Kanchanaburi

Coordinates: 14°1′10″N 99°31′52″E / 14.01944°N 99.53111°E / 14.01944; 99.53111
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Kanchanaburi
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Kanchanaburi (

Tha Muang District. Kanchanaburi lies 123 km west of Bangkok.[2]

History

In the late-18th century, Kanchanaburi was established by King

Rama III.[3]

From the

Tambon Lat Ya (Khao Chon Kai in the present). In 1831, King Rama III, moved the city to the southeast about 16 kilometers to set at the confluence of the Khwae Yai River and the Khwae Noi River, which is the location of the town today.[4]

On March 25, 1935, a royal decree was issued for Ban Nuea Subdistrict and Ban Tai Subdistrict, which has an area of approximately 2.08 square kilometers.

Geography

Khwae Noi and Khwae Yai Rivers

Kanchanaburi, where the Khwae Noi and Khwae Yai Rivers converge into the Mae Klong River, spans the northern banks of the river and is a popular spot for travelers. Its location at the edge of a mountain range keeps it much cooler than the other provinces of central Thailand.

Economy

The city has two major commercial districts: the downtown area consists of a grid of several streets with office buildings, shop fronts, and a shopping mall; and the riverfront area businesses are mostly further west along River Kwai Road. Once a year a carnival comes to town and is set up in the area next to the bridge. At night there is a small pyrotechnics display that re-enacts the wartime bombing of the bridge.

The riverfront has skywalk, and next to it is Walking Street. The skywalk is a "12-metre high and 150 metre-long" glass walkway, owned by the local government; to access the skywalk, one must pay [on site] 60 baht to own a pair of plastic shoes.[5][6][7]

Buddhism

Kanchanaburi is the birthplace of the

Vipassana
meditation center.

Death railway

The Bridge over the River Kwai

In 1942 Kanchanaburi was under

French Indo-China.[11]

At Kanchanaburi, there is a

Death Railway.[12] The city is also home to the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.[13]

The Chungkai War Cemetery is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Kanchanaburi.[14]

Climate

Kanchanaburi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Winters are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at 38.2 °C (100.8 °F). The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.

Climate data for Kanchanaburi (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 38.4
(101.1) 		40.8
(105.4) 		42.1
(107.8) 		43.5
(110.3) 		42.8
(109.0) 		40.6
(105.1) 		39.7
(103.5) 		39.4
(102.9) 		39.8
(103.6) 		36.0
(96.8) 		38.0
(100.4) 		36.4
(97.5) 		43.5
(110.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.0
(91.4) 		35.3
(95.5) 		37.0
(98.6) 		38.0
(100.4) 		36.3
(97.3) 		34.8
(94.6) 		33.9
(93.0) 		33.8
(92.8) 		33.7
(92.7) 		32.4
(90.3) 		32.1
(89.8) 		31.7
(89.1) 		34.3
(93.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3) 		28.2
(82.8) 		29.9
(85.8) 		31.1
(88.0) 		30.2
(86.4) 		29.4
(84.9) 		28.8
(83.8) 		28.6
(83.5) 		28.3
(82.9) 		27.7
(81.9) 		26.9
(80.4) 		25.7
(78.3) 		28.4
(83.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7) 		22.1
(71.8) 		24.3
(75.7) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.3
(77.5) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.8
(76.6) 		24.5
(76.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		22.3
(72.1) 		20.3
(68.5) 		23.7
(74.6)
Record low °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9) 		12.1
(53.8) 		13.9
(57.0) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.5
(70.7) 		22.9
(73.2) 		21.1
(70.0) 		22.2
(72.0) 		20.2
(68.4) 		17.0
(62.6) 		11.6
(52.9) 		6.8
(44.2) 		5.5
(41.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.6
(0.30) 		18.3
(0.72) 		39.4
(1.55) 		66.4
(2.61) 		139.4
(5.49) 		98.9
(3.89) 		106.0
(4.17) 		100.6
(3.96) 		219.0
(8.62) 		206.3
(8.12) 		44.6
(1.76) 		7.2
(0.28) 		1,053.7
(41.48)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.8 1.1 2.6 4.2 10.1 10.0 10.6 11.0 13.8 12.0 3.5 0.8 80.5
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		64.5 62.5 62.6 63.4 69.9 72.1 73.1 73.9 76.5 79.4 72.3 65.9 69.7
Average dew point °C (°F) 18.4
(65.1) 		19.5
(67.1) 		21.1
(70.0) 		22.5
(72.5) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.1
(73.6) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.4
(74.1) 		21.1
(70.0) 		18.3
(64.9) 		21.8
(71.2)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 263.5 245.8 238.7 240.0 155.0 114.0 117.8 117.8 108.0 145.7 186.0 260.4 2,192.7
Mean daily sunshine hours 8.5 8.7 7.7 8.0 5.0 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.6 4.7 6.2 8.4 6.0
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[15]
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[16](extremes)[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ข้อมูลสถิติ".
  2. ^ "Distance: Bangkok to Kanchanaburi". Google Maps. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Thailand Travel Guide for Kanchanaburi". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  4. ^ "The official website of Tourism Authority of Thailand".
  5. ^ https://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/2389840/shoe-shortage-closes-new-river-kwai-skywalk. Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2022-09-14
  6. ^ 'Skywalk over the River Kwai'. 2022-09-11. Bangkok Post
  7. ^ https://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/2389238/skywalk-over-the-river-kwai-opens-in-kanchanaburi. Bangkok Post
  8. ^ Tom Fordy (20 August 2020). "The lies that built The Bridge on the River Kwai". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Section 1". Far East POW Family. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Tamarkan, Tha Makham 56.20km - Thailand". 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion Ex Members Association. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  11. ^ "17d. Kanchanaburi". US POWs Thai-Burma Railway. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  12. ^ "The Jeath War Museum". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Kanchanaburi War Cemetery (Don Rak)". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Chungkai War Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  15. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  16. ^ "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 77. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

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