Chaiyaphum
Chaiyaphum
ชัยภูมิ | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| เทศบาลเมืองชัยภูมิ | |
 Chaiyaphum Town Hall | |
 Seal | |
  Chaiyaphum Location inThailand | |
| Coordinates:15°48′20″N102°01′52″E/ 15.80556°N 102.03111°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chaiyaphum |
| District | Mueang Chaiyaphum |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Banyong Kiatkongchuchai[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.78 km2(11.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 58,350 |
| Time zone | UTC+7(ICT) |
| Area code | (+66) 44 |
| Website | chaiyaphummunicipality |
Chaiyaphum(Thai:ชัยภูมิ,pronounced[tɕʰāj.jā.pʰūːm];Northeastern Thai:ไซยภูมิ,pronounced[sa᷇j.ɲā.pʰu᷇ːm]) is a town (thesaban mueang) in northeasternThailand,capital ofChaiyaphum Province.As of 2015[update]it had a population of 58,350,[2]and covers the fulltambonNai Mueang ofMueang Chaiyaphum District.Chaiyaphum is 337 road kilometres northeast of Bangkok.
As of 2021, there are wild elephants in the town.[3]
Geography
[edit]Chaiyaphum lies on theKhorat plateauat 185 metres (607 ft) elevation. The land in the immediate vicinity of the city is flat, but thePhetchabun Mountainsrise to the west.
Climate
[edit]Chaiyaphum has atropical savanna climate(Köppen climate classificationAw). Winters are dry and warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at 36.4 °C (97.5 °F). Themonsoonseason is from late April to October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.
| Climate data for Chaiyaphum (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.4 (101.1) |
39.6 (103.3) |
41.5 (106.7) |
43.5 (110.3) |
42.3 (108.1) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.2 (99.0) |
35.7 (96.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.8 (96.4) |
43.5 (110.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.5 (81.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 8.9 (0.35) |
7.2 (0.28) |
51.4 (2.02) |
88.5 (3.48) |
147.8 (5.82) |
133.2 (5.24) |
129.2 (5.09) |
215.2 (8.47) |
237.8 (9.36) |
109.7 (4.32) |
16.0 (0.63) |
5.6 (0.22) |
1,150.5 (45.30) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 12.6 | 14.1 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 78.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 61.6 | 58.6 | 59.5 | 63.9 | 73.2 | 74.4 | 76.4 | 79.1 | 81.2 | 74.9 | 66.9 | 62.5 | 69.4 |
| Averagedew point°C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 279.0 | 245.8 | 275.9 | 240.0 | 195.3 | 153.0 | 120.9 | 117.8 | 144.0 | 198.4 | 252.0 | 260.4 | 2,482.5 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 6.8 |
| Source 1:World Meteorological Organization[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[5](extremes)[6] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit]Route 201 begins inChum Phae,and runs past Chaiyaphum (without actually entering the town) toMittraphapnearSikhio.Route 202 leads east toYasothon,Amnat Charoen,and the border withLaosatKhemarat.Route 225 leads west toNakhon Sawan.
Education
[edit]Chaiyabhumbhakdeechumphon Schoolis located in the town.
References
[edit]- ^"List of Mayors - municipal officials".Chaiyaphum Municipality.Retrieved12 May2019.
- ^"Where is Chaiyaphum, Thailand?".WorldAtlas.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-01-29.Retrieved2016-06-05.
- ^"Sanctuary worker stomped to death by wild elephants".Bangkok Post.Retrieved2021-11-14.
- ^"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. 53.Retrieved1 August2016.
- ^"Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010".Thai Meteorological Department.Retrieved4 August2016.
External links
[edit]
Chaiyaphumtravel guide from Wikivoyage
