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Maha Sarakham
มหาสารคาม | |
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   From top: Wat Kusuntararam, Chi River in Maha Sarakham, Mahasarakham University (MSU) | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Sarakham | |
| Motto(s): พุทธมณฑลอีสาน ถิ่นฐานอารยธรรม ผ้าไหมล้ำเลอค่า ตักสิลานคร ("Phutthamonthon of Isan. Home of civilisation. Valuable silk. City of Taxila.") | |
 Map of Thailand highlighting Maha Sarakham province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Maha Sarakham |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Wiboon Waewbundit (since October 2023) |
| 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 |
Maha Sarakham province, also written Maha Sarakham or Mahasarakham (Thai: มหาสารคาม, pronounced [mā.hǎː sǎː.rá.kʰāːm], Northeastern Thai: มหาสารคาม, pronounced [mā.hǎː sǎː.lāː.kʰa᷇ːm], known locally and simply Sarakham (Thai: สารคาม, pronounced [sǎː.rá.kʰāːm]) 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.
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.
- ^ "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. 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 56
{{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.
- ^ "MSU at a glance". Mahasarakham University. Retrieved 6 December 2020.