NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Srakaeo 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, Prachinburi, Nakhon Ratchasima and Buriram. To the east it borders Cambodia.

Contents

1 History

2 Geography

3 Symbols

4 Administrative divisions

5 External links

History

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.

Geography

The north of the province is covered with forested mountains. To the south are foothill plains, which are mostly deforestated.

Symbols

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).

Administrative divisions

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).

Amphoe		King Amphoe
Mueang Sa Kaeo Khlong Hat Ta Phraya Wang Nam Yen	Watthana Nakhon Aranyaprathet Khao Chakan	Khok Sung Wang Sombun

External links

Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand (http://www.tourismthailand.org/province.php?id=18&region=central)
Golden Jubilee Network province guide (http://kanchanapisek.or.th/cgi-bin/kp8/oncc/province.cgi?prov=c21)

Provinces 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 \| Buriram \| Chaiyaphum \| Kalasin \| Khon Kaen \| Loei \| Maha Sarakham \| Mukdahan \| Nakhon Phanom \| Nakhon Ratchasima \| Nongbua Lamphu \| Nong Khai \| Roi Et \| Sakon Nakhon \| Sisaket \| Surin \| Ubon Ratchathani \| Udon Thani \| Yasothon
Central:	Ang Thong \| Ayutthaya \| Bangkok \| Chainat \| Kanchanaburi \| Lopburi \| Nakhon Nayok \| Nakhon Pathom \| Nonthaburi \| Pathum Thani \| Phetchaburi \| Prachuap Khiri Khan \| Ratchaburi \| Samut Prakan \| Samut Sakhon \| Samut Songkhram \| Saraburi \| Sing Buri \| Suphanburi
South:	Chumphon \| Krabi \| Nakhon Si Thammarat \| Narathiwat \| Pattani \| Phang Nga \| Phattalung \| Phuket \| Ranong \| Satun \| Songkhla \| Surat Thani \| Trang \| Yala
East:	Chachoengsao \| Chanthaburi \| Chonburi \| Rayong \| Prachinburi \| Sa Kaeo \| Trat edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Thailand_provinces&action=edit)

Categories: Provinces of Thailand

Results from FactBites:

Sa Kaeo Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (272 words)
	Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Prachin Buri, Nakhon Ratchasima and Buri Ram.
	It is thus one of the three youngest provinces of Thailand, together with Amnat Charoen and Nong Bua Lam Phu.
	The north of the province is covered with the forested mountains of the Dong Phaya Yen range.

Nakhon Ratchasima province (133 words)
	Nakhon Ratchasima (often shortened to Khorat, Thai นครราชสีมา) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand.
	Neighboring provinces are (clockwise, from north) Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Buriram, Srakaeo[?], Prachinburi[?], Nakhon Nayok[?], Saraburi[?], Lopburi.
	Two national parks are in the province - the Khao Yai in the west and the Thab Lan in the south.

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