Chonburi (city)

Chonburi ชลบุรี
The Khao Khiao Massif rising behind Chonburi town
Chonburi Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 13°21′40″N 100°59′6″E / 13.36111°N 100.98500°E / 13.36111; 100.98500
Country	Thailand
Province	Chonburi Province
District	Amphoe Mueang Chonburi
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	180,000
Post code	20000
Geocode	2099
Website	http://www.chonburicity.go.th/

Chonburi (Thai: ชลบุรี, rtgs: Chon Buri, pronounced [t͡ɕʰōn bū.rīː]) is the capital of Chonburi Province and Mueang Chonburi District in Thailand. It is about 100 km south-east of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. The name means "city of water". Chonburi, along with other areas along the coast to Pattaya, forms a conurbation known as the Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area.

Chonburi has had town (thesaban mueang) status since 1935.

Chonburi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Winters are fairly dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is hot with the average daily maximum at 35.2 °C (95.4 °F). The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.

The main road through Chonburi is Thailand Route 3, also known as Sukhumvit Road. To the north-east it connects to Bangkok and to south it connects to Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat. Route 344 leads east to Klaeng (which is also on Route 3). Route 7 runs parallel to Route 3 but bypasses the densely populated coastal area, connecting to the beach resort city of Pattaya.