Udon Thani Province
Udon Thani ( Thai: อุดรธานี ) is a province ( Changwat ) in Northeast Thailand, Isan. The capital of the province of Udon Thani Udon Thani is also called.
- 4.1 airport
- 4.2 Railway
Location
The province is located in the northern part of the Khorat plateau and offers the characteristics of a highland. In the hot season the soil is dry and parched in the rainy season the country is, however, frequently flooded. The Phu Phan Heights divide the province from north to south into two parts.
Climate
The climate is tropical and monsunal. The highest recorded temperature is 43.6 ° C and the minimum is 1.5 ° C. The maximum temperature in 2009 was 40.2 ° C, the lowest temperature was measured at 8.0 ° C. At 113 days of rain fell in the same year 1513.9 mm of precipitation.
Economic importance and
The Udon Thani province is further developed than most other provinces of Isan. Udon Thani is a trade center and a transportation hub.
The "Gross Provincial Product" ( GDP ) amounted to the current market price, the province's 2011 (2010) 87,804 (78,236) million baht. The minimum wage in the province is 171 baht per day ( about 4 € ).
Data
Land use
For the province, the following land use is documented:
- Forest area: 868 181 rai ( 542.6 km ²), 11.8 % of the total
- The utilized agricultural area: 4,089,043 Rai ( 2555.7 km ²), 55.5 % of the total
- Not classified area: 2,372,215 Rai (1, .483,9 km ²), 32.4 % of the total
The province has a total of 942 wetlands covering an area of 113.8 km ², which are more or less intensively used for agriculture.
Dams
- Huai Luang
Worth mentioning
- A certain importance of tourism, in particular based on the ancient Khmer buildings and on Ban Chiang, which is considered the cradle of the Bronze Age and is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
- In the district ( Amphoe ) Ban Dung is the shortwave transmitter Udon Thani ( Thai: สถานี วิทยุ อุดรธานี ).
- Natural resources: potash
Traffic
Airport
- Udon Thani Airport
Railway
- Udon Thani Railway Station (North East Line )
History
The area was inhabited over 6,000 years ago and brought the first Bronze Age culture of Southeast Asia, if not the world, show how the finds at Ban Chiang show. Udon was later part of the old empire Dvaravati. Since the 9th century, the area was part of the Khmer Empire. Ramkhamhaeng eventually expanded his kingdom at the expense of Sukhothai Khmer and took, among other things Udon. 1817 came the Thai Phuan from Laos and settled in Ban Chiang.
In the 1960s, the stationing of American soldiers brought an economic boom for the Vietnam War. It was one of the largest airports in the country and an extensive red light district. What remains is a relatively well-developed transportation system.
See also: History of Thailand and corresponding entry in Udon Thani
Archeology
- Ban Mueang Phruek - archaeological place on the eastern shore of Lake Kumphawapi, Amphoe Kumphawapi.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows a mythological giant ( Thai: yak), named Thao Wesuwan. This refers to Thao Kuwan ( Thai: ท้าว กุเวร ), the Thai adaptation of Kubera, the guardians of the world of the northern areas.
The local tree is the Teng ( Thai: เต็ง, Isan: จิก, Shorea obtusa ), the local flower is the Palasabaum ( Butea monosperma ).
The motto of the province of Udon Thani is:
Administrative units
The province is divided into 20 districts ( Amphoe ). The circles are further subdivided into 155 subdistricts (tambon ) and 1682 villages ( Muban ). The missing numbers 12-16 were among the Amphoe, from which the province Nongbua Lamphu was formed in 1993.
Attractions
- Ban Chiang - village with archaeological site, approximately 6000-8000 years old Bronze Age finds, which is 500 years older than the Near Eastern
- Historical Park Phu Phrabat - Historical Park in Ban Phue, about 50 km northwest of the provincial capital located, is an archaeological site dating from the Dvaravati period, the kingdom of Lopburi and Lan Xang (Laos ). The characteristic rock with the name Hoh Nang Uzzah is used as a landmark of the province and city of Udon Thani and offered as a postcard as well as miniaturized replica of a souvenir.
- National Parks: National Park Na Yung - Nam Som - National Park since February 19, 2004, is located in the provinces of Udon Thani, Loei and Nong Khai, is mainly high in mountainous area between 200 and 500 m, the highest peak is Phu Ya -u with about 588 m.
- Forest Park Phu Phrabat Buabok
- Yung Thong - Forest reserve
- Phu Prabath - Forest reserve