Place:Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

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NameNakhon Ratchasima
Alt namesKhoratsource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 635
Khoratsource: Wikipedia
Koratsource: Times Atlas of the World (1994) p 104
TypeCity
Coordinates15.0°N 102.1°E
Located inNakhon Ratchasima, Thailand


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Nakhon Ratchasima is one of the four major cities of Isan, Thailand, known as the "big four of Isan". The city is commonly known as Korat, a shortened form of its name. It is the governmental seat of the Nakhon Ratchasima province and Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district. After Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Korat is the third largest city in Thailand.

Korat is at the western edge of the Korat Plateau. Historically, it once marked the boundary between Lao and Siam territory. It is the gateway to the Lao-speaking northeast (Isan). Its location is .

, the municipal area - as a small part of Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima - had a population of 126,391, while the Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district, forming Korat's urban area, has a population of 450,000 (Estimate 2022).[1]

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