Phrae ( Thai. แพร่ ) is a city in the north of Thailand , the administrative center of the eponymous province .
| City | |
| Phra | |
|---|---|
| thai แพร่ | |
 | |
| A country |  Thailand |
| Provinces | Phra |
| History and geography | |
| Center height | 159 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 7 |
| Population | |
| Population | 40 059 people ( 2000 ) |
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Geographical position
The city is located in the central part of the province, on the banks of the Yom River, approximately 475 kilometers north-north-west (NNW) from the capital city of Bangkok . The absolute height is 159 meters above sea level [1] .
Climate
| Climate Phrae | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jan. | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sen | Oct. | Nov. | Dec | Year |
| Absolute Maximum, ° C | 36 | 36 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 42 |
| Average maximum, ° C | 31 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | thirty | 32 |
| Average temperature, ° C | 22 | 24 | 27 | thirty | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 26 |
| Average minimum, ° C | 13 | sixteen | nineteen | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 20 |
| Absolute minimum, ° C | five | eight | ten | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | nineteen | sixteen | ten | five | five |
| Precipitation rate, mm | - | ten | thirty | 80 | 170 | 130 | 170 | 230 | 240 | 80 | 20 | ten | 1210 |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
Population
According to the 2000 census, the population of the city was 40,059 people [2] .
Economy and Transport
The basis of the economy is timber harvesting, as well as agricultural production. Rice and tobacco are cultivated in the vicinity of the city [3] . To the east of the city is the airport of the same name [1] .
Attractions
The city has a number of Buddhist temples:
- Wat luang
- Wat Chom Sawan
- Wat phra non
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Phrae, Thailand Page (English) . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. The appeal date is March 21, 2013. Archived April 9, 2013.
- ↑ THAILAND. Cities & Municipalities (English) . City Population. The appeal date is March 21, 2013. Archived April 8, 2013.
- ↑ Phrae (English) . Britannica Online Encyclopedia. The appeal date is March 21, 2013. Archived April 9, 2013.