Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun
	เพชรบูรณ์
statistics
Capital:	Phetchabun
Telephone code:	056
Surface:	12,668.4 km²; 9.
Residents:	995.125 (2009); 20.
Population density :	79 E / km² ; 58.
ISO 3166-2 :
Governor :	Suebsak Iamvicharn (since 2017)
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Phetchabun ( Thai : เพชรบูรณ์ ) is a province ( Changwat ) in the southeastern part of the northern region of Thailand . The capital of Phetchabun Province is also called Phetchabun .

etymology

The word Phetcha comes from the Sanskrit word vajra , " diamond " (it is the weapon of the Hindu god Indra ). The word bun from the Sanskrit word purna , which means “ full ”, “perfect” or “complete”. So the name of the province means “perfect diamond”.

geography

Phetchabun is located in the northern region of Thailand on the border with the so-called Isan . The province is determined by the extensive valley of the Mae Nam Pa Sak ( Pa-Sak River ), which forms a fertile plain and is bordered by mountain ranges of medium height ( Phetchabun Mountains ) to the east and west. The distance to the capital Bangkok is about 350 kilometers.

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In the Phetchabun Mountains

Neighboring provinces:
north	Loei
east	Khon Kaen and Chaiyaphum
south	Lop Buri
west	Nakhon Sawan , Phichit and Phitsanulok

Important rivers

Mae Nam Pa Sak

Important cities

Nong Phai , Wichian Buri

climate

The province's climate is tropical - monsoonal , but somewhat temperate due to the mountainous area. The maximum temperature in 2008 was 39.7 ° C, the lowest temperature was measured at 10.5 ° C. On 121 rainy days fell 1026.2 mm of precipitation in the same year .

Economy and Importance

In 2011, the "Gross Provincial Product" (was GDP ) of the province 57.856 billion baht . The official minimum wage in the province is 232 baht per day (around € 5; effective April 1, 2012).

Data

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

Industry	2006	2007	2008	2009
Agriculture	46.2	44.7	45.4	43.1
Mining, open pit mining	01.9	04.0	09.3	09.0
Industry	12.1	11.2	09.5	11.8
Other	39.8	40.1	35.8	36.1

The industry that contributed most to the province's economic output in 2011 was agriculture with 18.210 billion baht, followed by manufacturing with 8.837 billion baht, education with 5.776 billion baht and wholesale and retail with 5.482 billion baht.

Land use

The following land use is documented for the province:

Forest area: 2,544,053 Rai (4,070.5 km²), 32.1% of the total area
Agricultural area: 3,705,747 Rai (5,929.2 km²), 46.8% of the total area
Unclassified area: 1,667,960 rai (2,668.7 km²), 21.1% of the total area

The main production is tamarind , fruit , rice and sugar cane . The numerous lakes and rivers also offer a variety of fishing opportunities .

dam

Huai Pa Daeng Reservoir - irrigation reservoir, popular recreational area

traffic

Thailand Route 21. Entrance from Lop Buri Province in Phetchabun Province

Airport

Phetchabun Airport
Sak Long Airport (closed)

Streets

Route 12 (National Road 12), from Tak to Khon Kaen , 457 km
Route 21 (National Road 21), from Saraburi to Loei , 415 km
Route 225 (National Road 225), from Nakhon Sawan to Chayaphum , 342 km

history

Prang Si Thep

In the extreme south of the province, in Amphoe Si Thep , is the Si Thep historical park , in which a predominantly Hindu town from the 5th to 9th centuries was excavated. It was probably the center of an important community in its day, with historians puzzling and arguing which it was. From the 9th century the area was an important base in the Khmer Empire . The Khmer Empire of Angkor ruled large parts of Southeast Asia until the 13th century . An outpost was held in Sukhothai and was led by military leader Khom Samat Klon Lamphong.

From the 12th century, the immigration of Tai peoples is documented. They founded city-states ( mueang ). In some of these areas, the Khmer tribal princes of the Tai were installed as governors . Two of these governors were Bang Klang Thao, ruler of the city-state of Mueang Bang Yang (whose location is unknown) and Pha Mueang, ruler of the city-state of Mueang Rat. Here it is assumed that Mueang Rat can be found in the valley of Mae Nam Pa Sak , possibly today's Lom Sak . Around 1238 they united their armies and marched against Sukhothai. A battle broke out at the gates of the city in which the Khmer troops were completely defeated. The victors established the Sukhothai Kingdom . Bang Klang Thao was proclaimed the first king. From then on he called himself Sri Indraditya . The establishment of the Sukhothai Kingdom is considered to be the cornerstone of the Siamese and later the Thai state.

During the Second World War and the de facto occupation of Thailand by Japanese armed forces, the then Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram planned to move the Thai capital from Bangkok to Phetchabun Province. However, he was unable to assert himself in parliament, which expressed its distrust on this occasion and ended his rule for the time being. However, construction work for the capital had already started earlier. Up to 100,000 workers, who often came from the poor northeast region , were forced to do this. Many died from the difficult working conditions and rampant malaria . An opposition MP estimated that around 10,000 people died. It is unclear whether the project was an expression of Phibunsongkhram's megalomania or - as he himself later claimed - was intended to make Thailand independent of Japanese influence again.

From 1978 to 1982 communist guerrillas fought against the armed forces of the central government from the forested mountains of Phetchabun Province.

Symbols

The seal shows an oversized diamond on a mountain top, in the foreground are tobacco plants . The local tree is the tamarind ( Tamarindis indica )

Attractions

Si Thep Historical Park - many archeological objects and ruins from the Khmer period
Wat Nasai (also Wat Simongkol) - Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) in Ban Nasai (Amphoe Lom Kao, Tambon Wangban) with old wall paintings from the life of the Buddha
Shrine of King Naresuan - dedicated to the defender against the Khmer (in Tha Rong, Wichian Buri )
Khao Ko Palace - built for King Bhumibol Adulyadej as a unique, semicircular complex with a garden showing plants of the temperate climate
National parks:
- Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park
- Nam Nao National Park - large area with forest landscape, savannah and primeval jungle, many caves and the Sai Thong waterfall offer nature lovers interesting experiences
- Tat Mok National Park - very idyllic - only accessible by off-road car

Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park
Nam Nao National Park, dry Haew Sai Waterfall
Nam Nao National Park, bamboo forest
Tat Mok National Park

Administrative units

Provincial Administration

The province is divided into eleven Amphoe ("districts" or "counties"). These are further subdivided into 117 tambon ("subdistricts" or "municipalities") and 1261 muban ("villages").

No.	Amphoe name	Thai
01	Amphoe Mueang Phetchabun	อำเภอ เมือง เพชรบูรณ์
02	Chon Daen district	อำเภอ ชนแดน
03	Lom Sak district	อำเภอ หล่มสัก
04th	Lom Kao district	อำเภอ หล่มเก่า
05	Wichian Buri district	อำเภอ วิเชียรบุรี
06th	Si Thep district	อำเภอ ศรีเทพ
07th	Nong Phai district	อำเภอ หนองไผ่
08th	Bueng Sam Phan district	อำเภอ บึงสามพัน
09	Nam Nao district	อำเภอ น้ำ หนาว
10	Wang Pong district	อำเภอ วัง โป่ง
11	Amphoe Khao Kho	อำเภอ เขา ค้อ

Outline map of the Phetchabun 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 three cities ( เทศบาล เมือง - Thesaban Mueang ) in the province : Wichian Buri ( เทศบาล เมือง วิเชียรบุรี ), Lom Sak ( เทศบาล เมือง หล่มสัก ) and Phetchabun ( เทศบาล เมือง เพชรบูรณ์ ).

There are also 19 small towns ( เทศบาล ตำบล - Thesaban Tambon ).

Individual evidence

↑ Governor of the Province: Phetchabun Information Province . Retrieved November 17, 2019
^ ^A ^b Gross Provincial Product at Current Market Prices: Northern Provinces, National Economic and Social Development Board, 2011.
↑ ^a ^b Thailand in Figures (2012), p. 261; Data according to "Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board, Office of the Prime Minister".
↑ "Industry" includes: Manufacturing; Electricity, gas and water supply; Construction .
^ "Others" include: Wholesale and retail trade; Hotels and restaurants; Transport, storage and communication; Real estate; Education; Health and social work, ...
↑ Wikivoyage: Phetchabun Province . Retrieved November 17, 2019
^ David K. Wyatt: Thailand. A short history. 2nd edition, Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai 2003, p. 249.
^ Benjamin A. Batson: The Fall of the Phibun Government. In: Journal of the Siam Society , Vol. 62 (1974), No. 2, pp. 89-120, at p. 101, footnote 24.
^ Benjamin A. Batson: The Fall of the Phibun Government. In: Journal of the Siam Society , Vol. 62 (1974), No. 2, pp. 89-120, at pp. 99-100.
↑ Information Province: symbol of the province . Retrieved November 19, 2019
^ Department of Provincial Administration: Statistical report (in Thai) on population and housing in each district and sub-district. As of December 2012. Divided into: Male, Female, Total, Number of houses. Retrieved November 17, 2019

literature

Thailand in Figures, Vol.II: Region and Province . 16th edition 2012-2013, Alpha Research Co., Ltd., Nonthaburi, Thailand 2012, ISBN 978-616-7256-12-6
Thung Salaeng Luang, Phu Hin Rong Kla. Pine forest, Grassland, and Rocky Hardpan of the Phetchabun Range. Tourism Authority of Thailand, 2000, ISBN 974-8252-74-4 .