About Surin Province
Surin is the heartland of Thailand's Kuy elephant-keeping culture and one of the country's most important silk-weaving provinces. With a strong Khmer-Thai heritage and proximity to the Cambodian border, it offers crumbling Khmer sanctuaries, distinctive cuisine and a famously close human relationship with elephants. The annual Elephant Round-up each November is the province's signature event, while villages around Ban Tha Klang remain centres of mahout tradition year-round.
Key facts
- Population
- 1,378,221 (2020)
- Area
- 8,124 km²
- Density
- 170 / km²
- Districts
- 17
- Capital
- Surin
- ISO code
- TH-32
- Airport
- Surin Pakdi Airport (PXR)
All 17 districts
Buachet · Chom Phra · Chumphon Buri · Kap Choeng · Khwao Sinarin · Lamduan · Mueang Surin · Non Narai · Phanom Dong Rak · Prasat · Rattanaburi · Samrong Thap · Sangkha · Sanom · Si Narong · Sikhoraphum · Tha Tum
Top Highlights
Surin Elephant Round-up festival held each November in Mueang Surin
Ban Tha Klang Elephant Village, a long-established mahout community
Khmer-style sanctuaries such as Prasat Sikhoraphum and Prasat Ban Phluang
Surin silk, especially intricate hol and mudmee patterns sold at local markets
Getting There
Surin has no commercial airport, but trains on the Bangkok–Ubon line stop at Surin and take 7–9 hours from Bangkok. Buses from Mo Chit reach Surin in about 6–7 hours, and many visitors fly into Buri Ram and continue by road in around an hour.
Inside Surin
Districts (17)
Buachet ·Chom Phra ·Chumphon Buri ·Kap Choeng ·Khwao Sinarin ·Lamduan ·Mueang Surin ·Non Narai ·Phanom Dong Rak ·Prasat ·Rattanaburi ·Samrong Thap ·Sangkha ·Sanom ·Si Narong ·Sikhoraphum ·Tha Tum
Mapped in Surin
73 places of interest recorded in OpenStreetMap. Coverage is contributed by volunteers and varies by area, so treat these as a guide to what is mapped rather than a complete inventory.
- 34Temples
- 24Historic sites
- 5Markets
- 4Attractions
- 3Museums
- 2Viewpoints
- 1Family attractions
Named examples
- Wat Burapharam
- Prasat Chang Pi
- Prasat Yai Ngao
- Ta Muean Thom Temple
- Prasat Tapriang Tia
- Prasat Phum Pon
- Prasat Sikhoraphum
- Surin Elephant Village
© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Harvested 2026-08-01.
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Sources
Facts on this page last checked 1 August 2026.
- 1.Q380757 — population, area, districts, coordinates — Wikidata (Wikidata), retrieved 1 August 2026
- 2.Background reading — Wikipedia (Wikipedia), retrieved 1 August 2026Linked for context; no text is reproduced from it.
- 3.Official provincial website — Provincial administration (Official source), retrieved 1 August 2026
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