Nakhon Ratchasima
Capital city of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand
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Summary
Nakhon Ratchasima is a thesaban nakhon[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of thesaban nakhon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,098 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima[3]
- Country: Thailand[4]
- Instance of: big city[5]
- Postal code: 30000[6]
- Commons category: Nakhon Ratchasima[7]
- Located in time zone: UTC+07:00[8]
- Local dialing code: 044[9]
- Inception: 1656[10]
- Official website: http://www.koratcity.net/[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nakhon Ratchasima[12]
- Population: 134,440[13], 145,793[14], 128,217[15]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17]
- Capital of: Nakhon Ratchasima[18]
- Official name: เทศบาลนครนครราชสีมา[19]
- Category for people born here: Q8064736[20]
- Native label: เทศบาลนครนครราชสีมา[21]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Nakhon Ratchasima[22]
- Different from: Nakhon Ratchasima[23]
- Area: 37.5 km²[24]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Nakhon Ratchasima include Korat[25], a cat breed[26] and Nakhon Ratchasima Airport[27], an airport[28], in Thailand[29].
Why It Matters
Nakhon Ratchasima has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for it include Korat[25], a cat breed[26] and Nakhon Ratchasima Airport[27], an airport[28], in Thailand[29].