Saraburi City (''
thesaban mueang
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The mu ...
'') is the provincial capital of
Saraburi Province in central
Thailand
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. In 2020, it had a population of 60,809 people, and covers the complete ''
tambon
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'' Pak Phriao of the
Mueang Saraburi district
Mueang Saraburi () is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Saraburi province, central Thailand.
History
In 1896 when the Northeastern Railway was built and passed by Tambon Pak Phriao, the governor of Saraburi, Phraya Phichai Ronnarong ...
.
Location
Saraburi sits on the banks of the
Pa Sak River
The Pa Sak River ( th, แม่น้ำป่าสัก, , Pronunciation is a river in central Thailand. The river originates in the Phetchabun Mountains, Dan Sai District, Loei Province, and passes through Phetchabun Province as the backb ...
, around 60 km upstream from the confluence with the
Chao Phraya River
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Et ...
and around 60 km downstream from the
Pasak Chonlasit Dam.
The city is around 100 km northeast of
Bangkok
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, 40 km northeast of
Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya, and 50 km west of
Khao Yai National Park
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Descri ...
.
History
Saraburi was founded in 1549 as a base for troop recruitment by King
Maha Chakkraphat
Maha Chakkraphat ( th, มหาจักรพรรดิ, ; lit.: 'The Great Emperor'; 1509 – 1569) was king of the Ayutthaya kingdom from 1548 to 1564 and 1568 to 1569. Originally called Prince Thianracha, or Prince Tien, he was put on the t ...
due to the threat of the growing Burmese
Toungoo Dynasty
, conventional_long_name = Toungoo dynasty
, common_name = Taungoo dynasty
, era =
, status = Empire
, event_start = Independence from Ava
, year_start ...
.
In 1624,
Wat Phra Phutthabat
Wat Phra Phutthabat () is a Buddhist temple in Saraburi, Thailand. Its name means "temple of Buddha's footprint", because it contains a natural depression believed to be a footprint of the Lord Buddha.
History
Phra Phutthabat temple was built ...
was built by
King Songtham of
Ayutthaya Ayutthaya, Ayudhya, or Ayuthia may refer to:
* Ayutthaya Kingdom, a Thai kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767
** Ayutthaya Historical Park, the ruins of the old capital city of the Ayutthaya Kingdom
* Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province (locally ...
on the city.
The royal decree established the Saraburi Municipality on 10 December 1835 with an area of 5 square kilometers.
Demographics
Since 2005, the population of Saraburi has been fluctuating up and down, however, the city's population in 2005 is greater than what it is as of 2020.
References
External links
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{{Coord, 14, 31, 43, N, 100, 54, 41, E, region:TH_type:city(61000), display=title
Populated places in Saraburi province