Ratchaburi
Ratchaburi
ราชบุรี Rajburi, Rat Buri | |
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Town | |
View of Ratchaburi from Kaen Chan hill | |
| Coordinates: 13°32′8″N 99°48′48″E / 13.53556°N 99.81333°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Ratchaburi Province |
| District | Mueang Ratchaburi District |
| Subdistrict | Na Mueang |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 36,040 |
| • Density | 4,142.52/km2 (10,729.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Website | www |
Ratchaburi' (Thai: ราชบุรี, pronounced [râːt.t͡ɕʰā.bū.rīː]; also rendered as Rajburi or Rat Buri) is a historic town (thesaban mueang) in western Thailand and the capital of Ratchaburi Province. The area shows early settlement associated with Dvaravati culture and later became an important trade centre in the Ayutthaya period.
Ratchaburi town covers the entire tambon Na Mueang (หน้าเมือง) of Mueang Ratchaburi District. As of 2018 it had an estimated population of 36,040, down from 38,149 in 2005.