Nakhon Ratchasima

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Nakhon Ratchasima โคราช Korat
City municipality
City of Nakhon Ratchasima เทศบาลนครนครราชสีมา
From top left: View of Nakhon Ratchasima, monument of Thao Suranari with the Chumphon Gate in the background, Nakhon Ratchasima railway station, 80th Birthday Stadium and Central Plaza Nakhon Ratchasima
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Nakhon Ratchasima Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 14°58′50″N 102°6′00″E / 14.98056°N 102.10000°E / 14.98056; 102.10000
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Ratchasima
District	Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima
Settled	1656 (Ayutthaya Period)
Sanitation	3 Jan 1908
Town	10 Dec 1935
City	24 Sept 1995
Government
• Type	City municipality
• Mayor	Surawuth Cherdchai
• Municipal Clerk	Arlom Tangtaku
Area
• City municipality	37.5 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
• Urban	755.6 km2 (291.73 sq mi)
• Rank	13th
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• City municipality	126,391 (Registered residents)
• Rank	9th
• Density	3,370/km2 (8,700/sq mi)
• Urban	466,098
• Urban density	616.85/km2 (1,597.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postcode	30000
Calling code	044
Website	koratcity.go.th

Nakhon Ratchasima (Thai: นครราชสีมา, pronounced [ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn râːt.t͡ɕʰā.sǐː.māː]) is the capital of Nakhon Ratchasima province and the third largest city in Thailand. It is one of the four major cities of Isan (Northeast Thailand), known as the "big four of Isan". The city is commonly known as Korat (โคราช, pronounced [kʰōː.râːt]), a shortened form of its name.

Korat is at the western edge of the Korat Plateau. Historically, it once marked the boundary between Lao and Siam territory. It is the gateway to the Lao-speaking northeast of Thailand. Its location is 14°58.5′N 102°6′E / 14.9750°N 102.100°E / 14.9750; 102.100.