket |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Watthana Phutthichat (since October 2019) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,936 km2 (3,450 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 21st |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 1,472,859 |
| • Rank | Ranked 10th |
| • Density | 165/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 22nd |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2017) | 0.5727 "somewhat low" Ranked 51st |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 70 billion (US$2.3 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 33xxx |
| Calling code | 045 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-33 |
| Website | www |
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