Buriram Province

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Buri Ram (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. Like many of Isan provinces, it was once part of a great Khmer Empire, as evident in the Khmer ruins and large population of ethnic Khmers. The name Buri Ram means City of happiness ( The Thai word Buri is a derivative of the Khmer word Borey ).

Contents

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Symbols
5 Administrative divisions
6 Politics

6.1 Senators

7 External links

Geography

Buriram is located at the southern end of the Khorat Plateau, with several extinct volcanoes around the province.

History

Buri Ram was a settlement from the Khmer empire, and many ruins from that time are still visible there. The biggest of them on an extinct volcano is protected in the Phanom Rung historical park.

Demographics

42% of the population speak Khmer.

Symbols

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).

Administrative divisions

The province is subdivided into 21 districts (Amphoe) and 2 minor districts (King Amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 189 communes (tambon) and 2212 villages.

Amphoe		King Amphoe
Mueang Buri Ram Khu Mueang Krasang Nang Rong Nong Ki Lahan Sai Prakhon Chai Ban Kruat Phutthaisong Lam Plai Mat Satuek	Pakham Na Pho Nong Hong Phlapphla Chai Huai Rat Non Suwan Chamni Ban Mai Chaiyaphot Non Din Daeng Chaloem Phra Kiat¹	Ban Dan Khaen Dong

Amphoe

King Amphoe

Mueang Buri Ram
Khu Mueang
Krasang
Nang Rong
Nong Ki
Lahan Sai
Prakhon Chai
Ban Kruat
Phutthaisong
Lam Plai Mat
Satuek

Pakham
Na Pho
Nong Hong
Phlapphla Chai
Huai Rat
Non Suwan
Chamni
Ban Mai Chaiyaphot
Non Din Daeng

Chaloem Phra Kiat¹

Ban Dan
Khaen Dong

¹ The district Chaloem Phra Kiat was created in 1996 together with the other two minor districts, but was elevated from King Amphoe status to Amphoe status before the other ones, hence the jump in numbering.

Politics

Senators

Karoon Sai-ngam (Thai:การุณ ใสงาม)
Porn Penpas (Thai:พร เพ็ญพาส)
Permpoon Thongsri (Thai:เพิ่มพูน ทองศรี)
Surapong Painual (Thai:สุรพงศ์ ไผ่นวล)
Oudsanee Chidchob (Thai:อุษณีย์ ชิดชอบ)

External links

[Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand]

[Website of the Province] (Thai only)

Provinces of Thailand

Capital:	Bangkok
North:	Chiang Mai \| Chiang Rai \| Kamphaeng Phet \| Lampang \| Lamphun \| Mae Hong Son \| Nakhon Sawan \| Nan \| Phayao \| Phetchabun \| Phichit \| Phitsanulok \| Phrae \| Sukhothai \| Tak \| Uthai Thani \| Uttaradit
North-East:	Amnat Charoen \| Buri Ram \| Chaiyaphum \| Kalasin \| Khon Kaen \| Loei \| Maha Sarakham \| Mukdahan \| Nakhon Phanom \| Nakhon Ratchasima \| Nong Bua Lamphu \| Nong Khai \| Roi Et \| Sakon Nakhon \| Si Sa Ket \| Surin \| Ubon Ratchathani \| Udon Thani \| Yasothon
Central:	Ang Thong \| Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya \| Chachoengsao \| Chai Nat \| Kanchanaburi \| Lop Buri \| Nakhon Nayok \| Nakhon Pathom \| Nonthaburi \| Pathum Thani \| Phetchaburi \| Prachuap Khiri Khan \| Ratchaburi \| Samut Prakan \| Samut Sakhon \| Samut Songkhram \| Saraburi \| Sing Buri \| Suphan Buri
South:	Chumphon \| Krabi \| Nakhon Si Thammarat \| Narathiwat \| Pattani \| Phang Nga \| Phatthalung \| Phuket \| Ranong \| Satun \| Songkhla \| Surat Thani \| Trang \| Yala
East:	Chanthaburi \| Chon Buri \| Prachin Buri \| Rayong \| Sa Kaeo \| Trat

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