Key facts
- Country
- Thailand
- Capital
- Maha Sarakham
- Governor
- Wiboon Waewbundit, (since 2023)
- Pao chief executive
- Phonphat Charatsathian
- Total
- 5,607 km (2,165 sq mi)
- Rank
- 39th
- Density
- 166/km (430/sq mi)
- Hai 2022
- 0.6523 "somewhat high", Ranked 24th
- Time zone
- UTC+7 ( ICT )
- Postal code
- 44xxx
- Calling code
- 043
- Iso 3166 code
- TH-44
- Website
- mahasarakham .go .th
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- จังหวัดมหาสารคาม
- Population
- 953660
- Area
- 5291.683
- Official website
- www.mahasarakham.go.th
- Image
- Cultural heritage monuments at Kusuntararam Temple.jpg
- Motto
- พุทธมณฑลอีสาน ถิ่นฐานอารยธรรม ผ้าไหมล้ำเลอค่า ตักสิลานคร
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- postal code
- 44
- native label
- จังหวัดมหาสารคาม
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- Maha Sarakham Province
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Maha Sarakham province, also written Maha Sarakham or Mahasarakham (Thai: มหาสารคาม, pronounced [mā.hǎː sǎː.rā.kʰāːm]; Northeastern Thai: มหาสารคาม, pronounced [mā.hǎː sǎː.lāː.kʰâːm]), known locally and simply as Sarakham (Thai: สารคาม, pronounced [sǎː.rā.kʰāːm]; Northeastern Thai: สารคาม, pronounced [sǎː.lā.kʰâːm]), is one of the 76 provinces (changwat) of Thailand. It lies in central northeastern Thailand, also called Isan. Its neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise): Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Buriram, and Khon Kaen.
The town of Maha Sarakham is the provincial capital. It is the home of Mahasarakham University, one of the largest universities in northeast Thailand with 41,000 students (2017), and Rajabhat Mahasarakham University.