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Encyclopedia > Buriram province
Buri Ram
บุรีรัมย์
Statistics
Capital: Buri Ram
Area: 10,322.9 km²
Ranked 17th
Inhabitants: 1,493,359 (2000)
Ranked 7th
Pop. density: 145 inh./km²
Ranked 28th
ISO 3166-2: TH-31
Governor: Yai Rotsuwanitkon
(since 2005)
Map
Map of Thailand highlighting Buri Ram Province}

Buri Ram (Thai บุรีรัมย์) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Srakaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Surin. To the south-east it borders Cambodia. Like many of Isan provinces, it was once part of a great Khmer Empire, as evident in the Khmer ruins and large population of ethnic Khmers. The name Buri Ram means City of happiness ( The Thai word Buri is a derivative of the Khmer word Borey ). Buriram is a town in Thailand, capital of the Buriram province. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their area. ... This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their total population. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their population density, based upon the census of 2000. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Map of Thailand highlighting the province Buriram File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other uses, see Isan (disambiguation). ... Thailand is divided into 76 provinces (Thai: จังหวัด, changwat, singular and plural), which are grouped into 5 groups of provinces - sometimes the East and Central are grouped together. ... Sa Kaeo (Thai สระแก้ว) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ... Nakhon Ratchasima (often shortened to Korat, Thai นครราชสีมา) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Khon Kaen (Thai ขอนแก่น) is the second-largest of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Maha Sarakham (Thai มหาสารคาม) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. ... Surin (Thai สุรินทร์) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...

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Geography

Buriram is located at the southern end of the Khorat Plateau, with several extinct volcanoes around the province. The Khorat Plateau is a highland in the north-east of Thailand, also called Isan. ... Eruption redirects here. ...


History

Buri Ram was a settlement from the Khmer empire, and many ruins from that time are still visible there. The biggest of them on an extinct volcano is protected in the Phanom Rung historical park. The Khmer empire was a powerful kingdom based in what is now Cambodia. ... Eruption redirects here. ... Temple at Phanom Rung Phanom Rung (Thai: ปราสาทพนมรุ่ง), or, with its full name, Prasat Hin Phanom Rung (Phanom Rung Stone Castle), is a Khmer temple complex set on the rim of an extinct volcano at 1,320 feet above sea level, in Buriram province in the Isan region of Thailand. ...


Demographics

42% of the population speak Khmer. Khmer (ភាសាខ្មែរ) is one of the main Austroasiatic languages. ...


Symbols

Provincial seal The provincial seal shows the Phanom Rung sandstone castle, a Hindu shrine of the Shivaite sect. The monument was in use from the 9th till the 12th century when the Khmer Empire was overthrown from Ayutthaya. It is now a historic park.

The provincial flower is the Yellow Cotton Tree (Cochlospermum regium), and the provincial tree is the Pink Shower (Cassia grandis). Seal of the Buriram province, Thailand This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Temple at Phanom Rung Phanom Rung (Thai: ปราสาทพนมรุ่ง), or, with its full name, Prasat Hin Phanom Rung (Phanom Rung Stone Castle), is a Khmer temple complex set on the rim of an extinct volcano at 1,320 feet above sea level, in Buriram province in the Isan region of Thailand. ... A Hindu, as pre modern definition is an adherent of philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of the Indian subcontinent and the island of Bali. ... As a means of recording the passage of time the 9th century was that century that lasted from 801 to 900. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... The kingdom of Ayutthaya was a Thai kingdom that existed from the 1350 to 1767. ...

Administrative divisions

Map of Amphoe

The province is subdivided into 21 districts (Amphoe) and 2 minor districts (King Amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 189 communes (tambon) and 2212 villages. Image File history File links Map of Buriram province, Thailand, with the districts (Amphoe) numbered. ... A amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. ...

Amphoe King Amphoe
  1. Mueang Buri Ram
  2. Khu Mueang
  3. Krasang
  4. Nang Rong
  5. Nong Ki
  6. Lahan Sai
  7. Prakhon Chai
  8. Ban Kruat
  9. Phutthaisong
  10. Lam Plai Mat
  11. Satuek
  1. Pakham
  2. Na Pho
  3. Nong Hong
  4. Phlapphla Chai
  5. Huai Rat
  6. Non Suwan
  7. Chamni
  8. Ban Mai Chaiyaphot
  9. Non Din Daeng
  1. Chaloem Phra Kiat¹
  1. Ban Dan
  2. Khaen Dong

¹ The district Chaloem Phra Kiat was created in 1996 together with the other two minor districts, but was elevated from King Amphoe status to Amphoe status before the other ones, hence the jump in numbering. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...


External links

  • Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand
  • Website of the Province (Thai only)
edit Provinces of Thailand Flag of Thailand
Capital: Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon)
North: Chiang Mai | Chiang Rai | Kamphaeng Phet | Lampang | Lamphun | Mae Hong Son | Nakhon Sawan | Nan | Phayao | Phetchabun | Phichit | Phitsanulok | Phrae | Sukhothai | Tak | Uthai Thani | Uttaradit
North-East: Amnat Charoen | Buri Ram | Chaiyaphum | Kalasin | Khon Kaen | Loei | Maha Sarakham | Mukdahan | Nakhon Phanom | Nakhon Ratchasima | Nong Bua Lamphu | Nong Khai | Roi Et | Sakon Nakhon | Si Sa Ket | Surin | Ubon Ratchathani | Udon Thani | Yasothon
Central: Ang Thong | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | Chachoengsao | Chai Nat | Kanchanaburi | Lop Buri | Nakhon Nayok | Nakhon Pathom | Nonthaburi | Pathum Thani | Phetchaburi | Prachuap Khiri Khan | Ratchaburi | Samut Prakan | Samut Sakhon | Samut Songkhram | Saraburi | Sing Buri | Suphan Buri
South: Chumphon | Krabi | Nakhon Si Thammarat | Narathiwat | Pattani | Phang Nga | Phatthalung | Phuket | Ranong | Satun | Songkhla | Surat Thani | Trang | Yala
East: Chanthaburi | Chon Buri | Prachin Buri | Rayong | Sa Kaeo | Trat

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