Buriram Province
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| Capital: | Buriram |
| 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 |
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Buriram (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 Buriram means City of happiness ( The Thai word Buri is a derivative of the Khmer word Borey ).
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Geography
Buriram is located at the southern end of the Khorat Plateau, with several extinct volcanoes around the province.
History
Buriram was a settlement from the Khmer empire, and many ruins from that time are still visible there. The biggest of them on a extinct volcano is protected in the Phanom Rung historical park.
Symbols
| Missing image Seal_Buriram.png 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). |
Administrative divisions
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.
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External links
- Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand (http://www.tourismthailand.org/province/province.php?id=33)
- Golden Jubilee Network province guide (http://kanchanapisek.or.th/cgi-bin/kp8/oncc/province.cgi?prov=e6)
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