Ratchaburi

Ratchaburi
ราชบุรี
Rajburi, Rat Buri
Town
View of Ratchaburi from Kaen Chan hill
View of Ratchaburi from Kaen Chan hill
Ratchaburi is located in Thailand
Ratchaburi
Location within Thailand
Coordinates: 13°32′8″N 99°48′48″E / 13.53556°N 99.81333°E / 13.53556; 99.81333
CountryThailand
ProvinceRatchaburi Province
DistrictMueang Ratchaburi District
SubdistrictNa Mueang
Area
 • Total
8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
36,040
 • Density4,142.52/km2 (10,729.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Websitewww.rbm.go.th
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Ratchaburi' (Thai: ราชบุรี, pronounced [râːt.t͡ɕʰā.bū.rīː]; also rendered as Rajburi or Rat Buri) is a historic town (thesaban mueang) in western Thailand and the capital of Ratchaburi Province. The area shows early settlement associated with Dvaravati culture and later became an important trade centre in the Ayutthaya period.

Ratchaburi town covers the entire tambon Na Mueang (หน้าเมือง) of Mueang Ratchaburi District. As of 2018 it had an estimated population of 36,040, down from 38,149 in 2005.