Si Racha
Si Racha
ศรีราชา | |
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| Si Racha Town Municipality | |
View of Si Racha town taken from Wat Nong Pa Bua Thong Bangna | |
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Seal | |
Interactive map of Si Racha | |
Si Racha Location of Si Racha on the Gulf of Thailand | |
| Coordinates: 13°10′26″N 100°55′48″E / 13.174°N 100.930°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chonburi |
| District | Si Racha district |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town municipality |
| • Mayor | Chatchai Timkrachang |
| Area | |
| 4.058 km2 (1.567 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 616.4 km2 (238.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| 24,127 | |
| • Density | 5,946/km2 (15,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 327,172 |
| Registered residents only | |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Si Racha (Thai: ศรีราชา, pronounced [sǐː rāːt͡ɕʰāː]) is a subdistrict and town in Thailand on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 120 km (75 mi) southeast of Bangkok in Si Racha district, Chonburi province.
The town is the center of the Si Racha district, the ninth-largest urban city area in Thailand. Si Racha is in the industrial Eastern Seaboard zone, along with Pattaya, Laem Chabang, and Chonburi. It is also part of the Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area, a conurbation with a population of 999,092 people.
Si Racha is known as the birthplace of the popular hot sauce, Sriracha, which is named after the town.