Lom Sak district

Coordinates: 16°46′46″N 101°14′32″E / 16.77944°N 101.24222°E / 16.77944; 101.24222
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Lom Sak
หล่มสัก
District
UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code67110
Geocode6703

Lom Sak (

amphoe) in the northern part of Phetchabun province, northern Thailand
.

History

A shrine to Tai folk religion deity Pho Padang in Lom Sak.

The history of Lom Sak area dates back to the founding of the

Pho Khun Pha Mueang
(พ่อขุนผาเมือง), was one of the Thai warlords who defeated the Khmer. When Pho Khun Bang Klang Hao (พ่อขุนบางกลางหาว) and a friend established the Sukhothai Kingdom, he supported his friend to be the first king because his wife was Khmer.

In 1767 in the reign of King

Lopburi
, returned and settled in Lom Sak.

According to the historian Prince

Nangklao (Rama III). When King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) created the monthon as part of the Thesaphiban administrative reforms, Mueang Lom Sak was controlled by Monthon Phetchabun
. Later it was downgraded to be a district of Phetchabun Province. In 1916 the district was named Wat Pa (วัดป่า). The name of the district was changed back to Lom Sak on 11 November 1938.

From 1970 to 1980 the hills of Lom Sak were a stronghold of the Communist Party of Thailand.[citation needed]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Lom Kao and Nam Nao of Phetchabun Province, Khon San of Chaiyaphum province, and Mueang Phetchabun and Khao Kho of Phetchabun.

Nam Nao National Park protects some of the hills of the district. Khao Kho National Park is currently being developed and will also occupy parts of the district.

Climate

Climate data for Lom Sak (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.3
(99.1) 		38.5
(101.3) 		40.7
(105.3) 		41.5
(106.7) 		40.6
(105.1) 		39.7
(103.5) 		37.3
(99.1) 		37.0
(98.6) 		36.2
(97.2) 		36.3
(97.3) 		37.1
(98.8) 		36.3
(97.3) 		41.5
(106.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.3
(90.1) 		34.1
(93.4) 		36.0
(96.8) 		36.8
(98.2) 		35.3
(95.5) 		34.0
(93.2) 		32.7
(90.9) 		32.0
(89.6) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.8
(91.0) 		32.6
(90.7) 		31.4
(88.5) 		33.5
(92.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.4
(75.9) 		26.1
(79.0) 		28.2
(82.8) 		29.4
(84.9) 		28.9
(84.0) 		28.5
(83.3) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.3
(81.1) 		27.0
(80.6) 		25.9
(78.6) 		24.2
(75.6) 		27.1
(80.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.1
(64.6) 		19.5
(67.1) 		22.0
(71.6) 		24.0
(75.2) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.9
(75.0) 		22.8
(73.0) 		20.4
(68.7) 		18.2
(64.8) 		22.2
(72.0)
Record low °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5) 		10.7
(51.3) 		11.6
(52.9) 		19.2
(66.6) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.9
(69.6) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.3
(68.5) 		18.8
(65.8) 		14.0
(57.2) 		8.6
(47.5) 		5.5
(41.9) 		5.5
(41.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.8
(0.27) 		16.3
(0.64) 		41.5
(1.63) 		63.1
(2.48) 		134.3
(5.29) 		127.7
(5.03) 		144.7
(5.70) 		204.7
(8.06) 		196.3
(7.73) 		81.8
(3.22) 		13.3
(0.52) 		6.3
(0.25) 		1,036.8
(40.82)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1.0 1.4 3.8 5.8 11.3 11.9 13.9 15.2 13.5 7.0 1.4 0.7 86.9
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		63.6 61.5 62.8 66.5 75.0 77.8 80.4 82.7 83.1 77.3 69.4 64.9 72.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 257.3 243.0 238.7 204.0 158.1 117.0 120.9 58.9 108.0 198.4 252.0 275.9 2,232.2
Mean daily sunshine hours 8.3 8.6 7.7 6.8 5.1 3.9 3.9 1.9 3.6 6.4 8.4 8.9 6.1
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[1]
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[2](extremes)[3]

Administration

The district is divided into 23 sub-districts (

thesaban mueang
) which covers tambon Lom Sak. There are a further 20 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

1. Lom Sak หล่มสัก
2. Wat Pa วัดป่า
3. Tan Diao ตาลเดี่ยว
4. Fai Na Saeng ฝายนาแซง
5. Nong Sawang หนองสว่าง
6. Nam Hia น้ำเฮี้ย
7. Sak Long สักหลง
8. Tha Ibun ท่าอิบุญ
9. Ban Sok บ้านโสก
10. Ban Tio บ้านติ้ว
11. Huai Rai ห้วยไร่
12. Nam Ko น้ำก้อ
13. Pak Chong ปากช่อง
14. Nam Chun น้ำชุน
15. Nong Khwai หนองไขว่
16. Lan Ba ลานบ่า
17. Bung Khla บุ่งคล้า
18. Bung Namtao บุ่งน้ำเต้า
19. Ban Klang บ้านกลาง
20. Chang Talut ช้างตะลูด
21. Ban Rai บ้านไร่
22. Pak Duk ปากดุก
23. Ban Wai บ้านหวาย

References

  1. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 34. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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