Prachinburi ปราจีนบุรี | |
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  _-_panoramio.jpg) From top: Thai Traditional Medicine Museum Building,Chaophraya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital,Khao Yai tollbooth in the area of Prachinburi,Bang Pakong River in Prachinburi where it is referred to as Prachinburi River | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Prachin | |
| Mottoes: ศรีมหาโพธิ์คู่บ้าน ไผ่ตงหวานคู่เมือง ผลไม้ลือเลื่อง เขตเมืองทวารวดี ("Home of the Great Bodhi Tree. Sweet Tong Bamboo Shoots. Renowned fruit. The Dvaravati city.") | |
 Map highlighting Prachinburi province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Prachinburi |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Weerapun Dee-on (since 2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,026 km2 (1,941 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 45th |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total |  500,607 |
| • Rank | 55th |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 49th |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6428 "average" Ranked 37th |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 297 billion (US$10.3 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 25xxx |
| Calling code | 037 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-25 |
| Website | prachinburi |
Prachinburi Provincial Administrative Organization องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดปราจีนบุรี | |
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 Interactive map of Prachinburi Provincial Administrative Organization | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local administrative divisions |
| • Body | Prachinburi Provincial Administrative Organization |
| • President | Napaphat Anchasanichamon |
| Website | prachinpao |
Prachinburi province (Thai:ปราจีนบุรี,RTGS: Prachin Buri,pronounced[prāː.tɕīːnbū.rīː],lit. 'City of the East') is one of Thailand's seventy-sevenprovinces (changwat), it lies ineastern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise)Nakhon Ratchasima,Sa Kaeo,Chachoengsao, andNakhon Nayok.
Located in Si Mahosot district, their existed an ancient Buddhist site at the Sra Morakot Archeological Site. The site contains anArogyasala dating to the reign ofJayavarman VII of theKhmer Empire in the late 1100s, although the Arogyasala was possibly constructed on an olderDvaravati shrine. Not much of the Arogyasala survives, but it most likely was designed in the standard layout.[5] In the temple of Wat Morakot at the site contains the largest and oldest carvings ofThe Buddha's footprints in Thailand. Created between the 600s and 800s, the footprints were made from natural laterite and hold significance to Buddhists.[6] The site also contains two ancient reserviors, with Sra Boa being one of them.[7]
The province is divided into two major parts, the low river valley of theBang Pakong River, and the higher lands with plateaus and mountains of theSankamphaeng Range, the southern prolongation of theDong Phaya Yen Mountains. The total forest area is 1,436 km2 (554 sq mi) or 28.6 percent of provincial area.[8]
There are two national parks, along with two other national parks, make upregion 1 (Prachinburi) of Thailand's protected areas. (Visitors in fiscal year 2024)[9]
| Thap Lan National Park | 2,236 km2 (863 sq mi) | (96,852) |
| Khao Yai National Park | 2,166 km2 (836 sq mi) | (1,887,335) |
Theprovincial seal shows theBodhi tree. It symbolizes the first Bodhi tree planted about 2,000 years ago at Wat Si Maha Phot. The provincial colors are red and yellow. Red symbolises the land and yellow,Buddhism.
Theprovincial tree is the Bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa). The provincial flower is the cork tree (Millingtonia hortensis). Thecyprinid fishCyclocheilichthys enoplos is the provincial fish.
The province is divided into seven districts (amphoes), which are further divided into 65 subdistricts (tambons) and 658 villages (mubans).
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As of 26 November 2019 there are:[10] one Prachinburi Provincial Administration Organisation (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 13 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Prachinburi has town (thesaban mueang) status. Further 12 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 56 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).
The main road through Prachinburi is Route 319. While Route 319 does not lead directly to other major centers, along with Route 33 it leads toNakhon Nayok, and along with Routes 314 and 304 it leads toBangkok.
Prachinburi is served by theState Railway of Thailand'sEastern Line.Prachin Buri Railway Station, is the main railway station located 122 kilometres (76 mi) from Bangkok. Five trains trains per day in either direction stop at this station.
In 2022, Prachinburi province had an economic output of 291.747 billion baht (US$7.678 billion). This amounts to per capita gross provincial product (GPP) of 445,100 baht (US$11,700).[11] In 2024 the total labourforce was 392,051 of which 387,920 persons were employed in economic activity. Inagriculture andforestry 60,166 persons (15.5%) were employed and in the non-agricultural sector 327,754 persons (84.5%).[12]
| Activities | Baht | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manufacturing | 207,356,000,000 | 71.1 |
| 2 | Trade | 34,359,000,000 | 11.8 |
| 3 | Agriculture + forestry | 10,713,000,000 | 3.7 |
| 4 | Energy | 7,894,000,000 | 2.7 |
| 5 | Defence + publ.admin. | 7,855,000,000 | 2.7 |
| 6 | Education | 4,754,000,000 | 1.6 |
| 7 | Finance | 4,229,000,000 | 1.4 |
| 8 | Real estate | 4,223,000,000 | 1.4 |
| 9 | Transportation | 2,542,000,000 | 0.9 |
| 10 | Construction | 2,391,000,000 | 0.8 |
| 11 | Human health | 1,697,000,000 | 0.6 |
| 12 | Water supply | 705,000,000 | 0.2 |
| 13 | Information | 686,000,000 | 0.2 |
| 14 | Hotel and restaurant | 556,000,000 | 0.2 |
| 15 | Administration | 528,000,000 | 0.2 |
| 16 | Other service activity | 443,000,000 | 0.2 |
| 17 | Scientific activity | 312,000,000 | 0.1 |
| 18 | Mining | 276,000,000 | 0.1 |
| 19 | Pastime | 228,000,000 | 0.1 |
| Total | 291,747,000,000 | 100 |
| Activities | Workforce | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manufacturing | 160,859 | 41.5 |
| 2 | Agriculture and forestry | 60,166 | 15.5 |
| 3 | Trade | 51,375 | 13.2 |
| 4 | Hotel and restaurant | 25,075 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Construction | 20,266 | 5.2 |
| 6 | Defence and publ.admin. | 13,842 | 3.6 |
| 7 | Transportation | 10,225 | 2.6 |
| 8 | Education | 9,115 | 2.3 |
| 9 | Other service activity | 8,631 | 2.2 |
| 10 | Administration | 8,541 | 2.2 |
| 11 | Human Health | 7,529 | 1.9 |
| 12 | Finance | 3,210 | 0.8 |
| 13 | Energy | 2,640 | 0.7 |
| 14 | Scientific activity | 1,867 | 0.5 |
| 15 | Pastime | 1,643 | 0.4 |
| 16 | Real estate | 1,591 | 0.4 |
| 17 | Information | 609 | 0.2 |
| 18 | Household enterprise | 519 | 0.2 |
| 19 | Water supply | 217 | 0.1 |
| Total | 387,920 | 100 |
Tambon Hua Wa in Si Maha Phot District is the site of Rojana Industrial Park.[13] Among other tenants of the park, Honda Automobile (Thailand) has established a 17.2 billion baht plant there to manufacture sub-compact vehicles. The plant, opened in March 2016, had an initial production capacity of 60,000 vehicles per year. Honda produces hybrid electric vehicles and batteries for electric vehicles, at its factories in Prachinburi and Ayutthaya. Honda's Prachinburi factory has an annual capacity of 120,000 units.[14]
The main hospital of Prachinburi province isChaophraya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital.
| Health | Education | Employment | Income |
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| 16 | 19 | 20 | 37 |
| Housing | Family | Transport | Participation |
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| 54 | 69 | 62 | 39 |
| Province Prachinburi, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6428 is "average", occupies place 37 in the ranking. | |||
Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using theHuman achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.[3]
| Rank | Classification |
| 1 - 13 | "high" |
| 14 - 29 | "somewhat high" |
| 30 - 45 | "average" |
| 46 - 61 | "somewhat low" |
| 62 - 77 | "low" |
| Map with provinces and HAI 2022 rankings |
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Prachinburi travel guide from Wikivoyage
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