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Chon Buri is a province located in eastern Thailand. It matters as an important economic and tourism hub, home to major industrial zones and popular beach destinations that draw visitors and investment to the region.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of Thailand
- Part of
- Eastern Thailand
- Official name
- จังหวัดชลบุรี
- Country
- Thailand
- Located in
- Thailand
- Contains
- Mueang Chon Buri
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Chonburi
- Official language
- Thai
- Currency
- baht
- Population
- 1566885
- Area
- 4363.0
- Time zone
- UTC+07:00
- Body of water
- Gulf of Thailand
- Shares border with
- Chachoengsao
- Official website
- ww2.chonburi.go.th/frontpage
- Image
- Town of Amphoe Ko Sichang.jpg
- Motto
- ทะเลงาม ข้าวหลามอร่อย อ้อยหวาน จักสานดี ประเพณีวิ่งควาย
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- Commons category
- Chonburi Province
- topic's main category
- Category:Chonburi province
- IPA transcription
- tɕʰōn būrīː
- Commons gallery
- Chonburi
- postal code
- 20
- native label
- จังหวัดชลบุรี
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Chonburi province
- lowest point
- Gulf of Thailand
- language used
- Thai
- official symbol
- Khao Sam Muk
- short name
- ชล
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Encyclopedic overview
Chonburi (Thai: ชลบุรี, RTGS: Chon Buri, [tɕ͡ʰōn bū.rīː] ) is a province of Thailand (changwat) located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to the west. Pattaya, a major tourism destination in Thailand, is located in Chonburi, along with Laem Chabang, the country's primary seaport. The population of the province has grown rapidly and now totals 1.7 million residents, although a large portion of the population is floating or unregistered. The registered population as of 31 December 2024 was 1.635 million.
Toponymy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chon Buri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.