Cha-am
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ชะอำ Cha-am |
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| Coordinates | 12 ° 48 ′ N , 99 ° 58 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Thailand | ||
| Phetchaburi | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | TH-76 | ||
| Residents | 34,704 (2013) | ||
| Website | www.cha-amcity.go.th/profile.php (Thai) | ||
Cha-am ( Thai : ชะอำ , pronunciation: [t͡ɕʰáʔam] ) is the main city and seat of the administrative district ( Amphoe ) Cha-am . Cha-am is located in the southeastern part of the province of Phetchaburi , which in the southwestern part of central Thailand , on the Gulf of Thailand is. The city of Cha-am has the administrative status Thesaban Mueang ("City Commune"; officially: เทศบาล เมือง ชะอำ ).
geography
Cha-am is located in the south-eastern part of Phetchaburi Province directly on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand .
economy
Cha-am is a well-known vacation spot in Thailand. There are numerous multi-storey hotel buildings on its coast.
traffic
Road traffic
Cha-am is on a junction of National Road 4 ( Thanon Phetkasem ). The travel time to Bangkok by car or bus is around three hours.
Rail transport
- Cha-am station (south line)
Air traffic
The nearest airport is Hua Hin Airport ( IATA airport code : HHQ).
education
In Tambon Sam Phraya, about 25 kilometers southwest of the town of Cha-am, which is Thailand campus of Webster University . This is the only American university in Thailand. Over 300 international students study there.
Attractions
- Temples and Buddha statues:
- Wat Neran Chararam (Thai: วัด เน รั ญ ชรา ราม ) - Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) with the large statue of the six-armed Phra Pit-thawan (Thai: พระ ปิด ทวาร )
- Palaces:
- Phra Ratchaniwet Maruekkhathaiyawan (Thai: พระ ราช นิเวศน์ มฤคทายวัน - pronunciation: [pʰráʔ râtt͡ɕʰáníwêːt márɯ́kkʰátʰajjáwan] , also written Mrigadayavan ; translated as "Palace of Love and Hope") - former summer residence of King Rama VI. (Vajiravudh). It was built in 1923 on the advice of his doctor. Due to the cool and dry surroundings of the palace, the king should get well again. The previous king's residence on Chao Samran Beach was dismantled and the building material ( teak ) was used for the new palace. The king spent two summers (1924 and 1925) in the new palace before he passed away.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population statistics, Thai Provincial Administration Office (DOPA) , 2013
- ↑ Phra Ratchaniwet Maruekkhathaiyawan Royal Summer Residence , Stefan Loose Travel Handbooks: Thailand (online edition), accessed September 30, 2014.
- ↑ Thailand - The South. DuMont Reiseverlag, 2010, p. 117.
- ↑ DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Thailand. Dorling Kindersley, London 2012, p. 331.