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Province in Thailand
Khon Kaen
ขอนแก่น
Province
From left to right, top to bottom : Phra That Kham Kaen, Nam Phong National Park, Ubol Ratana Dam, Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon, Khon Kaen City Pillar Shrine, Khon Kaen University
Flag
Seal
Motto(s):
พระธาตุขามแก่น เสียงแคนดอกคูน ศูนย์รวมผ้าไหม ร่วมใจผูกเสี่ยว เที่ยวขอนแก่นนครใหญ่ ไดโนเสาร์สิรินธรเน่ สุดเท่เหรียญทองแรกมวยโอลิมปิก ("Phra That Kham Kaen. The sound of the khaen and the golden shower tree. Center of silk. United in the Phuk Siao tradition. Travel to Khon Kaen, the big city. Sirindhorna dinosaurs. Spectacular first gold in Olympic boxing.")
Map of Thailand highlighting Khon Kaen province
Country
Thailand
Capital
Khon Kaen
Government
• Governor
Kraison Thongchalart
Area
[1]
• Total
10,659 km2 (4,115 sq mi)
• Rank
Ranked 14th
Population
(2019)[2]
• Total
1,802,872
• Rank
Ranked 4th
• Density
169/km2 (440/sq mi)
• Rank
Ranked 19th
Human Achievement Index
[3]
• HAI (2022)
0.6532 "somewhat high" Ranked 22nd
GDP
[4]
• Total
baht 204 billion (US$6.8 billion) (2019)
Time zone
UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
40xxx
Calling code
043
ISO 3166 code
TH-40
Vehicle registration
ขอนแก่น
Website
www.khonkaen.go.th
Khon Kaen (Thai: ขอนแก่น, pronounced[kʰɔ̌(ː)nkɛ̀n]) is one of Thailand's 76 provinces (changwat). It is a triply-landlocked province in central northeastern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north, clockwise) Nong Bua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Kalasin, Maha Sarakham, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Phetchabun, and Loei.
^"ตารางที่ 2 พี้นที่ป่าไม้ แยกรายจังหวัด พ.ศ.2562" [Table 2 Forest area Separate province year 2019]. Royal Forest Department (in Thai). 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2021, information, Forest statistics Year 2019, Thailand boundary from Department of Provincial Administration in 2013{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ส.2562 [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2019]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior. stat.bora.dopa.go.th (in Thai). 31 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
^"ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). Retrieved 12 March 2024, page 19{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^"Gross Regional and Provincial Product, 2019 Edition". <>. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). July 2019. ISSN 1686-0799. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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