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Key facts
- Country
- Thailand
- Province
- Khon Kaen
- District
- Muang Khon Kaen
- Town municipality
- 20 Aug 1935
- City municipality
- 24 Sept 1995
- Type
- City Municipality
- Mayor
- Prasit Thongtangthai
- Urban
- 953.4 km (368.1 sq mi)
- Rank
- 10th
- Elevation
- 187 m (614 ft)
- Density
- 2,488/km (6,440/sq mi)
- Urban 2024
- 416,988
- Urban density
- 437.4/km (1,133/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+7 ( ICT )
- Calling ode
- 043
- Website
- www .kkmuni .go .th
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Encyclopedic overview
Khon Kaen (Thai: ขอนแก่น, pronounced [kʰɔ̌(ː)n kɛ̀n]) is the capital of Khon Kaen province and the fourth-largest city in Thailand. It is one of the four major cities of Isan, Northeast Thailand, also known as the "big four of Isan", the others being Udon Thani, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Ubon Ratchathani.
The city municipality of Khon Kaen (thesaban nakhon) acts as the governmental seat of the province, as well as the Mueang Khon Kaen district and lies 450 kilometres (280 mi) northeast of Bangkok.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khon Kaen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.