Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima
นครราชสีมา Korat | |
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| City of Nakhon Ratchasima เทศบาลนครนครราชสีมา | |
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From top left: View of Nakhon Ratchasima, monument of Thao Suranari with the Chumphon Gate in the background, Nakhon Ratchasima railway station, 80th Birthday Stadium and Central Korat | |
Location in Thailand | |
| Coordinates: 14°58′50″N 102°6′00″E / 14.98056°N 102.10000°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Nakhon Ratchasima |
| District | Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima |
| Settled | 1656 (Ayutthaya Period) |
| Sanitation | 3 Jan 1908 |
| Town | 10 Dec 1935 |
| City | 24 Sept 1995 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City municipality |
| • Mayor | Surawuth Cherdchai |
| • Municipal Clerk | Arlom Tangtaku |
| Area | |
| 37.5 km2 (14.5 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 755.6 km2 (291.73 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13th |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| 126,391 (Registered residents) | |
| • Rank | 3rd (Urban) |
| • Density | 3,370/km2 (8,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 466,098 |
| • Urban density | 616.85/km2 (1,597.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postcode | 30000 |
| Calling code | 044 |
| Website | koratcity |
Nakhon Ratchasima (Thai: นครราชสีมา, pronounced [ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn râːt.t͡ɕʰā.sǐː.māː]) is the capital of Nakhon Ratchasima province, the largest city in Northeastern Thailand and the third-largest city in Thailand. It is 250 km (155.43 mi) northeast of Bangkok, one of the four major cities of Isan (Northeast Thailand), known as the "big four of Isan", and has a population of 466,098 people as of 2021. The city is commonly known as Korat (โคราช, pronounced [kʰōː.râːt]), a shortened form of its name.
Korat is at the western edge of the Korat Plateau. Historically, it once marked the boundary between Lao and Siam territory. It is the gateway to the Lao-speaking northeast of Thailand.