Sukhothai (Province)

Sukhothai
สุโขทัย
statistics
Capital:	Sukhothai
Telephone code:	055
Surface:	6,596.1 km² 31.
Residents:	602.813 (2009) 43.
Population density :	92 E / km² 49.
ISO 3166-2 :
Governor :
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Sukhothai (from Sanskrit Sukhodaya , "causing great well-being"; Thai : สุโขทัย , pronunciation: [sùʔkʰǒːtʰaj] ) is a province ( Changwat ) in the lower northern region (according to another division in the north of the central region ) of Thailand . The capital of the province is also called Sukhothai .

location

The province lies in the valley of the Mae Nam Yom (Yom River) and is characterized by flat plains on which rice is cultivated and a hilly landscape to the northwest, which merges into the foothills of the northern mountains.

In the south of the province lies the Ramkhamhaeng National Park . The historic excavation site of the sister city of Si Satchanalai is part of the World Heritage of UNESCO .

Neighboring provinces:
north	Phrae
east	Uttaradit and Phitsanulok
south	Kamphaeng Phet
west	Tak and Lampang

Important cities

• Si Satchanalai
• Sawankhalok
• Si Samrong

Important rivers

• Mae Nam Yom

climate

The climate is tropical - monsoonal . The maximum temperature in 2008 was 41.6 ° C, the lowest temperature was measured at 11.4 ° C. On 126 rainy days in the same year, 1,176.0  mm of precipitation fell.

Economy and Importance

The "Gross Provincial Product" ( GDP ) of the province was in 2008 34,040 million baht . The minimum wage in the province is 165 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	31.9	31.0	37.4
Industry	7.0	7.2	5.9
Other	61.1	61.8	56.7

The industry that contributed most to the province's economic output in 2011 was agriculture with 12.173 billion baht, followed by education with 3.934 billion baht, wholesale and retail with 3.752 billion baht and manufacturing with 2.548 billion baht.

Land use

The following land use is documented for the province:

• Forest area: 1,411,161 Rai (882.0 km²), 34.2% of the total area
• Agricultural area: 2,185,175 Rai (1,365.7 km²), 53.0% of the total area
• Unclassified area: 526,221 rai (328.9 km²), 12.8% of the total area

traffic

Airports

• Sukhothai Airport (THS)

railroad

• Sawankhalok Railway Station Northern Line Bangkok - Chiang Mai

history

Phra Achana in Wat Si Chum

The area has been inhabited for several millennia, as archaeological excavations show. Sukhothai comes into the spotlight as a garrison of the Khmer people in the 12th century , who set up an important border post here against Burmese peoples. This garrison was surrounded by fragmented Tai peoples and was overrun in 1238 and established as the first capital of an empire on what is now Thailand, see Sukhothai (Kingdom) for more details . In the sister city of Si Satchanalai there was a viceroy ( Uparat ) at that time . (Thai)

Relations with the Chinese Empire were developed under King Ramkhamhaeng, the great , who also invented and used the Thai script that is still in use today in Sukhothai .

The kingdom of Sukhothai went later in the 15th century in the Ayutthaya Kingdom on.

See also: History of Thailand

Attractions

Map of Sukhothai Historical Park

• Sukhothai Historical Park and Si Satchanalai Historical Park - UNESCO World Heritage Site

• National parks :
  • Ramkhamhaeng National Park
  • Si Satchanalai National Park

Symbols

Statue of the seated King Ramkhamhaeng in Sukhothai Historical Park

The seal of the province shows King Ramkhamhaeng seated on the Managkhasila asana throne. (The throne can now be seen in the museum of Wat Phra Kaeo in Bangkok.) Under this king, the Sukhothai Empire experienced its heyday.

The local tree is Afzelia xylocarpa . The local flower is the lotus ( Nymphaea lotus ).

The motto of Sukhothai Province is:

The city where the Thai alphabet came from

Loi Krathong , the festival of lights, is celebrated brilliantly here,

The province where devout Buddhism are inspired

In front of the town house is the Phra Mae Ya shrine,

The country is brilliantly known as the first Thai state .

Administrative units

Provincial Administration

The province is divided into 9 amphoe ('districts' or 'counties'). These are further subdivided into 86 tambon ('subdistricts' or 'parishes') and 782 muban ('villages').

No. Amphoe name Thai 1 Mueang Sukhothai อำเภอ เมือง สุโขทัย 2 Ban Dan Lan Hoi อำเภอ บ้านด่านลานหอย 3 Khiri Mat อำเภอ คีรีมาศ 4th Kong Krailat อำเภอ กงไกรลาศ 5 Si Satchanalai อำเภอ ศรีสัชนาลัย 6th Si Samrong อำเภอ ศรีสำโรง 7th Sawankhalok อำเภอ สวรรคโลก 8th Si Nakhon อำเภอ ศรีนคร 9 Thung Saliam อำเภอ ทุ่งเสลี่ยม

Sukhothai Province administrative units

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 cities ( เทศบาล เมือง - Thesaban Mueang ) in the province : Sawankhalok ( เทศบาล เมือง สวรรคโลก ) and Sukhothai-Thani ( เทศบาล เมือง สุโขทัย ธานี ). There are also 13 small towns ( เทศบาล ตำบล - Thesaban Tambon ).

literature

• Thailand in Figures 2011 . Nonthaburi: Alpha Research 13 A. 2011. ISBN 978-616752603-4 .

Web links

Commons : Sukhothai  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Province website (in Thai)
• Tourist information about Sukhothai Province - Tourism Authority of Thailand TAT website
• General map of the province (names in English and Thai) accessed on November 11, 2013

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Thailand in Figures (2011), p. 381.
2. ^ Gross Provincial Product at Current Market Prices: Northern Provinces, National Economic and Social Development Board, 2011.
3. ↑ ^{a b c} History of Sukhothai
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Information about Sukhothai (PDF; 1.1 MB)
5. ↑ Department of Provincial Administration : As of 2012 (in Thai)

Coordinates: 17 ° 0 '  N , 99 ° 50'  E