Tak, Thailand
Tak
ตาก | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Ping River,Tak | |
  Tak | |
| Coordinates:16°52′16″N99°07′30″E/ 16.87111°N 99.12500°E | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Tak |
| Amphoe | Mueang Tak |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.27 km2(2.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 20,290 |
| • Density | 2,790.9/km2(7,228/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7(ICT) |
Tak(Thai:ตาก,pronounced[tàːk]) is a town (thesaban mueang) in north-westThailand,capital of theTak Provinceand theTak district.As of 2005 the town had a population of 19,900 and an area of 7.27 km2.It covers thetambonRahaeng, Nong Luang, Chiang Ngoen, and Hua Diat. It is on thePing River,418 km north-north-west of Bangkok.
Geography
[edit]Tak is on thePing River,which runs from north to south through the town. While the land to the east is fairly flat, theTenasserim HillsandDawna Rangelie to the west.
Climate
[edit]Tak has atropical savanna climate(Köppen climate classificationAw). Winters are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at 38.5 °C (101.3 °F). On 15 April 2023, Tak measured the highest temperature ever recorded in Thailand, reaching 45.4 °C (113.7 °F),[1]the first time that Thailand recorded a temperature over 45 °C (113 °F). Themonsoonseason runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.
| Climate data for Tak (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.0 (100.4) |
41.2 (106.2) |
42.7 (108.9) |
44.6 (112.3) |
43.8 (110.8) |
40.3 (104.5) |
37.9 (100.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.3 (97.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
36.6 (97.9) |
44.6 (112.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.4 (90.3) |
35.2 (95.4) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
35.6 (96.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.0 (86.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
5.8 (42.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 9.0 (0.35) |
6.7 (0.26) |
19.5 (0.77) |
58.2 (2.29) |
170.1 (6.70) |
116.4 (4.58) |
100 (3.9) |
118.1 (4.65) |
220.6 (8.69) |
190.1 (7.48) |
34.1 (1.34) |
6.2 (0.24) |
1,049 (41.3) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 79.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 66.0 | 55.6 | 50.7 | 55.4 | 67.6 | 72.8 | 73.4 | 74.6 | 77.6 | 81.5 | 76.7 | 71.8 | 68.6 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 275.9 | 259.9 | 275.9 | 243.0 | 217.0 | 117.0 | 120.9 | 117.8 | 108.0 | 179.8 | 219.0 | 257.3 | 2,391.5 |
| Source 1:World Meteorological Organization[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[3](extremes)[4](April extreme)[5] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit]Route 105, throughMae Sot,forms one of two major transnational roads through theTenasserim HillstoBurma.Route 1, also known as thePhahonyothin Road,passes through Tak. On the north side it leads toLampang,Chiang Rai,and the border with Burma atMae Sai.On the south side it leads toKamphaeng Phet,Nakhon Sawan,andBangkok.Route 12 leads east toSukhothai,Phitsanulok,Chum Phae,Khon Kaen,Kalasin,and the border withLaosatMukdahan.
Tak is served byTak Airport,13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of the town.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"Historic Asia heat breaks hundreds of records, with extremes in Thailand and China".Washington Post.Retrieved8 January2024.
- ^"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. 27.Retrieved31 July2016.
- ^"Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010".Thai Meteorological Department.Retrieved4 August2016.
- ^"Historic Asia heat breaks hundreds of records, with extremes in Thailand and China".Washington Post.Retrieved8 January2024.
- ^"Tak Airport".OurAirports.Retrieved3 February2013.
External links
[edit]
Taktravel guide from Wikivoyage- Website of town (Thai)
