Buriram

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Buriram บุรีรัมย์ (Thai) มฺืงแปะ (Northern Khmer)
City Municipality
City of Buriram เทศบาลนครบุรีรัมย์
(From top, left to right): Buriram Hospital, Municipality Office, Chang Arena, and the moat with defunct Saeng Rung Hotel
Buriram Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 14°59′39″N 103°06′08″E / 14.99417°N 103.10222°E / 14.99417; 103.10222
Country	Thailand
Province	Buriram Province
District	Mueang Buriram
Town municipality	14 February 1936
City municipality	31 October 2024 [1]
Named for	บุรี buri – "Town, City" รัมย์ ram – "Happiness" lit. 'Town of Happiness'
Government
• Type	City municipality
• Mayor	vacant
Area
• Total	29.13 sq mi (75.44 km2)
Elevation [2]	535 ft (163 m)
Population  (2023)
• Total	23,364
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	31000
Area code	044
Airport	IATA: BFV – ICAO: VTUO
Website	www.buriramcity.go.th

Buriram (Thai: บุรีรัมย์, RTGS: Buri Ram, pronounced [bū.rīː rām]; Northern Khmer: มฺืงแปะ) is a city municipality (thesaban nakhon) in Thailand, capital of Buriram Province, about 300 km (190 mi) northeast of Bangkok. incorporating Nai Mueang and Isan Subdistricts and parts Samet Subdistricts of Mueang Buriram District. In 2023 it had a population of 23,364.