History of Buriram Province

Buriram Province

Buriram is one of the north-eastern provinces ( changwat ) of Thailand . Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Sa Kaeo , Nakhon Ratchasima , Khon Kaen , Maha Sarakham and Surin . To the south-east it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia . The name Buri Ram means City of happiness .

Geography

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

History

Almost a thousand years ago the present- day Buriram 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

Demographics

Officially, Thai is widely spoken while 42% of the population still speak northern Khmerdialect (Khmer Language or official language of Cambodia ) in everyday life.

Symbols

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 .

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

Administrative divisions

The province is subdivided into 23 districts ( Amphoe ). The districts are further subdivided into 188 subdistricts ( tambon ) and 2546 villages ( muban ).

1. Mueang Buriram 2. Khu Mueang 3. Krasang 4. Nang Rong 5. Nong Ki 6. Lahan Sai 7. Prakhon Chai 8. Ban Kruat 9. Phutthaisong 10. Lam Plai Mat 11. Satuek 12. Pakham 13. Na Pho 14. Nong Hong 15. Phlapphla Chai 16. Huai Rat 17. Non Suwan 18. Chamni 19. Ban Mai Chaiyaphot 20. Non Din Daeng 21. Ban Dan 22. Khaen Dong 23. Chaloem Phra Kiat