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Province of Thailand
Province in Thailand
Phetchaburi
เพชรบุรี
Province
Khao Phanoen Thung, Kaeng Krachan National Park
Flag
Seal
Nickname:
Mueang Phet (Thai: เมืองเพชร)
Motto(s):
เขาวังคู่บ้าน ขนมหวานเมืองพระ เลิศล้ำศิลปะ แดนธรรมะ ทะเลงาม ("Home of Khao Wang. Desserts of the Buddhist town. Excellent fine arts. Land of Dharma. Beautiful seas.")
Map of Thailand highlighting Phetchaburi province
Country
Thailand
Capital
Phetchaburi
Government
• Governor
Pakapong Tawipat (since June 2020)
Area
[1]
• Total
6,225 km2 (2,403 sq mi)
• Rank
Ranked 35th
Population
(2018)[2]
• Total
484,294
• Rank
Ranked 56th
• Density
78/km2 (200/sq mi)
• Rank
Ranked 65th
Human Achievement Index
[3]
• HAI (2022)
0.6733 "high" Ranked 4th
GDP
[4]
• Total
baht 68 billion (US$2.3 billion) (2019)
Time zone
UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
76xxx
Calling code
032
ISO 3166 code
TH-76
Website
www.phetchaburi.go.th
Not to be confused with Phetchabun province.
Phetchaburi (Thai: เพชรบุรี, pronounced[pʰét.tɕʰā.bū.rīː]) or Phet Buri (pronounced[pʰétbū.rīː]) is one of the western or central provinces (changwat) of Thailand.[5] Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram, and Prachuap Khiri Khan. In the west it borders the Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar. Phetchaburi is home to Kaeng Krachan National Park.[6]
^Advancing Human Development through the ASEAN Community, Thailand Human Development Report 2014, table 0:Basic Data (PDF) (Report). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Thailand. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-974-680-368-7. Retrieved 17 January 2016, Data has been supplied by Land Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, at Wayback Machine.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)[dead link]
^"รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2561" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2018]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior (in Thai). 31 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
^"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 52{{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.
^"Phetchaburi". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
^"Kaeng Krachan National Park". Department of National Parks (DNP) Thailand. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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