Chaiyaphum province
Chaiyaphum (Thai: ชัยภูมิ) is one of the Isan (north-eastern) provinces (changwat) of Thailand. As of 2000, 1 million people live there, and has an area of 12,778.3 km². The Governor is Thawon Phrommichai.
Chaiyaphum
ชัยภูมิ | |
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 Map of Thailand highlighting Chaiyaphum Province | |
| Coordinates: 15.8078°N 102.0331°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Chaiyaphum town |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Charin Chakkaphak (since 2010) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,778.3 km2 (4,933.7 sq mi) |
| Area rank | Ranked 7th |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,095,360 |
| • Rank | Ranked 14th |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | Ranked 50th |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Thailand Standard Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-36 |
Geography
Administrative divisions
Map of Amphoe
The province has 16 districts (amphoe); 124 subdistricts (tambon) and 1393 villages (muban).
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