Hua Hin
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หัวหิน Hua Hin |
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| Coordinates | 12 ° 34 ' N , 99 ° 57' E | ||
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| Country | Thailand | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | TH-77 | ||
| Residents | 41,953 (2000) | ||
 Royal Pavilion at Hua Hin Railway Station
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Hua Hin ( Thai : หัวหิน , pronunciation: [ hǔa hǐn ]) is a city and a seaside resort in the district ( Amphoe ) Amphoe Hua Hin in the province of Prachuap Khiri Khan in central Thailand .
history
Hua Hin is the oldest seaside resort in Thailand and is often mentioned in the same breath as the resort of Cha-am , which is only 25 kilometers away. The rise of the sleepy fishing village to a tourist center began in 1921 with the construction of the railway line from Bangkok to Singapore . The director of the state railway, Prince Purachatra, had the Railway Hotel built in the immediate vicinity of the beach, which still exists today and is now part of the Centara chain . The hotel was originally only intended for railway passengers, but tourism had taken hold in Hua Hin.
The Thai royal family has had their summer residence in Hua Hin since 1926. The Wang Klai Kangwon Palace (Thai: วัง ไกล กังวล , roughly: royal palace far from worries ) serves as a retreat from the heat of Bangkok.
geography
The city is located 185 kilometers southwest of Bangkok in the province of Prachuap Khiri Khan on the Gulf of Thailand and has 41,953 inhabitants ( as of 2000 ).
climate
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Hua Hin
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economy
Hua Hin has become one of the most important beach resorts in Thailand in recent years . Vacationers from Europe and Asia make up the largest proportion of the guests. International hotel chains have recognized the tourist potential of Hua Hin and are building or planning large hotel properties.
traffic
Road traffic
Hua Hin 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
Hua Hin has a train station ( สถานี รถไฟ หัวหิน , Hua Hin Railway Station ) on the Southern Railway , which connects Bangkok with Malaysia . What is remarkable about the train station is that it has an architecturally particularly beautifully designed royal pavilion, which has been used as a waiting and reception room for the king since the 1920s.
Air traffic
- Hua Hin Airport ( IATA Airport Code: HHQ).
Attractions
- Night market ( ตลาด โต้รุ่ง หัวหิน ) - a normal thoroughfare during the day, closed to car traffic in the evening and converted into a market, popular evening meeting place, tourists can try the simple local cuisine here.
- Khao Takiap ( เขา ตะเกียบ , Takiap Hill ) - is located about four kilometers south of the city. A Buddhist temple is located on its northern slope, from above a view of the bay of Hua Hin is worth seeing. Numerous macaques live on the site .
- Wang Klai Kangwon ( วัง ไกล กังวล , German about: Fern-von- Sorge -Palast ) - summer palace of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit.
Festivals
- Hua Hin Jazz Festival - every year in June “Jazz on the beach” concerts take place here. World famous musicians play together with Thai musicians.
- Hua Hin Vintage Car Rally - local hoteliers, the "Vintage Car Club of Thailand" and the "Tourism Authority of Thailand" organize a parade of vintage cars and classic automobiles every December. In the evening there is a party in the style of the 1920s.
- World championships in elephant polo.
sons and daughters of the town
- Pone Kingpetch (1935-1982), boxer
- Pongpat Liorungrueangkit (* 1996), football player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ World Meteorological Organization
- ^ BR Whyte: The Railway Atlas of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia . White Lotus Co Ltd, Bangkok 2010, ISBN 978-974-480-157-9 , p. 44.
- ↑ Description of the hill on www.khaotakiab.com (last accessed on November 20, 2011)