Songkhla

Coordinates: 7°12′22″N 100°35′48″E / 7.20611°N 100.59667°E / 7.20611; 100.59667
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Songkhla
สงขลา (
Jawi)
City
Songkhla City
Songkhla City
UTC+7 (ICT)
Area code(+66) 74
Websitesongkhlacity.go.th
Laem Samila beach

Songkhla (

Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia. Songkhla lies 968 km (601 mi) south of Bangkok and as of 2020 had a population of 61,758.[1]

Despite being smaller than the neighboring city

Mueang Songkhla District (Songkhla town district). Together with Hat Yai, Songkhla is part of the Greater Hat Yai-Songkhla Metropolitan Area (a conurbation
with a population of around 800,000), the third largest metropolitan area in Thailand.

At the opening of

Isthmus of Kra
.

Naga Head at Song Thale Park, Laem Son On, Songkhla City.

History

French hydrographic / topographic map of Songkhla, during the reign of King Narai the Great, 1687.
Songkhla looking west from Khao Tangkuan, c. 1930.
Songkhla's Nakhon Nok Rd., c. 1932.

The name Songkhla means 'the city of lions' (not to be confused with

Mon-Khmer sting/steng/stang (meaning 'river') and the Sanskrit pura ('city').[2]
: 320–321 

The ruins of the ancient

Satingpra are just few kilometers north of Songkhla. It was one of the most important trading centers of the Tambralinga Kingdom. Archaeological digs and investigations conducted toward the end of the 20th century testify the existence of a fortified citadel protected by a moat and a quadrangular surrounding wall made of brick. A sophisticated system of canals connected the sea to the Songkhla Lake permitting the circulations of ships. The excavations brought to light artifacts of great historical and artistic value.[3]

The precursor of the present-day town of Songkhla was The Sultanate of Singora, a heavily fortified port city. It was founded in the early 17th century by a Persian, Dato Mogol, and flourished during the reign of his son, Sultan Sulaiman Shah. In 1680, after decades of conflict, the city was destroyed and abandoned; remains include forts, city walls, a Dutch cemetery and the tomb of Sultan Sulaiman Shah.

On 8 December 1941 local time, the

capture of Singapore.[4]

Since 2003, Songhkla has been affected by

Yala.[5]

The municipality's mayor, Peera Tantiserane, was murdered in Songkhla in 2014.[6]

Climate

Songkhla has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). Temperatures are very warm to hot throughout the year with only minor variation. There is a short dry season in February and March; the rest of the year is wet, with especially heavy rainfall from October to December.

Climate data for Songkhla (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.4
(90.3) 		34.3
(93.7) 		35.3
(95.5) 		36.8
(98.2) 		38.6
(101.5) 		37.1
(98.8) 		36.6
(97.9) 		37.3
(99.1) 		35.6
(96.1) 		38.5
(101.3) 		34.0
(93.2) 		32.6
(90.7) 		38.6
(101.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.0
(84.2) 		30.5
(86.9) 		31.5
(88.7) 		32.6
(90.7) 		33.4
(92.1) 		33.4
(92.1) 		33.3
(91.9) 		33.3
(91.9) 		32.7
(90.9) 		31.6
(88.9) 		30.0
(86.0) 		29.5
(85.1) 		31.7
(89.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0) 		27.5
(81.5) 		28.1
(82.6) 		28.9
(84.0) 		29.0
(84.2) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.0
(82.4) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.0
(80.6) 		26.9
(80.4) 		28.0
(82.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 24.9
(76.8) 		25.0
(77.0) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.6
(76.3) 		25.1
(77.2)
Record low °C (°F) 20.8
(69.4) 		20.4
(68.7) 		19.7
(67.5) 		21.1
(70.0) 		22.1
(71.8) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.1
(70.0) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.7
(69.3) 		19.7
(67.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 127.2
(5.01) 		54.9
(2.16) 		71.3
(2.81) 		85.8
(3.38) 		114.8
(4.52) 		102.7
(4.04) 		95.1
(3.74) 		137.8
(5.43) 		123.3
(4.85) 		279.8
(11.02) 		587.9
(23.15) 		468.3
(18.44) 		2,248.9
(88.54)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.5 4.5 5.3 6.3 9.8 8.9 9.2 10.5 11.4 16.2 20.3 17.7 127.6
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		77.4 76.2 77.3 77.1 77.0 76.3 75.8 75.7 77.7 81.4 84.3 81.9 78.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 179.8 183.6 204.6 201.0 151.9 150.0 151.9 151.9 144.0 111.6 105.0 142.6 1,877.9
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.8 6.5 6.6 6.7 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.8 3.6 3.5 4.6 5.2
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[7]
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[8](extremes)[9]

Population

The majority of the population is

loan words borrowed from the Thai language.[10]

Songkhla city takes up the entire Bo Yang sub-district. As of 2020 Songkhla city had a population of 61,758.[1]

Gallery

  • Songkhla mermaid
    Songkhla mermaid
  • Tinsulanonda Bridge
    Tinsulanonda Bridge
  • Songkhla seaport
    Songkhla seaport
  • Songkhla Lak Mueang
    Songkhla Lak Mueang

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Thailand: Major Cities, Towns & Communes - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
  2. ISBN 90-04-11773-3
    .
  3. ISBN 90-04-11973-6
    .
  4. ^ Parfitt, Allen. "Bicycle Blitzkreig [sic] The Japanese Conquest of Malaya and Singapore 1941-1942". MilitaryHistoryOnline.com. Retrieved 9 Aug 2011.
  5. ^ Morch, Maximillian (2018-02-06). "The Slow Burning Insurgency in Thailand's Deep South". The Diplomat. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. ^ "'Hitman' sought in Peera murder". Bangkok Post. 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  7. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ^ "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 121. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  10. ISBN 9780739103562
    . Retrieved 2013-02-20.

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