Maha Sarakham province
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For other uses, see Maha Sarakham (disambiguation).
Maha Sarakham province, also called Maha Sarakham or Mahasarakham (Thai: มหาสารคาม, pronounced [mā.hǎː sǎː.rá.kʰāːm], Northeastern Thai: มหาสารคาม, pronounced [mā.hǎː sǎː.lāː.kʰa᷇ːm]) is one of the 76 provinces (changwat) of Thailand which lies in central northeastern Thailand, also called Isan. Its neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise): Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Buriram, and Khon Kaen.
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Maha Sarakham
มหาสารคาม | |
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Motto(s): พุทธมณฑลอีสาน ถิ่นฐานอารยธรรม ผ้าไหมล้ำเลอค่า ตักสิลานคร ("Phutthamonthon of Isan. Home of civilisation. Valuable silk. City of Taxila.") | |
Country | Thailand |
Capital | Maha Sarakham |
Government | |
• Governor | Kiattisak Trongsiri (since October 2020) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,607 km2 (2,165 sq mi) |
• Rank | 39th |
Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 962,665 |
• Rank | 24th |
• Density | 172/km2 (450/sq mi) |
• Rank | 18th |
Human Achievement Index | |
• HAI (2022) | 0.6523 "somewhat high" Ranked 24th |
GDP | |
• Total | baht 56 billion (US$1.9 billion) (2019) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Postal code | 44xxx |
Calling code | 043 |
ISO 3166 code | TH-44 |
Website | www |
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The town of Maha Sarakham is the provincial capital. It is the home of Mahasarakham University, one of the largest universities in northeast Thailand with 41,000 students (2017),[5] and Rajabhat Mahasarakham University.