Nakhon Ratchasima province
Nakhon Ratchasima
นครราชสีมา | |
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| Nakhon Ratchasima province | |
(clockwise from upper-left): Phimai Castle, Thao Suranaree Monument, Thai house at Jim Thompson Farm, Chum Phon Gate, Buddha statue at Phanom Wan Castle | |
| Nickname: Korat (Thai: โคราช) | |
| Motto(s): เมืองหญิงกล้า ผ้าไหมดี หมี่โคราช ปราสาทหิน ดินด่านเกวียน ("City of brave women. Excellent silk. Mee Korat. Stone castles. Dan Kwian clay.") | |
Map of Thailand highlighting Nakhon Ratchasima province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Nakhon Ratchasima City |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Chaiwat Chuenkosum |
| Area | |
• Total | 20,736 km2 (8,006 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 2,620,172 |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Density | 126/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 36th |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6471 "average" Ranked 30th |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 275 billion (US$9.5 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 30xxx |
| Calling code | 044 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-30 |
| Website | nakhonratchasima |
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Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Administrative Organization
องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดนครราชสีมา | |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Local administrative divisions |
| • Body | Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Administrative Organization |
| • President | Yalada Wangsuphakitkoson |
| Website | koratpao |
Nakhon Ratchasima (Thai: นครราชสีมา, pronounced [ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn râːt.tɕʰā.sǐː.māː]; Northeastern Thai: นครราชสีมา, pronounced [nà(ʔ).kʰɔ̂ːn lâːt.sā.sǐː.mâː], often called Khorat (Thai: โคราช, pronounced [kʰōː.râːt]; Northeastern Thai: โคราช, pronounced [kʰôː.lâːt])) (alternate spelling Korat) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat) and lies in lower northeastern Thailand also called Isan. At 20,736 square kilometres (8,006 sq mi) it is the country's second largest province by area, has a population of approximately 2.6 million, and generates about 250 billion baht in GDP, the highest in Isan. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise, from north) Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Buriram, Sa Kaeo, Prachinburi, Nakhon Nayok, Saraburi, and Lopburi.
The capital of the province is the city of Nakhon Ratchasima in Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district, also called Khorat.