Aranyaprathet (Thai: อรัญประเทศ) is a town (thesaban mueang) in Sa Kaeo province in eastern Thailand. It covers the entire tambon of Aranyaprathet, in Aranyaprathet district. As of 2005, the town has 16,937 inhabitants. It is located just 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the border with Cambodia; the town of Poipet is on the other side of the border. On the Thai side of the border is the huge Rongkluea market. Cambodian people cross the border daily with pushcarts and scooters with side cars loaded with their products. A significant part of the trade is in second hand clothes.[1] Just over the border on the Cambodian side there are casinos. These are visited by many Thai people because gambling is prohibited in Thailand. Special free buses run between Bangkok and these casinos. Cambodians themselves are not allowed to gamble in these border casinos.[2][3]
Aranyaprathet
อรัญญประเทศ | |
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 Chinese Temple on Rat Uthit Rd. | |
  Aranyaprathet | |
| Coordinates: 13°41′34″N 102°30′6″E / 13.69278°N 102.50167°E | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Provinces | Sa Kaeo province |
| District | Aranyaprathet district |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2005) | 16,937 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC+7) |
Climate
editAranyaprathet has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Winters are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at 36.7 °C (98.1 °F). The monsoon season is from late April to October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.
| Climate data for Aranyaprathet (1991–2020, extremes 1951-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.2 (99.0) |
39.7 (103.5) |
40.7 (105.3) |
42.4 (108.3) |
42.0 (107.6) |
37.9 (100.2) |
38.3 (100.9) |
36.6 (97.9) |
35.9 (96.6) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
42.4 (108.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.9 (91.2) |
34.8 (94.6) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.8 (98.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.9 (93.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.9 (75.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.6 (0.42) |
25.2 (0.99) |
58.5 (2.30) |
92.3 (3.63) |
142.6 (5.61) |
168.6 (6.64) |
175.9 (6.93) |
200.6 (7.90) |
244.2 (9.61) |
169.0 (6.65) |
32.2 (1.27) |
5.4 (0.21) |
1,325.1 (52.17) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 11.2 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 11.7 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 98.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64.0 | 63.9 | 66.7 | 70.2 | 76.1 | 78.9 | 80.2 | 81.8 | 83.0 | 80.3 | 72.5 | 66.3 | 73.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 263.5 | 211.9 | 238.7 | 204.0 | 155.0 | 153.0 | 158.1 | 114.7 | 108.0 | 145.7 | 186.0 | 226.3 | 2,164.9 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 5.9 |
| Source 1: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[5](extremes)[6] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
editAranyaprathet lies on the Route 33, part of the route connecting Bangkok and Siem Reap, the city nearest Angkor Wat, and as a result sees a large volume of tourist traffic. The road leads east to the border with Cambodia, and west to Sa Kaeo and Nakhon Nayok. Another road, Route 348, leads north to Nang Rong.
Aranyaprathet also has a railway station for the Eastern Line of the State Railway of Thailand, with a rail link to the Ban Klong Luk Border railway station to Cambodia.
References
edit- ^ "Border protest shuts down Aranyaprathet checkpoint". Archived from the original on 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
- ^ "Many Cambodians Gamble on Poipet, and Lose". Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
- ^ "Sam Rainsy Party Scrutinizes Casino Industry". Archived from the original on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020: Aranya Praththet" (CSV). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 92. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
External links
edit
Aranyaprathet travel guide from Wikivoyage
