Tak (city)
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ตาก Tak |
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| Coordinates | 16 ° 52 ' N , 99 ° 8' E | ||
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| Country | Thailand | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | TH-63 | ||
| Residents | 22,000 | ||
 View of Tak across the flat Mae Nam Ping
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Tak ( Thai ตาก , full name: เทศบาล เมือง ตาก ) is a city ( Thesaban Mueang ) in Tak Province . The Tak Province is located in the northern region of Thailand .
Tak is the capital of Mueang Tak County ( Amphoe ) and Tak Province.
history
In the Sukhothai era , Müang Tak was a border town on the western border. At that time it was located in Tambon Ko Taphao, today's Amphoe Ban Tak . For strategic reasons, it was later moved to its current location. Another old name of the city was Ra-Haeng .
The most famous personality of the province is undoubtedly General Taksin (1734–1782), who after the fall of the Ayutthaya Kingdom not only liberated Siam from the Burmese , but also reunited it in old size. Born as Sin in Ayutthaya, he became Vice-Governor in Tak, which is what earned him his later name.
See also: History of Thailand
geography
Tak is located about 420 kilometers northwest of Bangkok on the east bank of the Mae Nam Ping (Ping River) , one of the major tributaries of the Mae Nam Chao Phraya . The city is surrounded by a picturesque mountain landscape and is considered the gateway to northern Thailand.
The most important water resource is the Maenam Ping, which flows through the city from northwest to southeast.
economy
The Yan-hi dam ( เขื่อน ยัน ฮี , built 1953–1964), popularly known as the Bhumibol dam after the initiator , enables regulated irrigation of the fertile land without the usual floods. This generates so much electricity that the capital Bangkok can also be partially supplied.
traffic
Road traffic
The city forms an important transport hub. There are three major highways that meet in the city:
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Thanon Phahonyothin : North-South connection -
Thailand Route 12 : to the east -
Thailand Route 105 : to Mae Sot border with Myanmar
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Asian Highway AH1
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Asian Highway AH2
Rail transport
There is no train station.
Air traffic
- Mae Sot Airport ( IATA airport code : MAQ).
Shipping
Shipping hardly plays a role, as the Mae Nam Ping (Ping River) through the Bhumibol Dam hinders water transport.
Attractions
- Old town - with numerous authentic wooden houses in old style
- Monument to the King of Siam , the shrine of Somdej Phra Chao Taksin Maharat (April 17, 1734 - April 6, 1782)
- Wat Bot Mani Si Bunrueang - near the Sao Lak Mueang
- San Lak Mueang (Thai: ศาลหลักเมือง สี่ มหาราช ) - place of worship for the city spirits, built in 1992 on a hill on the banks of the Ping River
- Wat Manibanphot Worawihan (Thai: วัด มณีบรรพต วรวิหาร) - royal, Buddhist temple of the third class
- Wat Si Talaram (Thai: วัด ศรี ต ลา ราม )
- Wat Khao Tham (Thai: วัด เขา ถ้ำ )
- Wat Chaichana Songkhram
- Wat Tha Na
- Wat Pathum Khiri
Taksin Shrine
King Taksin (1767–1782)
Lak Mueang
The pillar of Lak Mueang Tak
Local festivals
- January 1st - Celebration in honor of King Taksin
Personalities
- Nattawut Suksum (born 1997), football player
Individual evidence
- ^ BJ Terwiel: Thailand's Political History. From the Fall of Ayutthaya to Recent Times . River Books, Bangkok 2005, ISBN 974-9863-08-9
- ↑ Wolf Donner: The Five Faces of Thailand . Institute of Asian Affairs, Hamburg 1978, Paperback Edition: University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Queensland 1982, ISBN 0-7022-1665-8
Web links
- City map of Tak (names in English and Thai) [last accessed June 14, 2014]
