Phetchabun province

Phetchabun
เพชรบูรณ์
Nickname(s): 
Mueang Makham Wan
(city of sweet tamarinds)
Motto(s): 
เมืองมะขามหวาน อุทยานน้ำหนาว ศรีเทพเมืองเก่า เขาค้ออนุสรณ์ นครพ่อขุนผาเมือง
("City of sweet tamarinds. Nam Nao National Park. The old town of Si Thep. The monument of Khao Kho. Capital of Pho Khun Pha Mueang.")
Map of Thailand highlighting Phetchabun province
Coordinates: 16°20′N 101°06′E / 16.333°N 101.100°E / 16.333; 101.100
CountryThailand
CapitalPhetchabun
Government
  GovernorSaranyu Meethongkham
Area
  Total
12,340 km2 (4,760 sq mi)
  Rank10th
Population
 (2024)
  Total
960,718
  Rank23rd
  Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
   Rank76th
Human Achievement Index
  HAI (2022)0.6337 "somewhat low"
Ranked 47th
GDP
  Totalbaht 77 billion
(US$2.6 billion) (2019)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
67xxx
Calling code056 & 043
ISO 3166 codeTH-67
Websitephetchabun.go.th
Phetchabun Provincial Administrative Organization
องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดเพชรบูรณ์
Government
  TypeLocal administrative divisions
  BodyPhetchabun Provincial Administrative Organization
  PresidentAkaradej Thongjaisod
Websitephetchabunpao.go.th

Phetchabun (Thai: เพชรบูรณ์, pronounced [pʰét.tɕʰā.būːn]) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat) and lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phichit and Phitsanulok.