Buriram Administrative divisions

The province is subdivided into 23 districts (amphoe). The districts are further subdivided into 189 subdistricts (tambon) and 2212 villages (muban).

Mueang Buriram Khu Mueang Krasang Nang Rong Nong Ki Lahan Sai Prakhon Chai Ban Kruat Phutthaisong Lam Plai Mat Satuek Pakham

Na Pho Nong Hong Phlapphla Chai Huai Rat Non Suwan Chamni Ban Mai Chaiyaphot Non Din Daeng Ban Dan Khaen Dong Chaloem Phra Kiat

Buriram Symbols

Phanom Rung temple The provincial seal shows the Phanom Rung sandstone castle, a Hindu shrine of the Shivaite sect. The monument was in use from the 9th till the 12th century when the Khmer Empire was overthrown from Ayutthaya. It is now a historic park. The provincial flower is the Yellow Cotton Tree (Cochlospermum regium), and the provincial tree is the Pink Shower (Cassia grandis). The provincial slogan is The city of sandstone sanctuaries, the land of volcanoes, beautiful silk and rich culture.

Buriram Demographics

Officially, Thai is widely spoken while 27.6% of the population still speak Northern Khmer dialect in everyday life.

Buriram History

Almost a thousand years ago the present- day Buri Ram area was evidently subdued to Khmer Empire as many ruins from that time are still visible there. The biggest of them on an extinct volcano is protected in the Phanom Rung historical park. According to the inscription found, her ruler recognized the hegemony of Khmer Empire's king. Before the foundation of Bangkok, little was known about her. From early Bangkok Period, in the early nineteenth century, the town originally called Muang Pae, was renamed 'Buriram'. Then she became under Thai rule. After the administrative reform in the late nineteenth century, Buriram was incorporated into Siam or late Thailand as a province.

Buriram Geography

Buriram is located at the southern end of the Khorat Plateau, with several extinct volcanoes around the province.