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{{about|the town named Buriram|the province of the same name of which it is part|Buriram Province}}
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'''Buriram''' ({{Langx|th|บุรีรัมย์}}, {{RTGS|''Buri Ram''}}, {{IPA|th|bū.rīː rām|pron}}; [[Northern Khmer dialect|Northern Khmer]]: {{lang|kxm|มฺืงแปะ}}) is a city municipality (''[[thesaban nakhon]]'') in [[Thailand]], capital of [[Buriram Province]], about {{convert|300|km|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Bangkok]]. incorporating Nai Mueang and [[Isan_(town)|Isan]] Subdistricts and parts Samet Subdistricts of [[Mueang Buriram District]]. In 2023 it had a population of 23,364.

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==History==
[[File:New Buriram town hall.jpg|230px|thumbnail|left|Buriram Civic Center]]

Almost a thousand years ago, the present-day Buriram was part of the [[Khmer Empire]]. Ruins from that time attest to its destruction. The most significant of them is on an extinct [[volcano]] and is protected in the [[Phanom Rung Historical Park]]. According to inscriptions found, Buriram's ruler recognized the hegemony of the Khmer Empire's emperor. Before the ascent of Bangkok, little was known about Buriram. In the early Bangkok Period, in the early-19th century, the town originally called ''Muang Pae'' was renamed ''Buriram''. After administrative reforms in the late 19th century, Buriram was incorporated into Siam as a province.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}

== Administration divisions ==
{{Main|List of villages of Buriram}}

There are  3 subdistricts and 40 ''chumchons'' (villages) ({{langx|th|ชุมชน}}) in Buriram City Municipality.<ref name="buriramcity"/>
<ref>{{cite journal |date=2024-09-06 |title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเสม็ด อำเภอเมืองบุรีรัมย์ จังหวัดบุรีรัมย์ แยกพื้นที่บางส่วนไปรวมกับเทศบาลเมืองบุรีรัมย์ อำเภอเมืองบุรีรัมย์ จังหวัดบุรีรัมย์ |url=https://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/documents/42564.pdf |journal=Royal Gazette |language=Thai |volume=141 |issue=พิเศษ 244 ง |pages=5}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite journal |date=2024-09-06 |title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ยุบเทศบาลตำบลอิสาณ รับพื้นที่บางส่วนขององค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเสม็ดมารวมกับเทศบาลเมืองบุรีรัมย์ อำเภอเมืองบุรีรัมย์ จังหวัดบุรีรัมย์ และเปลี่ยนแปลงเขตเทศบาลเมืองบุรีรัมย์ |url=https://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/documents/42498.pdf |journal=Royal Gazette |language=Thai |volume=141 |issue=พิเศษ 244 ง |pages=3}}</ref>

'''Nai Mueang Subdistricts ''' 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank
! English name
! Thai Name
|-
| 1
| Chum Het
| ชุมชนชุมเห็ด
|-
| 2
| Lang Sathani Rotfai
| ชุมชนหลังสถานีรถไฟ
|-
| 3
| Nah Sathani Rotfai
| ชุมชนหน้าสถานีรถไฟ
|-
| 4
| Prapa Kao
| ชุมชนประปาเก่า
|-
| 5
| Bu Lamduan Nuea
| ชุมชนบุลำดวนเหนือ
|-
| 6
| Bu Lamduan Tai
| ชุมชนบุลำดวนใต้
|-
| 7
| Lang Rajabhat
| ชุมชนหลังราชภัฏ
|-
| 8
| Ton Sak
| ชุมชนต้นสัก
|-
| 9
| Lak Mueang
| ชุมชนหลักเมือง
|-
| 10
| Saphan Yao
| ชุมชนสะพานยาว
|-
| 11
| Khok Klang
| ชุมชนโคกกลาง
|-
| 12
| Lalom
| ชุมชนละลม
|-
| 13
| Talat Bokhoso
| ชุมชนตลาด บ.ข.ส.
|-
| 14
| Lang San
| ชุมชนหลังศาล
|-
| 15
| Thetsaban
| ชุมชนเทศบาล
|-
| 16
| Talat Sot
| ชุมชนตลาดสด
|-
| 17
| Wat Isan
| ชุมชนวัดอิสาณ
|-
| 18
| Nong Prue
| ชุมชนหนองปรือ
|}

'''Isan Subdistricts '''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank
! English name
! Thai Name
|-
| 1
| Khok Wat
| ชุมชนโคกวัด
|-
| 2
| Khok Yai
| ชุมชนโคกใหญ่
|-
| 3
| Khok Hua Chang
| ชุมชนโคกหัวช้าง
|-
| 4
| Thai Charoen
| ชุมชนไทยเจริญ
|-
| 5
| Nong Phrong
| ชุมชนหนองโพรง
|-
| 6
| Khok Sa-At
| ชุมชนโคกสะอาด
|-
| 7
| Huai
| ชุมชนห้วย
|-
| 8
| Nong Paep
| ชุมชนหนองแปบ
|-
| 9
| Yang Noi
| ชุมชนยางน้อย
|-
| 10
| Hua Ling
| ชุมชนหัวลิง
|-
| 11
| Pho Si Suk
| ชุมชนโพธิ์ศรีสุข
|-
| 12
| Phai Noi
| ชุมชนไผ่น้อย
|-
| 13
| Khok Khun Saman
| ชุมชนโคกขุนสมาน
|-
| 14
| Suan Kaur  
| ชุมชนสวนครัว
|-
| 15
| Silachai
| ชุมชนศิลาชัย
|-
| 16
| Khok Makok
| ชุมชนโคกมะกอก
|-
| 17
| Hin Lat
| ชุมชนหินลาด
|-
| 18
| Sap Somboon
| ชุมชนทรัพย์สมบูรณ์
|}

'''Samet Subdistricts (parts) '''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank
! English name
! Thai Name
|-
| 1
| Moo 9, Ban Khok Yai
| หมู่ที่ 9 บ้านโคกใหญ่
|-
| 2
| Moo 11, Ban Khok Khao
| หมู่ที่ 11 บ้านโคกเขา
|-
| 3
| Moo 13, Ban Khao Kradong
| หมู่ที่ 13 บ้านเขากระโดง
|-
| 4
| Moo 16, Ban Sila Thong
| หมู่ที่ 16 บ้านศิลาทอง
|}
== Geography ==
[[File:Romburi park 2013.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Romburi Park ({{langx|th|สวนรมย์บุรี}})]]
Buriram is in the centre of [[Buriram Province]]. Buriram has no significant waterways. It has a creek, ''Huai Chorakhe Mak'', the Buriram moat (or ''Khlong Lalom''), Nong Prue, and Huai Chorakhe Mak and Huai Talat reservoirs.

==Infrastructure==
=== Communications ===
Buriram has a [[Thailand Post|post office]], [[TOT (Thailand)|TOT]], the national telecom company, a [[CAT Telecom|CAT]] office and two radio stations: Radio Thailand AM and Radio Thailand FM.

=== Electricity ===
All of the houses in Buriram area (6,097 in total) have access to electricity. The Buriram Provincial Electricity Authority (Buriram PEA) is the main supplier.

=== Water supply ===
There are 6,097 houses which use municipal water in Buriram. Total consumption is 18,000-19,000 cubic meters a day. Huai Chorakhe Reservoir is the source of Buriram's water. Huai Talat Reservoir is the reserve water supply.

=== Health ===
The main hospital in Buriram is [[Buriram Hospital]], operated by the [[Ministry of Public Health (Thailand)|Ministry of Public Health]].

==Climate==

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|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|collapsed = Y
|location = Buriram (1989–2018)
|Jan high C = 31.4
|Feb high C = 33.8
|Mar high C = 35.7
|Apr high C = 36.5
|May high C = 35.1
|Jun high C = 34.4
|Jul high C = 33.6
|Aug high C = 33.2
|Sep high C = 32.2
|Oct high C = 31.3
|Nov high C = 30.9
|Dec high C = 30.2
| year high C = 
|Jan mean C = 24.2
|Feb mean C = 26.4
|Mar mean C = 28.6
|Apr mean C = 29.5
|May mean C = 28.9
|Jun mean C = 28.7
|Jul mean C = 28.2
|Aug mean C = 27.9
|Sep mean C = 27.3
|Oct mean C = 26.6
|Nov mean C = 25.4
|Dec mean C = 23.8
| year mean C = 
|Jan low C = 18.1
|Feb low C = 20.0
|Mar low C = 22.8
|Apr low C = 24.2
|May low C = 24.6
|Jun low C = 24.7
|Jul low C = 24.4
|Aug low C = 24.3
|Sep low C = 23.9
|Oct low C = 23.1
|Nov low C = 20.8
|Dec low C = 18.4
| year low C = 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 5.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 18.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 48.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 86.3
|May precipitation mm = 171.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 125.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 146.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 193.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 249.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 131.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 32.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 3.9
|year precipitation mm = 
 | unit precipitation days = 
| Jan precipitation days = 1.4
| Feb precipitation days = 2.6
| Mar precipitation days = 5.2
| Apr precipitation days = 8.6
| May precipitation days = 15.2
| Jun precipitation days = 14.4
| Jul precipitation days = 16.9
| Aug precipitation days = 16.9
| Sep precipitation days = 18.7
| Oct precipitation days = 11.2
| Nov precipitation days = 3.9
| Dec precipitation days = 1.2
| year precipitation days =
| Jan humidity = 70
| Feb humidity = 66
| Mar humidity = 67
| Apr humidity = 70
| May humidity = 77
| Jun humidity = 77
| Jul humidity = 78
| Aug humidity = 80
| Sep humidity = 84
| Oct humidity = 83
| Nov humidity = 76
| Dec humidity = 72
| year humidity =
|source 1 = Soil Resources Survey and Research Division<ref name=ldd>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240603050126/https://webapp.ldd.go.th/lpd/node_modules/img/Landusedistrict/2565/r03--brm_02.pdf
| archive-date = 3 June 2024
| url = https://webapp.ldd.go.th/lpd/node_modules/img/Landusedistrict/2565/r03--brm_02.pdf
| title = แผนการใช้ที่ดินตำบลหนองตาด อำเภอเมืองบุรีรัมย์ จังหวัดบุรีรัมย์
| publisher = Land Development Department
| access-date = 3 June 2024}}</ref>
}}

==Economy==

The bulk of the local economy is agricultural and the tourist industry that is a prominent feature in much of the rest of the country has yet to make a significant impact. Key agricultural crops include rice and cassava. The main languages spoken in Buriram are central Thai, Lao, and Khmer.

== Sports ==
[[File:Marc Márquez 2018 Buriram 6.jpg|right|thumb|[[Marc Márquez]] at [[Chang International Circuit]]]]
[[File:Chang Arena A.jpg|thumb|[[Chang Arena]] the largest club-owned football stadium in Thailand of [[Buriram United]]]]
Buriram has a football club, [[Buriram United F.C.]], which plays at [[Chang Arena]].


The construction of top-tier racetrack [[Chang International Circuit]] started in March 2013<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/435936/buri-ram-on-fast-trackfor-f1-races|title=Buri Ram on fast track for F1 races|author=Paritta Wangkiat|work=[[Bangkok Post]]|date=2014-10-05|access-date=2014-10-11}}</ref> and opened on 4 October 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://dailynews.co.th/Content/Article/271216/|title=ช้างเซอร์กิต บุรีรัมย์ สู่F1ระดับโลก|trans-title=Chang Circuit Buriram towards F1 and world-class|work=[[Daily News (Thailand)]]|date=2014-10-03|access-date=2014-10-10|language=th|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141009175520/http://dailynews.co.th/Content/Article/271216/|archive-date=2014-10-09|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/BuriramInternationalCircuit Buriram International Circuit]{{subscription required}}</ref> The track is an FIA Grade I certified circuit, suitable for [[Formula One]] racing,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-motor-racing-thailand-idUSKCN0HX0HT20141008|title=Formula One grade circuit opens in Thailand|author=Nick Mulvenney|work=[[Reuters]]|date=2014-10-08|access-date=2014-10-10|archive-date=2014-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011073854/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/08/us-motor-racing-thailand-idUSKCN0HX0HT20141008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Super-GT-race-all-set-to-blast-down-Buriram-circui-30243559.html|title=Super GT race all set to blast down Buriram circuit|work=[[The Nation (Thailand)]]|date=2014-09-19|access-date=2014-10-10|archive-date=2014-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017210624/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Super-GT-race-all-set-to-blast-down-Buriram-circui-30243559.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and hosted a Japanese [[Super GT]] round in 2014. From [[2018 MotoGP season|2018]] on, the circuit will host [[MotoGP]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://autosport.com/news/report.php/id/131495|title=Thailand to sign 3-year MotoGP deal|work=Autosport|date=28 August 2017|access-date=13 September 2017}}</ref> It also hosts rounds of the World Superbike Championship (WSBK). Other racetracks are being planned, such as a motocross circuit.
The Buriram Marathon, a silver label class event, is held in January every year. Over 25,000 participants are expected in 2023. 

In 2013, [[Newin Chidchob]], developer of the Buriram's new CIC F1 racetrack, has said that, "Buriram doesn't have the sea like [[Pattaya]], doesn't have mountains like [[Chiang Mai]], so we will make Buriram the city of sports."<ref>{{cite news |title="เนวิน" ติดปีกเมืองบุรีรัมย์ ติด 1 ใน 5 เมืองที่มีนักท่องเที่ยวมากที่สุด |url=https://www.prachachat.net/news_detail.php?newsid=1416856166 |access-date=17 June 2019 |work=Prachachat Business |date=25 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615180558/http://www.prachachat.net/news_detail.php?newsid=1416856166 |archive-date=15 June 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Transport==
===Airports===
[[Buriram Airport]] is the only airport in Buriram Province. [[Thai AirAsia]] serves Buriram from [[Don Mueang International Airport]] (DMK).

===Highways===
Highways 218, 219, 226, and 2074 pass through Buriram.

===Intercity transit===
[[File:Train Time Table at Buriram Station..jpg|thumb|Station hall in [[Buriram Railway Station]]]]

The [[State Railway of Thailand]] (SRT), the national rail system, provides service from the [[Buriram Railway Station]]. Buriram is on the [[State Railway of Thailand#Northeastern Line|northeastern railway line]].

The national bus company, The Transport Co., Ltd., operates a bus depot at Buriram Bus Station. Nakhonchai Air has its bus terminal adjacent to the bus station.

== Demography ==
As of 30 April 2010.
* '''Male''' 13,555
* '''Female''' 14,620

Total population of 28,283 and 6,097 family units.<ref name="buriramcity"/>

=== Education ===
[[File:BPS Sign at night March 2016.jpg|thumb|right|275px|The Buriram Pittayakhom School sign at night]]
{|
|---valign=top
||
;Pre-primary
* Thesaban Mueang Buriram Child Development Center
* Buriram Hospital Child Development Center

;Pre-primary and Primary
* Buriram Kindergarten School
* Hua Khiaw School
* Thesaban 3 School
* Anuban Theera School
* Buriram Ratjabhat University Demonstration School

;Pre-primary, Primary and Secondary
* [[Marie Anusorn School]]
* Burirat Darun Wittaya School, or Thesaban 1 School
* Isan Theera Wittayakan School, or Thesaban 2 School
* Trai Kam Sittisil School
||
;Secondary
* Burirat Darun Wittaya School, or Thesaban 1 School
* [[Buriram Pittayakhom School]] ''(Provincial school)''
* Isan Koson Suksa School

;Colleges
* Buriram Technical College
* Buriram Polytechnic

;University
* Buriram Rajabhat University
|}

==References==
{{Commons category|Buriram}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Buriram}}
*[http://www.buriramtimes.com ''Buriram Times'']

{{Buriram}}

{{Metropolitan cities of Thailand}}
[[Category:Populated places in Buriram province]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Thailand]]
[[Category:Isan]]