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Capital: | Buriram[?] |
Area: | 10,322.9 km² Ranked 17th |
Inhabitants: | 1,488,278 (2001) Ranked 6th |
Pop. density: | 144 inh./km² Ranked 28th | Map |
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. The name Buriram means City of happiness.
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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[?]). |
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