Mueang Ubon Ratchathani district

Mueang Ubon Ratchathani (Thai: เมืองอุบลราชธานี, pronounced [mɯ̄aŋ ʔù.bōn râːt.tɕʰā.tʰāː.nīː]; Northeastern Thai: เมืองอุบลราชธานี, pronounced [mɯ᷇aŋ ʔǔ.bōn lâːt.sā.tʰa᷇ː.ni᷇ː]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern Thailand.

Mueang Ubon Ratchathani
เมืองอุบลราชธานี
District location in Ubon Ratchathani province
District location in Ubon Ratchathani province
Coordinates: 15°13′44″N 104°51′15″E / 15.22889°N 104.85417°E / 15.22889; 104.85417
CountryThailand
ProvinceUbon Ratchathani
SeatNai Mueang
Area
 • Total406.4 km2 (156.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total211,855
 • Density521.3/km2 (1,350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code34000
Geocode3401

History

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The district was originally named Buphupalanikhom (บุพุปลนิคม). Later the name was changed to Burapha Ubon (บูรพาอุบล) in 1909 and Mueang Ubon Ratchathani in 1913.[1]

Geography

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Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Khueang Nai, Muang Sam Sip, Lao Suea Kok, Don Mot Daeng, Sawang Wirawong, and Warin Chamrap of Ubon Ratchathani Province and Kanthararom of Sisaket province.

The important water resource is the Mun River.

Administration

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The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 148 villages (mubans). The city (thesaban nakhon) Ubon Ratchathani covers the entire tambon Nai Mueang. Ubon is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Kham Yai and Chaeramae. There are a further 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Nai Mueang ในเมือง - 86,809
4. Hua Ruea หัวเรือ 14 8,968
5. Nong Khon หนองขอน 15 8,436
7. Pathum ปทุม 12 10,294
8. Kham Yai ขามใหญ่ 24 30,471
9. Chaeramae แจระแม 10 12,622
11. Nong Bo หนองบ่อ 13 7,595
12. Rai Noi ไร่น้อย 17 19,589
13. Krasop กระโสบ 12 5,565
16. Ku Talat กุดลาด 13 10,178
19. Khilek ขี้เหล็ก 10 6,024
20. Pa-ao ปะอาว 8 5,304

Missing numbers are tambon which form the districts Don Mot Daeng and Lao Suea Kok.

Climate

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Ubon Ratchathani has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with three distinct seasons i.e. the dry winters running from November to January, the build up season running from February through April, and the wet monsoon summers running from May to October. The average annual high temperature in Ubon Ratchathani is 33 °C and the average annual low temperature is 22.1 °C with April being the hottest month and December being the coolest month.

Climate data for Ubon Ratchathani (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.2
(99.0)
39.2
(102.6)
40.6
(105.1)
42.0
(107.6)
41.2
(106.2)
38.3
(100.9)
38.5
(101.3)
35.8
(96.4)
37.1
(98.8)
35.2
(95.4)
36.5
(97.7)
35.9
(96.6)
42.0
(107.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.7
(89.1)
34.0
(93.2)
35.8
(96.4)
36.4
(97.5)
34.7
(94.5)
33.3
(91.9)
32.6
(90.7)
31.9
(89.4)
31.8
(89.2)
31.8
(89.2)
31.4
(88.5)
30.6
(87.1)
33.0
(91.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6)
26.5
(79.7)
28.9
(84.0)
30.0
(86.0)
29.0
(84.2)
28.4
(83.1)
28.0
(82.4)
27.6
(81.7)
27.4
(81.3)
26.8
(80.2)
25.4
(77.7)
23.7
(74.7)
27.2
(81.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5)
19.9
(67.8)
22.5
(72.5)
24.4
(75.9)
24.5
(76.1)
24.4
(75.9)
24.2
(75.6)
23.9
(75.0)
23.7
(74.7)
22.5
(72.5)
20.3
(68.5)
17.8
(64.0)
22.1
(71.8)
Record low °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)
11.7
(53.1)
10.3
(50.5)
16.4
(61.5)
20.6
(69.1)
20.2
(68.4)
20.0
(68.0)
20.0
(68.0)
19.2
(66.6)
15.9
(60.6)
13.3
(55.9)
8.9
(48.0)
8.9
(48.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 2.0
(0.08)
15.4
(0.61)
30.5
(1.20)
86.8
(3.42)
208.6
(8.21)
240.2
(9.46)
254.4
(10.02)
303.3
(11.94)
293.8
(11.57)
123.1
(4.85)
22.6
(0.89)
1.0
(0.04)
1,581.7
(62.27)
Average rainy days 0.6 1.4 3.5 7.5 15.4 17.6 18.8 21.0 19.0 11.3 3.6 0.6 120.3
Average relative humidity (%) 65 63 62 66 75 79 80 82 82 78 71 68 73
Mean daily sunshine hours 7.3 7.5 6.5 6.2 5.1 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 4.7 6.2 7.2 5.5
Source 1: Thai Meteorological Department[2]
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun and humidity)[3]

References

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  1. ^ แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 30 (ง): 1536–1537. October 12, 1913. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. p. 12. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. ^ "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 56. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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