Kanchanaburi province
Kanchanaburi
กาญจนบุรี | |
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From top: Mon Bridge, Srinagarind Dam, Kanchanaburi Road, Mueang Sing Historical Park, Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, A train running through the Death Railway along cliffs and the Khwae Noi River | |
| Nickname: Mueang Kan (Thai: เมืองกาญจน์) | |
| Motto(s): แคว้นโบราณ ด่านเจดีย์ มณีเมืองกาญจน์ สะพานข้ามแม่น้ำแคว แหล่งแร่น้ำตก ("The ancient province. The (Three) Pagodas Pass Checkpoint, Gems of Mueang Kan, Bridge on the River Kwai. Source of minerals and waterfalls.") | |
Map of Thailand highlighting Kanchanaburi province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Kanchanaburi |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Athisarn Inthra |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,385 km2 (7,485 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 896,351 |
| • Rank | 26th |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 74th |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6372 "average" Ranked 43rd |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 97 billion (US$3.5 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 71xxx |
| Calling code | 034 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-71 |
| Vehicle registration | กาญจนบุรี |
| Website | kanchanaburi |
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Kanchanaburi Provincial Administrative Organization
องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดกาญจนบุรี | |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Local administrative divisions |
| • Body | Kanchanaburi Provincial Administrative Organization |
| • President | Prawat Kitthamkulnit |
| Website | kanpao |
Kanchanaburi (Thai: กาญจนบุรี, pronounced [kāːn.t͡ɕā.ná(ʔ).bū.rīː]) is the largest of the western provinces (changwat) of Thailand. The neighboring provinces are (clockwise, from the north) Tak, Uthai Thani, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Pathom, and Ratchaburi. In the west it borders Kayin State, Mon State, and the Tanintharyi Region of Myanmar.
Tourists are attracted by the history of its ancient civilization and the World War II Bridge over the River Kwai, originally spelt "Khwae" but officially changed to Kwai to accommodate the expectations of tourists.