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Maha Sarakham
มหาสารคาม | |
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   From top: Wat Kusuntararam, Chi River in Maha Sarakham, Mahasarakham University (MSU) | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Sarakham | |
| Motto(s): พุทธมณฑลอีสาน ถิ่นฐานอารยธรรม ผ้าไหมล้ำเลอค่า ตักสิลานคร ("Phutthamonthon of Isan. Home of civilisation. Valuable silk. City of Taxila.") | |
 Map of Thailand highlighting Maha Sarakham province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Maha Sarakham |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Wiboon Waewbundit (since 2023) |
| • PAO President | Phonphat Charatsathian (since 2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,607 km2 (2,165 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 39th |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total |  929,952 |
| • Rank | 24th |
| • Density | 166/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 20th |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6523 "somewhat high" Ranked 24th |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 56 billion (US$1.9 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 44xxx |
| Calling code | 043 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-44 |
| Website | mahasarakham |
Maha Sarakham province, also written Maha Sarakham or Mahasarakham (Thai: มหาสารคาม, pronounced [mā.hǎː sǎː.rá.kʰāːm], Northeastern Thai: มหาสารคาม, pronounced [mā.hǎː sǎː.lāː.kʰa᷇ːm]), known locally and simply as Sarakham (Thai: สารคาม, pronounced [sǎː.rá.kʰāːm]), is one of the 76 provinces (changwat) of Thailand which lies in central northeastern Thailand, also called Isan. Its neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise): Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Buriram, and Khon Kaen.
The town of Maha Sarakham is the provincial capital. It is the home of Mahasarakham University, one of the largest universities in northeast Thailand with 41,000 students (2017),[5] and Rajabhat Mahasarakham University.
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- ^ "Official statistics registration systems". Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA). Retrieved 10 February 2025, year 2024 >provincial level >Excel File >no.44
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Gross Regional and Provincial Product, 2019 Edition". <>. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). July 2019. ISSN 1686-0799. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "MSU at a glance". Mahasarakham University. Retrieved 6 December 2020.