Chai Badan (Thai: ชัยบาดาล, pronounced [t͡ɕʰāj bāː.dāːn]) is a district (amphoe) in the eastern part of Lopburi province, central Thailand. The local people usually call it Lam Narai, as the district center is in Tambon Lam Narai.
Chai Badan
ชัยบาดาล | |
|---|---|
From top to bottom: View from Wat Tham Phrathat Khao Prang; religious statues at Wat Wang Kan Lueang; market by the train tracks | |
 District location in Lopburi province | |
| Coordinates: 15°12′22″N 101°8′12″E / 15.20611°N 101.13667°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Lopburi |
| Seat | Lam Narai |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,253.0 km2 (483.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 90,224 |
| • Density | 70.7/km2 (183/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 15130 |
| Geocode | 1604 |
History
editChai Badan was an ancient town in the Pa Sak River valley, controlled from Nakhon Ratchasima. In 1914 it was upgraded to be a district of Phetchabun province. In 1918 it was moved to be part of Saraburi province. Finally it became part of Lopburi province on 1 November 1941.[1]
In 1943 the district office was moved from Chai Badan Sub-district to Bua Chum Sub-district,[2] which was undone one year later.[3] In 1960 it was again moved to Bua Chum.[4] The area around the district office was made the new Sub-district Lam Narai in 1970.[5]
Geography
editNeighbouring districts are (from the east clockwise) Lam Sonthi, Tha Luang, Phatthana Nikhom, Khok Samrong and Khok Charoen of Lopburi Province, and Si Thep of Phetchabun province.
The Wang Kan Luang waterfall is the most visited place by Lopburi visitors.
The district is the site of a Royal Thai Air Force gunnery range.[6]
Administration
editThe district is divided into 17 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 136 villages (mubans). Lam Narai has sub-district municipality status (thesaban tambon) and covers part of the tambon Lam Narai and Chai Narai. There are a further 16 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lam Narai | ลำนารายณ์ | 12 | 17,488 |
| 2. | Chai Narai | ชัยนารายณ์ | 6 | 6,294 |
| 3. | Sila Thip | ศิลาทิพย์ | 12 | 5,635 |
| 4. | Huai Hin | ห้วยหิน | 8 | 2,741 |
| 5. | Muang Khom | ม่วงค่อม | 11 | 5,650 |
| 6. | Bua Chum | บัวชุม | 9 | 8,071 |
| 7. | Tha Din Dam | ท่าดินดำ | 6 | 4,509 |
| 8. | Makok Wan | มะกอกหวาน | 3 | 1,504 |
| 9. | Sap Takhian | ซับตะเคียน | 6 | 4,896 |
| 10. | Na Som | นาโสม | 6 | 2,655 |
| 11. | Nong Yai To | หนองยายโต๊ะ | 8 | 4,000 |
| 12. | Ko Rang | เกาะรัง | 10 | 6,510 |
| 14. | Tha Manao | ท่ามะนาว | 8 | 3,224 |
| 17. | Nikhom Lam Narai | นิคมลำนารายณ์ | 9 | 4,423 |
| 18. | Chai Badan | ชัยบาดาล | 8 | 6,334 |
| 19. | Ban Mai Samakkhi | บ้านใหม่สามัคคี | 6 | 2,957 |
| 22. | Khao Laem | เขาแหลม | 8 | 3,333 |
The missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Lam Sonthi District
Climate
edit| Climate data for Chai Badan (Bua Chum) (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.0 (100.4) |
40.7 (105.3) |
42.4 (108.3) |
42.7 (108.9) |
41.8 (107.2) |
40.9 (105.6) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.4 (99.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
42.7 (108.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.5 (90.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.6 (99.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.2 (93.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.8 (82.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.3 (0.44) |
8.6 (0.34) |
41.7 (1.64) |
78.4 (3.09) |
136.1 (5.36) |
124.0 (4.88) |
121.2 (4.77) |
184.4 (7.26) |
246.0 (9.69) |
131.7 (5.19) |
15.6 (0.61) |
6.0 (0.24) |
1,105 (43.50) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 80.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65.9 | 62.9 | 64.2 | 68.1 | 76.0 | 77.3 | 79.0 | 82.0 | 84.8 | 81.1 | 73.7 | 67.7 | 73.6 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[8](extremes)[9] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ พระราชบัญญัติเปลี่ยนแปลงเขตจังหวัดลพบุรีและจังหวัดสระบุรี พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๔ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 58 (ก): 1379–1381. 14 October 1941. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2012.
- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ย้ายที่ว่าการอำเภอชัยบาดาล จังหวัดลพบุรี (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 60 (56 ง): 3385. 19 October 1943. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2012.
- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ย้ายที่ว่าการอำเภอชัยบาดาล จังหวัดลพบุรี (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 61 (77 ง): 2445–2446. 26 December 1944. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2012.
- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ย้ายที่ว่าการอำเภอไชยบาดาลและสถานีตำรวจภูธร (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 77 (47 ง): 1509. 7 June 1960. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2012.
- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ตั้งและเปลี่ยนแปลงเขตตำบลในท้องที่อำเภอชัยบาดาล จังหวัดลพบุรี (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 87 (85 ง): 2539–2545. 8 September 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Ready for Action". Bangkok Post (Photo caption). 20 December 2017. p. 1.
- ^ "Population statistics 2009". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
External links
edit- amphoe.com (Thai)
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