Nakhon Ratchasima province

Nakhon Ratchasima
นครราชสีมา
Nakhon Ratchasima province
(clockwise from upper-left): Phimai Castle, Thao Suranaree Monument, Thai house at Jim Thompson Farm, Chum Phon Gate, Buddha statue at Phanom Wan Castle
Flag of Nakhon Ratchasima
Official seal of Nakhon Ratchasima
Nickname: 
Korat (Thai: โคราช)
Motto(s): 
เมืองหญิงกล้า ผ้าไหมดี หมี่โคราช ปราสาทหิน ดินด่านเกวียน
("City of brave women. Excellent silk. Mee Korat. Stone castles. Dan Kwian clay.")
Map of Thailand highlighting Nakhon Ratchasima province
Map of Thailand highlighting Nakhon Ratchasima province
CountryThailand
CapitalNakhon Ratchasima City
Government
 • GovernorChaiwat Chuenkosum
 • PAO PresidentYalada Wangsuphakitkoson (PTP)
Area
 • Total
20,736 km2 (8,006 sq mi)
 • Rank1st
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
Decrease2,620,172
 • Rank2nd
 • Density126/km2 (330/sq mi)
  • Rank36th
Human Achievement Index
 • HAI (2022)0.6471 "average"
Ranked 30th
GDP
 • Totalbaht 275 billion
(US$9.5 billion) (2019)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
30xxx
Calling code044
ISO 3166 codeTH-30
Websitenakhonratchasima.go.th

Nakhon Ratchasima (Thai: นครราชสีมา, pronounced [ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn râːt.tɕʰā.sǐː.māː]; Northeastern Thai: นครราชสีมา, pronounced [nà(ʔ).kʰɔ̂ːn lâːt.sā.sǐː.mâː], often called Khorat (Thai: โคราช, pronounced [kʰōː.râːt]; Northeastern Thai: โคราช, pronounced [kʰôː.lâːt])) (alternate spelling Korat) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat) lies in lower northeastern Thailand also called Isan. At 20,736 square kilometres (8,006 sq mi) it is the country's largest province by area, has a population of approximately 2.6 million, and generates about 250 billion baht in GDP, the highest in Isan.[5] Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise, from north) Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Buriram, Sa Kaeo, Prachinburi, Nakhon Nayok, Saraburi, and Lopburi.

The capital of the province is the city of Nakhon Ratchasima in Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district, also called Khorat.

  1. ^ "Table 2 Forest area Separate province year 2019". Royal Forest Department. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Official statistics registration systems". Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA). Retrieved 10 February 2025, year 2024 >provincial level >Excel File >no.30{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ^ "ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). Retrieved 12 March 2024, page 34{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Janssen, Peter (2 November 2016). "Thailand takes a long-term gamble on Isaan region". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

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