Located in the heart of northeastern Thailand, Khon Kaen is one of the key cities under the United Nations Economic and Social Program, along with Chiang Mai, Songkhla, Nakhon and Chonburi, and has a population of 1,733,000 according to the official data of 2006, but the actual number of inhabitants is much higher, and the region is focused on the development of education, financial institutions, public institutions, and transportation.
