Khon Kaen
Khon Kaen
ขอนแก่น | |
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| City of Khon Kaen เทศบาลนครขอนแก่น | |
From top, left to right: Aerial view of Khon Kaen City; Wat Klang Khon Kaen; Sithan Gate of Khon Kaen University, flags half-raised to honor Princess Galyani Vadhana; Khon Kaen democracy monument; statue of King Rama IV at Khon Kaen University. | |
Location in Thailand | |
| Coordinates: 16°26′N 102°50′E / 16.433°N 102.833°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Khon Kaen |
| District | Muang Khon Kaen |
| Town municipality | 20 Aug 1935 |
| City municipality | 24 Sept 1995 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Municipality |
| • Mayor | Prasit Thongtangthai |
| Area | |
| 46 km2 (17.76 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 953.4 km2 (368.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th |
| Elevation | 187 m (613.5 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| 114,459 | |
| • Rank | 4th (Urban) |
| • Density | 2,488/km2 (6,440/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2024) | 416,988 |
| • Urban density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Registered residents | |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postcode | 40000 |
| Calling ode | 043 |
| Website | www |
Khon Kaen (Thai: ขอนแก่น, pronounced [kʰɔ̌(ː)n kɛ̀n]) is the capital of Khon Kaen province and the fourth-largest city in Thailand. It is one of the four major cities of Isan, Northeast Thailand, also known as the "big four of Isan", the others being Udon Thani, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Ubon Ratchathani.
The city municipality of Khon Kaen (thesaban nakhon) acts as the governmental seat of the province, as well as the Mueang Khon Kaen district and lies 450 kilometres (280 mi) northeast of Bangkok.