Si Racha

Si Racha
ศรีราชา
Location of Si Racha on the Gulf of Thailand
Country Thailand
Province Chon Buri
Government
 - Type Town municipality
 - Mayor Chatchai Timkrachang
Area
 - Total 4.058 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)[1]
 - Total 19,444
 - Density 4,791.5/km2 (12,410/sq mi)
  Registered residents only
Time zone Thailand (UTC+7)
Website http://www.srirachamunicipality.com

Coordinates: 13°10′26″N 100°55′48″E / 13.174°N 100.930°E / 13.174; 100.930 Si Racha [2] (Thai: ศรีราชา is a town in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand , about 120 km southeast of Bangkok located within Amphoe Si Racha in the province of Chon Buri.

History

The municipality was created as a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) in 1945.[3] In 1995 the subdistrict municipality was upgraded to a town municipality (thesaban mueang).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5020_06.html. 
  2. ^ Note: The Thai spelling is Sri Racha, Si Racha is a transliteration of the Thai pronunciation attributable to the fact that the double consonant 'sr' doesn't occur natively in Thai speech [1].
  3. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งเทศบาลตำบลศรีราชา จังหวัดชลบุรี พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๘" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 62 (36 ก): 412–415. 1945-07-03. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2488/A/036/412.PDF. 
  4. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งเทศบาลเมืองศรีราชา จังหวัดชลบุรี พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๘" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 112 (40 ก): 45–48. 1995-09-24. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2538/A/040/45.PDF. 

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