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Encyclopedia > Sa Kaeo province
Sa Kaeo
สระแก้ว
Statistics
Capital: Sa Kaeo
Area: 7,195.1 km²
Ranked 28th
Inhabitants: 485,632 (2000)
Ranked 50th
Pop. density: 67 inh./km²
Ranked 65th
ISO 3166-2: TH-27
Map
Map of Thailand highlighting Sa Kaeo Province

Sa Kaeo (Thai สระแก้ว) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. It is located in the east of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Prachin Buri, Nakhon Ratchasima and Buri Ram. To the east it borders Cambodia. Sa Kaeo is a town in Thailand, capital of the Sa Kaeo 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. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... 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. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 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. ... History After the Paknam crisis in 1893 the French colonist troops occupied Chanthaburi, returning it in 1905 when Thailand gave up ownership of the western part of Cambodia. ... Chachoengsao (Thai ฉะเชิงเทรา) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ... Prachin Buri (Thai ปราจีนบุรี) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ... Nakhon Ratchasima (often shortened to Korat, Thai นครราชสีมา) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Buri Ram (Thai บุรีรัมย์) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...

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History

Sa Kaeo became a province in 1993, when the Amphoe Sakaeo together with Amphoe Wang Nam Yen from Prachin Buri province were elevated to provincial status. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...


Geography

The north of the province is covered with the forested mountains of the Dong Phaya Yen range. To the south are foothill plains, which are mostly deforestated. Dong Phaya Yen (Thai ดงพญาเย็น, lit. ...


Two national parks are located in the Cardamom Mountains at the border to Cambodia, protecting the rain forests. Pang Sida National Park was established in 1982, Ta Phraya National Park in 1996. The Krâvanh Mountains, or literally Cardamom Mountains (Khmer regular script: , Chuor Phnom Krâvanh; Thai: เขาบรรทัด, Khao Banthat), is a mountain range in the south-west of Cambodia, near the border with Thailand. ...


Symbols

Provincial seal The provincial seal shows the sun rising over the archeological ruins Prasart Kao Noi Si Chom Poo, an important Khmer temple. The rising sun symbolizes the location of the province in the east. In the front is a Buddha image in a pond with lotus flowers.

Provincial tree is Phyllonthus emblica, the provincial flower is the Orange Jessamine (Murraya paniculata). Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Khmer empire was a powerful kingdom based in what is now Cambodia. ... Buddha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Genera Barclaya Wall. ...

Administrative divisions

Map of Amphoe

Sa Kaeo is subdivided into 7 districts (Amphoe) and 2 minor districts (King Amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 59 communes (tambon) and 619 villages (mubaan). Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 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 Sa Kaeo
  2. Khlong Hat
  3. Ta Phraya
  4. Wang Nam Yen
  1. Watthana Nakhon
  2. Aranyaprathet
  3. Khao Chakan
  1. Khok Sung
  2. Wang Sombun

Aranyaprathet (Thai: อรัญประเทศ) is a district (Amphoe) of the Sa Kaeo province in the east of Thailand. ...

External links

  • Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand
  • Golden Jubilee Network province guide



edit Provinces of Thailand Flag of Thailand
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 | Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon) | 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: Chachoengsao | Chanthaburi | Chon Buri | Prachin Buri | Rayong | Sa Kaeo | Trat

  Results from FactBites:
 
Sa Kaeo Province at AllExperts (245 words)
Sa Kaeo (Thai สระแก้ว) is a province (changwat) of Thailand.
Sa Kaeo became a province in 1993, when the Amphoe Sakaeo together with Amphoe Wang Nam Yen from Prachinburi province were elevated to provincial status.
Sa Kaeo is subdivided into 7 districts (Amphoe) and 2 minor districts (King Amphoe).
Sa Kaeo Province in Central Thailand (652 words)
Neighbouring Provinces: Nakhon Ratchasima and Buri Ram to the north, Cambodia to the east, Prachin Buri and Chachoengsao to the west, Chantaburi to the south.
Sa Kaeo is one of Thailand's newest provinces upgraded from a district of Prachin Buri Province in 1993.
Sa Kaeo is administratively diided into 6 districts and 2 sub-districts: Amphoe Muang Sa Kaeo, Amphoe Watthana Nakhon, Amphoe Aranyaprathet, Amphoe Ta Phraya, Amphoe Wang Nam Yen, Amphoe Khlong Hat, King Amphoe Khao Chakan and King Amphoe Khok Sung.
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