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Khon Kaen

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Khon Kaen ขอนแก่น
City Municipality
	City of Khon Kaen; เทศบาลนครขอนแก่น
	From top, left to right: Aerial view of Khon Kaen City; Wat Klang Khon Kaen; Sithan Gate of Khon Kaen University, flags half-raised to honor Princess Galyani Vadhana; Khon Kaen democracy monument; statue of King Rama IV at Khon Kaen University.
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	Khon Kaen Location in Thailand
	Coordinates: 16°26′N 102°50′E / 16.433°N 102.833°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Khon Kaen
District	Muang Khon Kaen
Town municipality	20 Aug 1935
City municipality	24 Sept 1995
Government
• Type	City Municipality
• Mayor	Thirasak Thikhayuphan; (since Sept 2012)
Area
• City Municipality	46 km2 (17.76 sq mi)
• Urban	953.4 km2 (368.1 sq mi)
• Rank	10th
Elevation	187 m (613.5 ft)
Population (2019)
• City Municipality	114,459
• Rank	11th
• Density	2,488/km2 (6,440/sq mi)
• Urban (2022)	412,758
• Urban density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
	Registered residents
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postcode	40000
Calling ode	043
Website	www.kkmuni.go.th

Khon Kaen is a city in Thailand. It is the main city of Khon Kaen Province. It is located in the northeast region of Thailand.^[2]

History

It was founded in 1797 during the reign of King Rama I. It used to be a small city. It begun to expand in the 1900s, when a railway connecting it to Bangkok was completed.

Geography

It is located in Khorat Plateau in Isaan.^[3] It has an area of around 46 square kilometres. It is situated along the Phra Yat River, a branch of the Chi River.

Education

Khon Kaen is known for its education institutions. It is home to Khon Kaen University.

References

↑ "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2562" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2019]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior (in Thai). 31 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020, archiving is not necessary because DOPA provides data from 1993 to future years.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
↑ "Khon Kaen City's central bus terminal shuts down after 44 years". The Isaan Record. 2017-12-26. Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
↑ "สำนักบริหารการทะเบียน – The Bureau of Registration Administration (BORA), Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA), Population data for the year 2022" (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-06-21.

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[TDD-1] "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2562" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2019]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior (in Thai). 31 December 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020, archiving is not necessary because DOPA provides data from 1993 to future years.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[2] "Khon Kaen City's central bus terminal shuts down after 44 years". The Isaan Record. 2017-12-26. Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[3] "สำนักบริหารการทะเบียน – The Bureau of Registration Administration (BORA), Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA), Population data for the year 2022" (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-06-21.

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