Chonburi province
province in eastern Thailand
Chonburi (Thai: ชลบุรี, RTGS: Chon Buri, [tɕ͡ʰōn bū.rīː] ) is a province of Thailand (changwat) located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to the west. Pattaya, a major tourism destination in Thailand, is located in Chonburi, along with Laem Chabang, the country's primary seaport. The population has grown rapidly and stands at about 1.7 million, a large part of it floating or unregistered. The registered population as of 31 December 2024 was 1.635 million.
Settlement in the province reaches back to the Neolithic. Two towns of the Dvaravati period, Mueang Phra Rot and Mueang Sri Phalo, stood near the mouth of the Bang Pakong, and wrecks carrying copper ingots have been recovered off the coast. Ko Sichang served as a royal retreat from 1892. Some nine million visitors were recorded in the province in 2012.
“Chonburi province” enters the record as province in eastern Thailand. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Chonburi, province and eastern can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Chonburi province” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Chonburi, province and eastern provides the most credible route into that argument.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q207068. VIAF identifies the subject as 134908334. The Library of Congress control number is n83185266. Authority coordinates are 13.228, 101.171. None of the 4 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2024, 1892 and 2012.
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