Loei (province)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Loei
เลย
Seal of the Loei Province
statistics
Capital: Loei
Telephone code: 042
Surface: 11,424.6 km²
14.
Residents: 661,000 (2011)
40.
Population density : 54 E / km²
70.
ISO 3166-2 :
Governor :
map
Malaysia Myanmar Laos Vietnam Kambodscha Narathiwat Yala (Provinz) Pattani (Provinz) Songkhla (Provinz) Satun (Provinz) Trang (Provinz) Phatthalung (Provinz) Krabi (Provinz) Phuket Phang-nga (Provinz) Nakhon Si Thammarat (Provinz) Surat Thani (Provinz) Ranong (Provinz) Chumphon (Provinz) Prachuap Khiri Khan (Provinz) Phetchaburi (Provinz) Ratchaburi (Provinz) Samut Songkhram (Provinz) Samut Sakhon (Provinz) Bangkok (Provinz) Samut Prakan (Provinz) Chachoengsao (Provinz) Chon Buri (Provinz) Rayong (Provinz) Chanthaburi (Provinz) Trat (Provinz) Sa Kaeo (Provinz) Prachin Buri (Provinz) Nakhon Nayok (Provinz) Pathum Thani (Provinz) Nonthaburi (Provinz) Nakhon Pathom (Provinz) Kanchanaburi (Provinz) Suphan Buri (Provinz) Ayutthaya Ang Thong (Provinz) Sing Buri (Provinz) Saraburi (Provinz) Lop Buri (Provinz) Nakhon Ratchasima (Provinz) Buri Ram (Provinz) Surin (Provinz) Si Sa Ket (Provinz) Ubon Ratchathani (Provinz) Uthai Thani (Provinz) Chai Nat (Provinz) Amnat Charoen (Provinz) Yasothon (Provinz) Roi Et (Provinz) Maha Sarakham (Provinz) Khon Kaen (Provinz) Chaiyaphum (Provinz) Phetchabun (Provinz) Nakhon Sawan (Provinz) Phichit (Provinz) Kamphaeng Phet (Provinz) Tak Mukdahan (Provinz) Kalasin (Provinz) Loei (Provinz) Nong Bua Lam Phu (Provinz) Nong Khai (Provinz) Udon Thani (Provinz) Bueng Kan (Provinz) Sakon Nakhon (Provinz) Nakhon Phanom (Provinz) Phitsanulok (Provinz) Uttaradit (Provinz) Sukhothai (Provinz) Nan (Provinz) Phayao (Provinz) Phrae (Provinz) Chiang Rai (Provinz) Lampang (Provinz) Lamphun (Provinz) Chiang Mai (Provinz) Mae Hong Son (Provinz)Map of Thailand with the Loei province highlighted
About this picture

Loei ( Thai : เลย , [ lɤ̄ːj ]) is a province ( Changwat ) in the northeast region of Thailand , the so-called Isan . The capital of the province of Loei is also called Loei .

geography

The province lies on the northern border between Thailand and Laos , which is essentially formed by the Mekong . The distance to the capital Bangkok is just over 500 kilometers.

The topography is characterized by two bounding mountain ranges and a central lowland, in which the provincial capital is also located.

Neighboring provinces and areas:
north Mekong , also the national border with Laos
east Nong Khai , Udon Thani , Nong Bua Lam Phu and Khon Kaen
south Phetchabun
west Phitsanulok

Important rivers

climate

The climate is tropical - monsoonal . The highest temperature was 43.3 ° C, the lowest temperature ever recorded in Thailand was -1.3 ° C. The relatively low temperatures of the winter months are due to the north-south orientation of the valleys, which offer little protection from the cold mainland winds from China.

Data for 2009: The maximum temperature in 2009 was 39.4 ° C, the lowest temperature was measured at 7.0 ° C. On 125 rainy days fell in the same year 1347.8  mm of precipitation.

Economy and Importance

In 2011 (2010), the "Gross Provincial Product" (was GDP ) of the province 35,240 (30,067) million baht , the GPP per Capita in 2011 was 53,279 Baht.

Data

The table below shows the share of the economic sectors in the gross provincial product in percent.

Industry 2006 2007 2008
Agriculture 33.1 35.4 35.7
Industry 2.6 3.1 3.0
Other 64.3 61.5 61.3

All figures in%

Land use

The following land use is documented for the province:

  • Forest area: 2,454,052 Rai (1,533.8 km²), 34.4% of the total area
  • Agricultural area: 2,712,082 Rai (1,695.1 km²), 38.0% of the total area
  • Unclassified area: 1,974,249 rai (1,233.9 km²), 27.7% of the total area

The province of Loei has a total of 325 wetlands with an area of ​​19.5 km², which are used more or less intensively for agriculture .

In addition to rice, important products are : corn , sugar beet , tapioca , cotton , soy , mung beans , tamarind , longan and lychee . There are also several large wine-growing areas. For some years now, the cultivation of rubber trees for harvesting raw rubber has been used as a lucrative branch of business.

traffic

Airport

Loei airport

Bus transport

Loei bus terminal

Trunk roads

  • Highway 201
  • Highway 203
  • Highway 210
  • Highway 211

Educational institutions

Health facilities

  • Chiang Khan Hospital in Chiang Khan
  • Tha Li Hospital in Tha Li
  • Loei Hospital in Loei
  • Loei Ram Hospital in Loei
  • Chittawet Loei Hospital in Loei
  • Wang Saphung Hospital in Wang Saphung
  • Pha Khao Hospital in Pha Khao

history

Historically, the area was part of the Lao Kingdom of Lan Xang .

The provincial capital was founded in 1853 by King Mongkut (Rama IV.) After careful planning in order to be able to adequately manage the growing population of the area. In the course of the great administrative reform of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) , Loei was established as a province ( Changwat ) in 1907 .

Attractions

Old town of Chiang Khan on the Mekong
Song Khon waterfall, Dan Sai district

( See also the corresponding entry in Loei )

  • The Wat Pa Huai Lat forest temple in Tambon San Tom, Amphoe Phu Ruea
  • Phra That Si Song Rak - ( see seal ), ruin located on Mae Nam Man (Thai: แม่น้ำ หมัน - Man River ) in the Amphoe Dan Sai , with a chedi about 30 meters high
  • Kaeng Khut Khu (Thai: แก่ง คุดคู้ - "winding rapids") - rapids in the Mekong ( Amphoe Chiang Khan ) with multicolored, smoothly ground rocks
  • the city of Chiang Khan on the Mekong - very beautiful old wooden buildings
  • Celebrations:
  • National parks and nature reserves:
    • Phu Kradueng - high plateau, unusual in Thailand because of the moderate climate and the associated vegetation forms, about 70 kilometers from Loei in the Phu Kradueng district at an average altitude of 1325 meters
    • Phu Luang Game Reserve (Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary) with numerous animal species, including elephants, tigers, bears, is about 1550 meters above sea level

Symbols

Chedi of Wat Phra That Si Song Rak, landmark of the province

The seal of the province shows the Chedi Phra That Si Song Rak, which was built in 1560 by King Chakkraphat of Ayutthaya and King Sai Setthathirath I of Lan Xang to demonstrate their cooperation and also to mark the border between the two realms.

The local tree is the pine Pinus kesiya .

The motto of the province of Loei is:

"Loei, the province in high mountain ranges,
Beautiful flowers bloom in winter, summer and rainy season,
The coolest city where temperatures always drop
almost to freezing point, which cools us down. "

Administrative units

Provincial Administration

The province of Loei is divided into 14 Amphoe (“districts” or “counties”). These are further subdivided into 89 tambon ("subdistricts" or "communities") and 839 muban ("villages").

No. Amphoe Thai   No. Amphoe Thai
01 Amphoe Mueang Loei อำเภอ เมือง เลย 08th Tha Li อำเภอ ท่าลี่
02 Well Duang อำเภอ นาด้วง 09 Wang Saphung อำเภอ วังสะพุง
03 Chiang Khan อำเภอ เชียงคาน 10 Phu Kradueng อำเภอ ภูกระดึง
04th Pak Chom อำเภอ ปากชม 11 Phu Luang อำเภอ ภู หลวง
05 Dan Sai อำเภอ ด่านซ้าย 12 Pha Khao อำเภอ ผา ขาว
06th Well, Haeo อำเภอ นาแห้ว 13 Erawan อำเภอ เอราวัณ
07th Phu Ruea อำเภอ ภูเรือ 14th Nong Hin อำเภอ หนอง หิน
Map of the Amphoe

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 are two Thesaban Mueang ( เทศบาล เมือง - "cities") in the province : Loei ( เทศบาล เมือง เลย ) and Wang Saphung ( เทศบาล เมือง วังสะพุง ).

There are also 19 thesaban tambon ( เทศบาล ตำบล - "small towns").

Individual evidence

  1. Gross Regional and Provincial Product 1995-2011: Complete data as zip. ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nesdb.go.th
  2. Thailand in Figures (2011)
  3. Thailand in Figures (2011)
  4. 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.
  5. Department of Provincial Administration : As of 2012 (in Thai)

literature

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

Web links

Commons : Loei  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 17 ° 29 '  N , 101 ° 43'  E