Buriram

Buriram
บุรีรัมย์ (Thai)
มฺืงแปะ (Northern Khmer)
City of Buriram
เทศบาลนครบุรีรัมย์
(From top, left to right): Buriram Hospital, Municipality Office, Chang Arena, and the moat with defunct Saeng Rung Hotel
Buriram
Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 14°59′39″N 103°06′08″E / 14.99417°N 103.10222°E / 14.99417; 103.10222
Country Thailand
ProvinceBuriram Province
DistrictMueang Buriram
Town municipality14 February 1936
City municipality31 October 2024
Named afterบุรี buri – "Town, City"
รัมย์ ram – "Happiness"
lit.'Town of Happiness'
Government
  TypeCity municipality
  MayorAnuchit Luangchaisri
(since January 2025)
Area
  Total
29.13 sq mi (75.44 km2)
Elevation
535 ft (163 m)
Population
 (2023)
  Total
23,364
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
31000
Area code044
AirportIATA: BFV – ICAO: VTUO
Websitewww.buriramcity.go.th

Buriram (Thai: บุรีรัมย์, RTGS: Buri Ram, pronounced [bū.rīː rām]; Northern Khmer: มฺืงแปะ) is a city municipality (thesaban nakhon) in Thailand, capital of Buriram Province, about 300 km (190 mi) northeast of Bangkok. incorporating Nai Mueang and Isan Subdistricts and parts Samet Subdistricts of Mueang Buriram District. In 2023 it had a population of 23,364.