Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Nakhon Si Thammarat
นครศรีธรรมราช | |
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Nakhon Si Thammarat City Municipality เทศบาลนครนครศรีธรรมราช | |
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Postcode | 80000 |
Calling ode | 075 |
Website | www |
Nakhon Si Thammarat (
Toponymy
History
Nakhon Si Thammarat is one of the oldest cities in Thailand with a rich history. The earliest settlement in the vicinity of the city was Tha Rua, about ten kilometers south of the modern city, where ceramics from the
The Chronicles of Nakorn Si Thammarat, composed in the seventeenth century, attributed the foundation of current city of Nakhon Si Thammarat to King Sri Thammasok in the thirteenth century. An inscription found at Chaiya stated that King Sri Thammasok ruled Tambralinga in 1231. King Sri Thammasok constructed
Nakhon Si Thammarat was further incorporated into Ayutthaya, who appointed governors to the city, through centralization under King Trailokanat in the fifteenth century. Nakhon Si Thammarat served as the main seat of Siamese authority over Southern Thailand and the Malay Peninsula, becoming Muang Ek or first-level city. Nakhon Si Thammarat was known of Western sources as "Ligor". Yamada Nagamasa, the Japanese adventurer, was appointed as the governor of Ligor in 1629. In the 1680s, during the reign of King Narai, M. de Lamare the French architect renovated the city walls.[2] After the Siamese revolution of 1688, the governor of Ligor rebelled against the new King Phetracha. King Phetracha sent troops to put down rebels in Ligor in 1692. The powers of the governors of Ligor was then curbed and Ligor was put under the authority of Samuha Kalahom the Prime Minister of Southern Siam.
After the
After Nakhon Noi, his son and grandson became respective governors of Nakhon Si Thammarat. During the reforms of
Climate
Nakhon Si Thammarat has a
Climate data for Nakhon Si Thammarat (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 34.4 (93.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.9 (102.0) |
38.1 (100.6) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
38.9 (102.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.5 (90.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 262.3 (10.33) |
77.0 (3.03) |
138.8 (5.46) |
107.0 (4.21) |
159.9 (6.30) |
120.4 (4.74) |
117.2 (4.61) |
135.0 (5.31) |
155.7 (6.13) |
285.7 (11.25) |
637.5 (25.10) |
511.1 (20.12) |
2,707.6 (106.60) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.1 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 12.2 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 17.3 | 19.7 | 16.7 | 140.9 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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84.0 | 80.8 | 80.1 | 79.8 | 80.7 | 79.3 | 78.9 | 79.0 | 82.0 | 85.6 | 87.5 | 86.2 | 92.0 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.8 | 180.8 | 201.5 | 183.0 | 155.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 114.7 | 108.0 | 108.5 | 105.0 | 142.6 | 1,783.9 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[8] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[9](extremes)[10] |
Administration
Subdistrict | Comm. | People | Househ. |
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Nai Mueang | 20 | 42,398 | 18,832 |
Pho Sadet | 18 | 24,664 | 11,052 |
Khlang | 11 | 17,040 | 8,226 |
Tha Wang | 13 | 16,854 | 7,563 |
Nakian | 1 | 1,196 | 472 |
Nakhon Si Thammarat was established as a sanitation (sukhaphiban) on 5 September 1913, with an area of 3.0 km2.[11] The sanitation changed to town municipality (thesaban mueang) on 11 December 1935.[12] The municipality was increased to 11.72 km2. on 10 November 1965,[13] and up to 22.56 km2. on 10 December 1993.[14] The status was upgraded to city municipality (thesaban nakhon) on 25 August 1994.[15] The administration consists of five subdistricts, 63 communities, 102,152 people in 46,145 households.
Points of interest
Wat Phra Mahathat
At the base of the chedi is a gallery named Viharn Tap Kaset, decorated with many Buddha statues and elephant heads emerging from the chedi. Viharn Phra Song Ma are the buildings which contain the staircase which leads to a walkway around the chedi above the gallery. At the bottom of the staircase are demon giants (yak) as guardians. Adjoining to the north is the Viharn Kien, which contains a small temple museum.
South of the chedi is the large
The chedi is the symbol of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, present on the seal of the province. It is also displayed on the 25 satang coin.
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Temple in Si Thammarat
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Reclining Buddha statue in Si Thammarat
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Northern Gate; renovated by M. de Lamare the French architect in the 1680s.
City wall
The city chronicle mentions a fortification when the town was refounded in 1278. Restorations were recorded at the time of King Ramesuan (14th century), as well as King Narai (1686). The latter was supported by the French engineer M. de la Mare.
The walls spread 456 m from east to west, and 2238 m north to south, thus enclosing an area of about one square kilometre. The northern wall had only one gate, called Prathu Chai Nua or Prathu Chai Sak. The southern wall had only one gate. To the east there were three gates, which connected the town with the sea. To the west were five gates. Today only the northern gate still exists, together with a short stretch of the northern city wall.
Education
Nakhon Si Thammarat has two universities: Walailak University (the largest university in Thailand) and Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajaphat University.
Vocational Colleges in the city include:
- Nakhon Si Thammarat has numerous vocational colleges
- Nakhon Si Thammaratt Technical College (Technic)
- Nakhon Si Thammarat Vocational college (Acheewa)
While secondary schools in Nakhon Si Thammarat includes three large schools: Benjamarachutit School and Kanlayanee Si Thammarat School
Sithammarat Suksa School is the largest kindergarten and primary school which offers nursery-grade 6 classes on all three campuses in the city. They also offer the largest English program housed on a separate campus. Sithammart Suksa is often referred to as "Sirat" "AMC" or "EP AMC".
Several kindergarten and primary schools in the area include: Anuban Na Nakhon Utit School is a government-run school with kindergarten through grade 6. The school operates both Thai and English programmes.
Culture
References
- ^ a b "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2562" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2019]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior (in Thai). 31 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020, archiving is not necessary because DOPA provides data from 1993 to future years.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ a b Munro-Hay, Stuart C. (2001). Nakhon Sri Thammarat: The Archeology, History and Legends of a Southern Thai Town. White Lotus Press.
- ^ Jacq-Hergoualc’h, Michel (24 December 2018). The Malay Peninsula: Crossroads of the Maritime Silk Road (100 BC - 1300 AD). BRILL.
- ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
- ^ a b Montesano, Michael John (2008). Thai South and Malay North: Ethnic Interactions on a Plural Peninsula. NUS Press.
- ^ Keat, Gin Ooi (2004). Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor. ABC-CLIO.
- ^ John Bowring (1857). The Kingdom and People of Siam with a Narrative of the Mission to that Country in 1855. J. W. Parker.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 111. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "ประกาศใช้พระราชบัญญัติศุขาภิบาล นครศรีธรรมราช ร.ศ.๑๒๙" [Announcement of the Sanitation Act Re: Nakhon Si Thammarat Rattanakosin Era 129 (1913)] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 27: 62–64. 4 September 1913. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020, effectively on 5 September 1913
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกา จัดตั้งเทศบาลเมืองครรศรีธรรมราช จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช พ.ศ.๒๔๗๘" [Royal Decree Establish of Nakhon Si Thammarat Town Municipality, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, B.E.2478 (1935)] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 52: 1687–1691. 10 December 1935. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020, effectively on 11 December 1935
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกา เปลี่ยนเปลงเขตเทศบาลเมืองนครศรีธรรมราช จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช พ.ศ.๒๕0๘" [Royal Decree Change Territory of Nakhon Si Thammarat Town Municipality, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, B.E.2508 (1965)] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 82 (96): 1061–1065. 9 November 1965. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020, effectively on 10 November 1965
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกา เปลี่ยนเปลงเขตเทศบาลเมืองนครศรีธรรมราช จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช (ฉบับที่ ๒) พ.ศ.๒๕0๖" [Royal Decree Change Territory of Nakhon Si Thammarat Town Municipality, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, (Issue 2) B.E.2536 (1993)] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 110 (207): 37–40. 9 December 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2020, effectively on 10 December 1993
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกา จัดตั้งเทศบาลนครนครศรีธรรมราช จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๗" [Royal Decree of Nakhon Si Thammarat City Municipality, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Buddhist Era 2537 (1994)] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 111 (36 Kor): 30–34. 24 August 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020, effectively on 25 August 1994
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Sources
- Stuart Munro-Hay. Nakhon Sri Thammarat – The Archaeology, History and Legends of a Southern Thai Town. ISBN 974-7534-73-8
External links
- Nakhon Si Thammarat travel guide from Wikivoyage