Udon Thani Province
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| อุดรธานี | |
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| Capital: | Udon Thani |
| Telephone code: | 042 |
| Surface: |
11,730.3 km² 11. |
| Residents: |
1,636,000 (2011) 8. |
| Population density : | 131 E / km² 34. |
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Udon Thani ( Thai อุดรธานี ) is a province ( Changwat ) in northeastern Thailand , the Isan . The capital of Udon Thani Province is also called Udon Thani .
location
The province is located in the northern part of the Khorat plateau and offers the characteristic features of a highland. In the hot season the soil is dry and parched, in the rainy season the land is often flooded. The Phu Phan Heights divide the province in two from north to south.
| Neighboring provinces: | |
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| north | Nong Khai |
| east | Sakon Nakhon |
| south | Kalasin and Khon Kaen |
| west | Nong Bua Lamphu and Loei |
climate
The climate is tropical - monsoonal . The highest measured temperature is 43.6 ° C, the lowest is 1.5 ° C. The maximum temperature in 2009 was 40.2 ° C, the lowest temperature was measured at 8.0 ° C. On 113 rainy days fell in the same year 1513.9 mm of precipitation.
Economy and Importance
The province of Udon Thani is more developed than most of the other provinces of Isan. Udon Thani is a commercial center and a transport hub.
The “Gross Provincial Product” ( gross domestic product ), at the current market price, of the province was 87,804 (78,236) million Baht in 2011 (2010) . The minimum wage in the province is 239 baht per day (around € 5.40 on 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 |
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| Agriculture | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 16.4 |
| Mining, open pit mining | 0.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| Industry | 17.8 | 17.0 | 17.8 | 18.9 |
| Other | 65.6 | 61.4 | 60.9 | 59.4 |
Land use
The following land use is documented for the province:
- Forest area: 868,181 Rai (1,389.1 km²), 11.8% of the total area
- Agricultural area: 3,747,573 rai (5,996.1 km²), 51.1% of the total area
- Unclassified area: 2,715,685 Rai (4,345.1 km²), 37.0% of the total area
The province has a total of 942 wetlands with an area of 113.8 km², which are used more or less intensively for agriculture .
Dams
Worth mentioning
- A certain importance of tourism, in particular to the ancient Khmer buildings and on Ban Chiang is based, the cradle of Bronze Age applies and the World Heritage Site of UNESCO counts.
- The Udon Thani ( Thai : สถานี วิทยุ อุดรธานี ) shortwave transmitter is located in the district ( Amphoe ) Ban Dung .
- Raw material deposits : Potash salt
traffic
Airport
railroad
- Udon Thani Railway Station (North East Line)
history
The area was inhabited more than 6,000 years ago and gave birth to the first Bronze Age culture in Southeast Asia , if not worldwide, as the finds at Ban Chiang show. Udon was later part of the old Dvaravati Empire . The area has belonged to the Khmer Empire since the 9th century . Ramkhamhaeng finally expanded his kingdom Sukhothai at the expense of the Khmer and took udon among other things. In 1817 the Thai Phuan came from Laos and settled in Ban Chiang.
In the 1960s, the stationing of American soldiers for the Vietnam War brought an economic boom. One of the largest airfields in the country and an extensive red light district were created. What is left is a relatively well-developed transport system.
See also: History of Thailand and corresponding entry in Udon Thani
archeology
- Ban Mueang Phruek - archaeological site on the east bank of Lake Kumphawapi
- Amphoe Kumphawapi
coat of arms
The coat of arms shows a mythological giant ( Thai : Yak ), with the name Thao Wesuwan ( Thai ท้าว เว ส สุวรรณ ). This refers to Thao Kuwan ( Thai ท้าว กุเวร ), the Thai adaptation of Kubera , the world guardian of the northern areas.
The local tree is the Teng ( Thai เต็ง , Isan : จิก , Shorea obtusa ), the provincial flower is the Palasabaum ( Butea mono semen ).
The motto of Udon Thani Province is:
- "A famous waterfall comes from the Phu Phan Mountains,
- The principles of Buddhism are preached in the public facilities,
- The civilization here can be traced back to 5,000 years ( Ban Chiang ),
- The woven Pha Khit silk is made here,
- Lake Nong Prajak is astonishingly large and wide,
- Beautiful and fragrant orchids are called Udon Sunshine here. "
Administrative units
The province is divided into 20 districts ( Amphoe ) . The districts are further subdivided into 155 communes ( tambon ) and 1682 villages ( muban ) . The missing numbers 12-16 belonged to the amphoe, from which Nongbua Lamphu Province was formed in 1993.
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Attractions
- Ban Chiang - a village with an archaeological site, about 6000–8000 years old Bronze Age finds, which are 500 years older than the Near East
- Phu Phrabat Historical Park - Historical park near Ban Phue , about 50 km northwest of the provincial capital, is an archaeological excavation site with finds from the Dvaravati period, the kingdom of Lop Buri and Lan Xang (Laos). The characteristic rock with the name Hoh Nang Ussa is used as a landmark of the province and city of Udon Thani and offered as a postcard motif as well as a miniaturized replica for souvenirs .
- Wat Pa Phu Kon - วัด ป่า ภู ก้อน - Pilgrim temple in the Amphoe Na Yung
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National parks :
- National Park Na Yung - Nam Som - National Park since February 19, 2004, located in the provinces of Udon Thani, Loei and Nong Khai, consists mainly of mountainous areas between 200 and 500 m high, the highest point is the Phu Ya-u with about 588 m.
- Phu Phrabat Buabok Forest Park
- Other nature reserves:
- Yung Thong - forest reserve
- Phu Prabath - forest reserve
- Lake Nong Han in Amphoe Kumphawapi (not to be confused with Nong Han of the same name in the province of Sakon Nakhon ), popularly Thale Bua Daeng ("Lake of the Red Lotus"), is covered with thousands of pink water lilies from October to March . It can be used by tourists with boats.
literature
- Thailand in Figures. Vol. II: Region and Province . 16th edition. Alpha Research, Nonthaburi, Thailand 2012, ISBN 978-616-7256-12-6 .
- Peter Rogers: A Window on Isan: Thailand's Northeast . Duang Kamol, Bangkok 1989, ISBN 974-210-468-9 .
Web links
- Udon Thani Provincial Administration website (in Thai)
- Overview map of the province (names in Thai and English) [last accessed on November 2, 2013]
Individual evidence
- ↑ Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board: Gross Regional and Provincial Product 2009 ( Memento of the original dated November 13, 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. , 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.
- ↑ a b c Thailand in Figures (2012), pp. 215f.
- ↑ "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, ...
- ↑ Edmund JV Oh, Blake D. Ratner, Simon Bush, Komathi Kolandai, Terence Y. Too (eds.): Wetlands Governance in the Mekong Region. Country reports on the legal-institutional framework and economic valuation of aquatic resources. Sida, Penang, Malaysia 2005, ISBN 983-2346-39-8 .
- ^ Rogers: A Window on Isan. 1989, p. 14.
- ↑ Brief introduction to Udon Thani
North : Chiang Mai | Chiang Rai | Kamphaeng Phet | Lampang | Lamphun | Mae Hong Son | Nakhon Sawan | Nan | Phayao | Phetchabun | Phichit | Phitsanulok | Phrae | Sukhothai | Tak | Uthai Thani | Uttaradit
Northeast : Amnat Charoen | Bueng Kan | Buri Ram | Chaiyaphum | Kalasin | Khon Kaen | Loei | Maha Sarakham | Mukdahan | Nakhon Phanom | Nakhon Ratchasima | Nong Bua Lam Phu | Nong Khai | Roi Et | Sakon Nakhon | Si Sa Ket | Surin | Ubon Ratchathani | Udon Thani | Yasothon
Central : Ang Thong | Ayutthaya | Bangkok | Chachoengsao | Chai Nat | Chanthaburi | Chon Buri | Kanchanaburi | Lop Buri | Nakhon Nayok | Nakhon Pathom | Nonthaburi | Pathum Thani | Phetchaburi | Prachin Buri | Prachuap Khiri Khan | Ratchaburi | Rayong | Sa Kaeo | Samut Prakan | Samut Sakhon | Samut Songkhram | Saraburi | Sing Buri | Suphan Buri | Stepped
South : Chumphon | Krabi | Nakhon Si Thammarat | Narathiwat | Pattani | Phang-nga | Phatthalung | Phuket | Ranong | Satun | Songkhla | Surat Thani | Trang | Yala
Coordinates: 17 ° 26 ' N , 102 ° 59' E