Sa Kaeo Province

Sa Kaeo สระแก้ว
Province
Countryside in Sa Kaeo Province
Map of Thailand highlighting Sa Kaeo Province
Country	Thailand
Capital	Sa Kaeo town
Government
• Governor	Klanarong Phongcharoen (since October 2016)
Area
• Total	7,195 km2 (2,778 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 28th
Population (2014)
• Total	552,187
• Rank	Ranked 50th
• Density rank	Ranked 65th
Time zone	ICT (UTC+7)
ISO 3166 code	TH-27

Sa Kaeo (Thai: สระแก้ว, pronounced [sàʔ kɛ̂ːw]) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. It is in the east of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Prachinburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Buriram. To the east it borders Banteay Meanchey and Battambang of Cambodia.

Sa Kaeo became a province in 1993, when the six districts Sa Kaeo, Khlong Hat, Wang Nam Yen, Aranya Prathet, Ta Phraya and Watthana Nakhon of Prachinburi were elevated to provincial status. It is thus one of the four newest provinces of Thailand, together with Amnat Charoen, Nong Bua Lamphu, and most recently, Bueng Kan.

In 1979 Sa Kaeo Refugee Camp was established to the northwest of Sa Kaeo town.

The north of the province is covered with the forested mountains of the Sankamphaeng Range and the Dangrek Mountains. To the south are the foothills of the Cardamom Mountains, which are mostly deforested.

Two national parks are found in the province: Pang Sida National Park was established in 1982, Ta Phraya National Park in 1996.