Ranong
Ranong
ระนอง | |
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 Satellite image around Ranong | |
  Ranong | |
| Coordinates:9°57′43″N98°38′20″E/ 9.96194°N 98.63889°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Provinces | Ranong Province |
| District | Mueang Ranong District |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2005) | 16,163 |
| Time zone | UTC+7(ICT) |
Ranong(Thai:ระนอง) is a town (thesaban mueang) in southernThailand,capital of theRanong Provinceand theMueang Ranong District.The town covers completely the area of thetambonKhao Niwet (เขานิเวศน์). As of 2005, it had a population of 16,163. Ranong lies 586 kilometres (364 mi) south-southwest of Bangkok by road.
Geography
[edit]Ranong is on the estuary of thePak Chan (or Kraburi) River,oppositeMyanmar'sKawthaung(formerly Victoria Point). TheTenasserim Hillsrise directly to the east of Ranong, and another small ridge runs along the edge of the estuary to the town's north.
Climate
[edit]Ranong has atropical monsoon climate(Köppen climate classificationAm). There is little variation in the temperature throughout the year, although the pre-monsoon months (February to April) are somewhat hotter in the day. However, Ranong's position to the west of the Tenasserim Hills means that themonsoonseason's rains are greatly amplified, resulting in torrential rains from May until October, and significant rainfall in the transition months of April and November.
| Climate data for Ranong (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.4 (97.5) |
38.3 (100.9) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.1 (102.4) |
38.7 (101.7) |
35.3 (95.5) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.0 (95.0) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.5 (90.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.2 (89.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.3 (81.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.8 (74.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 41.1 (1.62) |
19.8 (0.78) |
77.6 (3.06) |
154.2 (6.07) |
485.9 (19.13) |
638.0 (25.12) |
706.3 (27.81) |
771.5 (30.37) |
678.8 (26.72) |
421.3 (16.59) |
130.1 (5.12) |
58.5 (2.30) |
4,183.1 (164.69) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 10.2 | 20.4 | 21.6 | 23.0 | 23.8 | 22.8 | 19.2 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 167.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 72.6 | 70.1 | 71.5 | 75.7 | 82.0 | 83.7 | 84.5 | 84.7 | 85.6 | 84.7 | 80.1 | 75.0 | 79.2 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 232.5 | 214.7 | 201.5 | 183.0 | 155.0 | 114.0 | 114.7 | 114.7 | 108.0 | 145.7 | 174.0 | 195.3 | 1,953.1 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
| Source 1:World Meteorological Organization[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[2](extremes)[3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit]Phet Kasem Road(Thailand Route 4) runs through the city.Ranong Airportis about 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of town.
ThePort Authority of Thailandoperates the Ranong Port, which is Thailand's principalIndian Oceanport. In 2008, theRanong human-smuggling incidentresulted in 54 deaths.[4]
Several ferries are connecting toKawthaung,Myanmar, which can be accessed by foreigners without visa. There also is a boat from Ranong to the Burmese resort islandThahtay Kyun.
References
[edit]- ^"World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020".World Meteorological Organization.Retrieved12 October2023.
- ^"ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)"(PDF)(in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 105.Retrieved7 August2016.
- ^"Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010".Thai Meteorological Department.Retrieved4 August2016.
- ^"54 Burmese dead in trafficking horror".Phuket Gazette.April 10, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon January 12, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 29,2018.
External links
[edit]
Ranongtravel guide from Wikivoyage
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