Kamphaeng Phet

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Kamphaeng Phet
กำแพงเพชร
Town
Kamphaeng Phet city pillar shrine
Kamphaeng Phet city pillar shrine
Map of Kamphaeng Phet
Map of Kamphaeng Phet
Country Thailand
ProvinceKamphaeng Phet Province
Area
 • Metro
14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Town
28,817[1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)

Kamphaeng Phet is a town (thesaban mueang) in central Thailand, former capital of the Kamphaeng Phet Province. It covers the complete tambon Nai Mueang of the Mueang Kamphaeng Phet district. As of 2020, it has a population of 28,817.

Kamphaeng Phet national museum
Wat Phra Borom That
Wat Bang

History

Kamphaeng Phet was an ancient outpost town during the Sukhothai period, as evidenced by the city walls and fortifications that remain today. Before the creation of the city, legends says that there were two cities present in the location; Chakangrao (ชากังราว) and Nakhon Chum (นครชุม).[2] Chakangrao was built on the east bank of the Ping River while Nakhon Chum was built on the west bank of the Ping River.[2]

Kamphaeng Phet received municipality status on March 11, 1936.[3] When the municipality was established, it had an operation area of 4.5 square kilometers. Later in 1966, it expanded to an area of 14.9 square kilometers.

Demographics

Since 2005, the population of Kamphaeng Phet has been decreasing.[4]

Estimation date 31 Dec 2005 31 Dec 2010 31 Dec 2015 31 Dec 2019
Population 30,114 29,374 29,191 28,817

Climate

Climate data for Kamphaeng Phet (1991–2020, extremes 1981-present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.0
(98.6) 		39.8
(103.6) 		40.8
(105.4) 		44.0
(111.2) 		43.6
(110.5) 		39.6
(103.3) 		38.0
(100.4) 		37.8
(100.0) 		36.2
(97.2) 		36.1
(97.0) 		36.5
(97.7) 		35.4
(95.7) 		44.0
(111.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.0
(89.6) 		34.1
(93.4) 		35.9
(96.6) 		37.2
(99.0) 		35.5
(95.9) 		33.9
(93.0) 		33.1
(91.6) 		32.7
(90.9) 		32.8
(91.0) 		32.4
(90.3) 		32.1
(89.8) 		31.2
(88.2) 		33.6
(92.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.9
(76.8) 		26.8
(80.2) 		28.9
(84.0) 		30.6
(87.1) 		29.6
(85.3) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.2
(82.8) 		27.9
(82.2) 		27.9
(82.2) 		27.5
(81.5) 		26.4
(79.5) 		24.6
(76.3) 		27.7
(81.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.1
(66.4) 		20.5
(68.9) 		23.0
(73.4) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.7
(76.5) 		24.0
(75.2) 		22.0
(71.6) 		19.5
(67.1) 		23.2
(73.8)
Record low °C (°F) 10.1
(50.2) 		10.5
(50.9) 		14.8
(58.6) 		19.9
(67.8) 		20.8
(69.4) 		22.3
(72.1) 		21.4
(70.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.6
(70.9) 		17.0
(62.6) 		12.6
(54.7) 		8.2
(46.8) 		8.2
(46.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.3
(0.21) 		12.8
(0.50) 		40.4
(1.59) 		56.2
(2.21) 		191.1
(7.52) 		157.2
(6.19) 		175.8
(6.92) 		180.3
(7.10) 		268.0
(10.55) 		166.3
(6.55) 		27.5
(1.08) 		8.7
(0.34) 		1,289.6
(50.77)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1.0 1.4 3.0 3.9 11.7 12.7 14.2 15.4 15.7 10.9 2.9 0.8 93.6
Average relative humidity (%) 70.6 66.0 65.5 66.0 75.1 80.6 81.6 83.5 84.0 82.9 77.8 73.2 75.6
Average dew point °C (°F) 18.5
(65.3) 		19.1
(66.4) 		21.0
(69.8) 		22.7
(72.9) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.7
(76.5) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.7
(76.5) 		24.0
(75.2) 		21.8
(71.2) 		19.0
(66.2) 		22.4
(72.3)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 257.3 243.0 238.7 243.0 198.4 156.0 120.9 117.8 144.0 179.8 219.0 257.3 2,375.2
Mean daily sunshine hours 8.3 8.6 7.7 8.1 6.4 5.2 3.9 3.8 4.8 5.8 7.3 8.3 6.5
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[5]
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[6](extremes)[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Thailand: Major Cities, Towns & Communes - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
  2. ^ a b "เล่าเรื่องเมืองชากังราว องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดกำแพงเพชร (อบจ.กำแพงเพชร)".
  3. ^ "ประวัติเทศบาล".
  4. ^ "THAILAND: Major Cities, Towns & Communes".
  5. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 36. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

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