Nakhon Si Thammarat City Municipality
Voluntary Local Review 2022: The Implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Nakhon Si Thammarat City Municipality
Insights of the Report
Nakhon Si Thammarat City Municipality aims to improve the quality of life of its citizens and take a leading role in becoming a sustainable city and community. In 2022, NST City launched its Smart City initiative in five strategic areas: smart governance, smart economy, smart living, smart people, and smart environment. This VLR reflects the critical developments included in this new comprehensive initiative to prepare NST City for the future and achieve our ultimate goals with the current focus on SDGs 4, 6, 8, 9 and 11.
Issued: July 202398,178 (December 2022)
22.56 sq.km. (December 2022)
4,352 per sq.km. (December 2022)
Local (city, town, village, etc)
USD 34.67 million (FY2022)
City Profile
Nakhon Si Thammarat is an ancient city founded more than 1,500 years ago. The city prospers as the educational and cultural capital of Southern Thailand. The implementation of all city projects is based on a people-centric strategy. The City Government has set the quality of life of its citizens as the top priority for the urbanisation of the city. The City Government intends to drive improvements in governance, basic infrastructure, safety, education, healthcare and the environment, whilst encouraging crucial public participation. Subsequently, Nakhon Si Thammarat City Municipality was a winner of the Thailand Smart City Solutions Awards 2022 for its people-based Smart City E-Service project, which brought together 34,000 volunteers to solve various problems in the city, such as infrastructure maintenance, healthcare services, education, and even the day-to-day issues through a two-way digital communication platform.
The Report and more
The VLR report is available here:
Voluntary Local Review 2022: The Implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Nakhon Si Thammarat City Municipality