| Si Racha ศรีราชา |
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| 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 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
- ^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5020_06.html.
- ^ 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].
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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