Chonburi
town in Chonburi Province, Thailand
Chonburi (Thai: ชลบุรี, RTGS: Chon Buri, IAST: jalapurī, pronounced [tɕ͡ʰōn bù.rīː] ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and, as part of the district Mueang Chonburi, the seventh-largest city in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, and has an urban population of 342,959. Its name means 'city of water'.
Chonburi, along with the urban areas of Si Racha and Pattaya, forms a conurbation known as the Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area, which has a total population of 999,092.
Chonburi town has had town (thesaban mueang) status since 1935 and makes up only a small part of the current city-scape.
Climate
Chonburi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Winters are fairly dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is hot with the average daily maximum at 35.2 °C (95.4 °F). The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.
Transportation
The main road through Chonburi is Thailand Route 3, also known as Sukhumvit Road.
The public source identifies “Chonburi” as town in Chonburi Province, Thailand. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Chonburi, town and Province.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q138589. VIAF identifies the subject as 131409379. The Library of Congress control number is n85047299. Authority coordinates are 13.361, 100.985. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1935.
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