Saraburi City (''

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'') is the provincial capital of Saraburi Province in central

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. In 2020, it had a population of 60,809 people, and covers the complete ''

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'' Pak Phriao of the Mueang Saraburi district.

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 back ...

, around 60 km upstream from the confluence with the Chao Phraya River and around 60 km downstream from the Pasak Chonlasit Dam. The city is around 100 km northeast of

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, 40 km northeast of Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya, and 50 km west of

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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 ...

due to the threat of the growing Burmese

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. 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

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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

* {{Coord, 14, 31, 43, N, 100, 54, 41, E, region:TH_type:city(61000), display=title Populated places in Saraburi province