Saraburi สระบุรี | |
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 Wat Phra Phutthabat, the provincial symbol  Kaeng Khoi Junction railway station, the main railway station of the province  Mittraphap Road (Highway 2) in the area ofMuak Lek  Muak Lek old town | |
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| Motto(s): พระพุทธบาทสูงค่า เขื่อนป่าสักชลสิทธิ์ ฐานผลิตอุตสาหกรรม เกษตรนำล้ำแหล่งเที่ยว หนึ่งเดียวกะหรี่ปั๊บนมดี ประเพณีตักบาตรดอกไม้งาม เหลืองอร่ามทุ่งทานตะวัน ลือลั่นเมืองชุมทาง ("Precious Buddha's footprint. Pa Sak Jolasid Dam. Base of industrial production. Agricultural tourism. The only curry puffs and good milk. Flower alms giving festival. Bright yellow sunflower fields. The famed junction city.") | |
 Map of Thailand highlighting Saraburi province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Saraburi |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Bancha Chaowarin |
| • PAO President | Sanya Boon-Long |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,499 km2 (1,351 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 58th |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total |  639,165 |
| • Rank | 40th |
| • Density | 182/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 17th |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6360 "average" Ranked 45th |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 237 billion (US$8.0 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 18xxx |
| Calling code | 036 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-19 |
| Website | saraburi |
Saraburi (Thai:สระบุรี) is one of the centralprovinces (changwat) ofThailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise)Lopburi,Nakhon Ratchasima,Nakhon Nayok,Pathum Thani, andAyutthaya. It is believed to have been constructed in the year 1548 during the reign ofKing Maha Chakkraphat ofAyutthaya as a centre for recruiting troops.
Saraburi is on the east side of theChao Phraya River valley. The eastern part of the province is covered by high plains and plateaus, while the western part is mostly low flat plains.[citation needed] Saraburi province has 848 km2 (327 sq mi) of forest or 24.2 percent of provincial area.[1] The town, as a gateway to the northeastern region, is 108 km fromBangkok. It occupies an area of 3,499 square kilometres.
There are a total of three national parks, two of which are inregion 1 (Saraburi branch) and Khao Yai inregion 1 (Prachinburi) of Thailand's protected areas.
Saraburi has been an important city since ancient times.[citation needed] It is assumed to have been established about 1549 during the reign of King Maha Chakkraphat of theKingdom of Ayutthaya. It is assumed that the king ordered parts ofLopburi andNakhon Nayok to be combined to set up Saraburi Province with the aim of mobilizing citizens during times of war. From the Ayutthaya period, the story of Saraburi is usually related to battles and wars. As for the origin of the word "Saraburi", it is thought that due to its location near a swamp called "Bueng Nong Ngong", when the town was established a combination ofsa ('swamp') andburi ('town') was suggested and the town was named "Saraburi".
Saraburi has a tropical savanna climate, Aw (Climate Classification system of Koppen) The climate is arid with little rain in winter, relatively high temperatures in summer, cool in winter, and rain from May to October, about 70–90 days.
The average annual temperature is 28-29 degrees Celsius. Maximum temperatures average 33-34 degrees Celsius and minimum temperature averages 23–24 degrees Celsius. April is the hottest month of the year, while winters are cool in January.
Saraburi has poorair quality resulting from cement production, chiefly stone crushing. In the area of Na Pra Lan Sub-district there are 133 plants, 17 mining sites, 32 stone mill plants, and 22 stone dressing plants. Air quality in the province frequently exceeds recommended limits forparticulates.[6][7]
There are 366 schools. There are a total of 125,255 students at all levels.[citation needed]
In 2007 Saraburi's population had an average income per capita 214,537 baht per year, making it tenth highest in the country, second in the central provinces. Annual GDP was 129,275 million baht.[citation needed]
In 2007, Saraburi's population was 89.34 percent Buddhist, 597,138 people. There are 499 temples. There are total of 3,443 monks and 274 neophytes. Muslims number 953 (0.32 percent). There are five Christian churches.[citation needed]
Theprovincial seal shows the temple Wat Phra Buddha Baat. In the 17th century a hunter found a puddle of water which looked like a large footprint. It was declared a footprint ofBuddha, and a temple was built around it. Phra Phutthabat meansfootprint of Buddha.
Theprovincial tree isLagerstroemia floribunda and the provincial flower is the yellow cotton tree (Cochlospermum regium). Theendemic crab,Larnaudia larnaudii is the provincial aquatic animal.[8]
The province is divided into 13 districts (amphoe). The districts are further divided into 111 subdistricts (tambon) and 965 villages (muban).
As of 26 November 2019 there are:[9] one Saraburi Provincial Administrative Organization - PAO (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 38 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Saraburi, Kaeng Khoi, Phra Phutthabat and Thap Kwang have town (thesaban mueang) status. Further 34 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon).The non-municipal areas are administered by 70 Subdistrict Administrative Organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).
Saraburi's main station isSaraburi Railway Station. There is a major rail junction atKaeng Khoi Junction.
Saraburi can be reached viaPhahonyothin Road (Highway 1).Mittraphap Road (Highway 2), a main road in the northeastern region. It has a beginning here which is a route that separates from the right side of Phahonyothin Road.[10]
The main hospital of Saraburi isSaraburi Hospital, operated by theMinistry of Public Health.
| Health | Education | Employment | Income |
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| 51 | 37 | 27 | 17 |
| Housing | Family | Transport | Participation |
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| 64 | 64 | 53 | 13 |
| Province Saraburi, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6360 is "average", occupies place 45 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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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)62 Saraburi: 1 PAO, 4 Town mun., 34 Subdistrict mun., 70 SAO.
Saraburi travel guide from Wikivoyage
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