Amnat Charoen (Province)

Amnat Charoen
อำนาจเจริญ
statistics
Capital:	Amnat Charoen
Telephone code:	044
Surface:	3,161.3 km² 60.
Residents:	370,804 (2009) 63.
Population density :	117 E / km² 40.
ISO 3166-2 :
Governor :	Bunsanong Bunmi
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Amnat Charoen ( Thai : อำนาจเจริญ , pronunciation: [ am.nâːt t͡ɕa.rɤːn ]) is a province ( Changwat ) in the northeast region of Thailand , Isaan . The capital of the province is also called Amnat Charoen .

geography

The province of Amnat Charoen is located about 600 kilometers northeast of the capital Bangkok on the border with Laos .

The province lies on the Mekong , which also forms the border with Laos. Two smaller rivers, the Lam Sae Bok and the Lam Sae Bai, provide smaller water sources for the province's agriculture.

direction	Neighboring provinces and areas
north	Mukdahan
east	Maenam Mekong and national border to Laos
south	Ubon Ratchathani
west	Yasothon

climate

The climate is tropical - monsoonal with heavy rains from July to September and with drought from November to March. During the hot season there is sometimes 40 ° C in the shade, in winter the temperatures can drop to 12 ° C at night. In the rainy season, the parched land is often flooded.

Economy and Importance

The province is one of the poorest in Thailand, the sandy and dry soil leads to major floods in the rainy season, but in dry years the yields drop sharply. Rice, cotton , jute , silk , freshwater fish, cattle and pigs are the main products. Tourism is practically non-existent due to its location away from the major tourist centers.

In 2011, the "Gross Provincial Product" (was GDP ) of the province 12.099 billion baht (300 million euros). This corresponds to 30,231 baht per capita (approx. 740 euros), which is less than a fifth of the national average. This makes Amnat Charoen the economically weakest province in Thailand. The minimum wage in the province is 163 baht per day (around € 4).

Data

The table below shows the share of the economic sectors in the "Gross Provincial Product" in percent:

Industry	2006	2007	2008
Agriculture	24.9	27.9	25.7
Industry	3.4	4.0	4.5
Other	71.7	69.0	69.8

Land use

The following land use is documented for the province:

• Forest area: 359,427 Rai (224.6 km²), 18.2% of the total area
• Agricultural area: 794,317 rai (496.5 km²), 40.2% of the total area
• Unclassified area: 822,041 rai (520.0 km²), 41.6% of the total area

The province of Amnat Charoen has a total of 175 wetlands with an area of ​​10.4 km², which are used more or less intensively for agriculture .

Dams

• Phuttha Utthayan Reservoir - is used for constant irrigation of the surrounding fields

history

Amnat Charoen only became an independent province on January 12, 1993, before that it was part of the Ubon Ratchathani Province . It was therefore, along with Nong Bua Lamphu and Sa Kaeo , one of the three youngest provinces in the country until the creation of Bueng Kan Province in 2011.

See also: History of Thailand

Attractions

• Wat Mongkhon Ming Mueang ( วัด มงคล มิ่ง เมือง ) - an idyllic Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) , houses an image of the Buddha with rich gold leaf jewelry
• Wat Tham Saeng Phet ( วัด ถ้ำ แสง เพชร ) - Buddhist temple complex located on a hill, houses some caves with Buddha images
• Wat Phra Lao Thep Nimit ( วัด พระ เหลา เทพ นิมิตร ) - very old temple with ordination hall in Isan style which the famous Buddha statue Phra Lao Thep Nimit houses
• Phuttha Utthayan ( พุทธ อุทยาน ) - Buddhist park with a reservoir, which also serves as an excursion area

Coat of arms and motto

In the center of the coat of arms is the image of the Buddha Phra Mongkhon Ming Mueang, also known as Buddha Yai (Big Buddha). It is a highly venerated statue about 20 m high in the middle of the provincial capital Amnat Charoen . At the left and right edge there is a tree with an elephant lying at its feet.

The local plant is Hopea ferrea .

The motto of the Amnat Charoen Province is translated as follows:

The Buddha image Phra Mongkhon Ming Mueang was found here,

This city in the middle of the seven rivers basin is making progress

It houses Phra Lao Thep Nimit, an ancient temple,

Full of beautiful mountains, holy and pretty caves,

Many kinds of valuable silk are woven here,

The people have believed in Buddhism for many years.

Administrative units

Provincial Administration

The province is divided into seven amphoe ("rural districts") , which are further subdivided into 56 tambon ("communities") and further into 653 muban ("village communities") .

No. Amphoe Thai 1 Mueang Amnat Charoen อำเภอ เมือง อำนาจเจริญ 2 Chanuman อำเภอ ชานุมาน 3 Pathum Ratchawongsa อำเภอ ปทุม ราช วงศา 4th Phana อำเภอ พนา 5 Senangkhanikhom อำเภอ เสนางคนิคม 6th Hua Taphan อำเภอ หัวตะพาน 7th Lue Amnat อำเภอ ลือ อำนาจ

Administrative division of the province of Amnat Charoen

Local administration

A provincial administrative organization ( บริหาร ส่วน จังหวัด , อบ จ for short , Ongkan Borihan suan Changwat ; English Provincial Administrative Organization , PAO) exists for the entire area of ​​the province .

There is a Thesaban Mueang ( เทศบาล เมือง - "city") in the province : Amnat Charoen ( เทศบาล เมือง อำนาจเจริญ ).

There are also nine Thesaban Tambon ( เทศบาล ตำบล - "small towns").

literature

• Thailand in Figures 2011 . Nonthaburi: Alpha Research 13 A. 2011. ISBN 9786167526034 .

Web links

Commons : Amnat Charoen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Map of Amnat Charoen Province names in Thai and English, accessed November 2, 2013

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gross Regional and Provincial Product, Chain Volume Measures 2011 (PDF; 1.5 MB), National Economic and Social Development Board. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013 ; accessed on November 28, 2015 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Thailand in Figures (2011), p. 345.
3. ↑ Edmund JV Oh, Blake D. Ratner, Simon Bush, Komathi Kolandai and Terence Y. Too (eds.): Wetlands Governance in the Mekong Region: country reports on the legal-institutional framework and economic valuation of aquatic resources . 2005.
4. ↑ Department of Provincial Administration : As of 2012 (in Thai)

Coordinates: 15 ° 52 '  N , 104 ° 37'  E