Ubon Ratchathani

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Ubon Ratchathani (Thai: อุบลราชธานี, pronounced [ʔubon râːt.tɕʰa.tʰaːniː]), commonly shortened to Ubon (อุบลฯ, meaning "royal lotus city"), is a city (เทศบาลนคร, thesaban nakhon) in northeastern Thailand and the administrative centre of Ubon Ratchathani Province. It is one of the four largest cities in Isan, alongside Nakhon Ratchasima, Udon Thani, and Khon Kaen, collectively known as the "big four of Isan." The city lies on the north bank of the Mun River, approximately 497 km (309 mi) from Bangkok in a straight line, or around 629 km (391 mi) by road. Across the river on the south bank lies the town of Warin Chamrap, with which Ubon Ratchathani forms a functionally integrated twin-city conurbation: although the two remain separate municipalities linked by road bridges, decades of urban expansion have produced a single, largely continuous built-up area, and the two local governments have since the 2020s coordinated a joint comprehensive urban plan covering both jurisdictions. According...

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