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Capital: | Nakhon Si Thammarat[?] |
Area: | 9,942.5 km² Ranked 18th |
Inhabitants: | 1,527,273 (2001) Ranked 5th |
Pop. density: | 154 inh./km² Ranked 22nd |
ISO 3166-2: | TH-80 | Map |
Nakhon Si Thammarat (often in short Nakhon, Thai นครศรีธรรมราช ) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Songkhla, Phattalung, Trang, Krabi and Surat Thani.
The name of the province derives from its Pali-Sanskrit name Nagara Sri Dhammaraja (City of the Sacred Dharma King), which in Thai pronunciation becames Nakhon Si Thammarat.
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The provincial seal shows the Phra Baromathat Chedi of the Wat Phra Mahathat Voramahavihan, one of the most important historical sites in southern Thailand. According to historic sources it was already built in 311, but archaeology dates it to the 13th century. The chedi is surrounded by the animals of the Chinese zodiac in the seal. The provincial flower is the Golden Shower Tree (Cassis fistula[?]), and the provincial tree is Millettia atropurpurea[?]. |
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