Buriram is a city municipality in northeastern Thailand and the capital of Buriram province, about 300 kilometers northeast of Bangkok. It had a population of 23,364 as of 2023 across 29.13 square miles. Its name means town of happiness in Thai, and it was elevated from town municipality to city municipality status on October 31, 2024. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude14.994167 degrees north 1 Longitude103.102222 degrees east 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Buriram (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 27,150 (2017)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 14.994167, longitude 103.102222
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 163 m
P2046 (area)
area 6.0 sq km
P571 (inception)
inception 1937
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 27150 (2017)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Buri Ram - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1611453
14.99433 103.10392 P PPLA TH 28 3101 28283 158 Asia/Bangkok
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 158 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 14.75, 103.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 14.75, 103.25
14.75 103.25 Aw
Buriram (Wikipedia)
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Buriram (Thai: บุรีรัมย์, RTGS: Buri Ram, pronounced [bū.rīː rām]; Northern Khmer: มฺืงแปะ) is a city municipality (thesaban nakhon) in Thailand, capital of Buriram Province, about 300 km (190 mi) northeast of Bangkok. incorporating Nai Mueang and Isan Subdistricts and parts Samet Subdistricts of Mueang Buriram District.
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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