Chawang District

Chawang
ฉวาง
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Coordinates: 8°25′34″N 99°30′17″E / 8.42611°N 99.50472°E / 8.42611; 99.50472Coordinates: 8°25′34″N 99°30′17″E / 8.42611°N 99.50472°E / 8.42611; 99.50472
Country  Thailand
Province Nakhon Si Thammarat
Seat Chawang
Area
  Total 528.2 km2 (203.9 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 65,787
  Density 124.5/km2 (322/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 80150
Geocode 8004

Chawang (Thai: ฉวาง) is a district (Amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Phipun, Lan Saka, Chang Klang, Na Bon, Thung Yai and Tham Phannara of Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Wiang Sa of Surat Thani Province.

The east of the district is part of the Khao Luang National Park.

Climate

Climate data for Chawang (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.5
(99.5)
39.5
(103.1)
39.1
(102.4)
41.0
(105.8)
39.5
(103.1)
38.2
(100.8)
36.2
(97.2)
36.2
(97.2)
35.4
(95.7)
36.2
(97.2)
38.3
(100.9)
35.5
(95.9)
41.0
(105.8)
Average high °C (°F) 32.8
(91)
34.6
(94.3)
35.3
(95.5)
35.5
(95.9)
33.8
(92.8)
32.9
(91.2)
32.6
(90.7)
32.6
(90.7)
32.5
(90.5)
31.8
(89.2)
31.4
(88.5)
31.5
(88.7)
33.1
(91.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2)
27.2
(81)
27.9
(82.2)
28.3
(82.9)
27.6
(81.7)
27.3
(81.1)
26.9
(80.4)
27.1
(80.8)
26.9
(80.4)
26.4
(79.5)
26.3
(79.3)
25.9
(78.6)
27.0
(80.6)
Average low °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3)
20.3
(68.5)
21.2
(70.2)
22.1
(71.8)
22.8
(73)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.4
(72.3)
21.5
(70.7)
22.0
(71.6)
Record low °C (°F) 15.0
(59)
16.2
(61.2)
16.2
(61.2)
17.7
(63.9)
17.5
(63.5)
19.5
(67.1)
19.2
(66.6)
19.0
(66.2)
19.5
(67.1)
16.8
(62.2)
17.7
(63.9)
16.5
(61.7)
15.0
(59)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 38.4
(1.512)
39.0
(1.535)
116.9
(4.602)
105.4
(4.15)
206.2
(8.118)
187.8
(7.394)
192.1
(7.563)
220.0
(8.661)
243.0
(9.567)
221.6
(8.724)
203.9
(8.028)
120.6
(4.748)
1,894.9
(74.602)
Average rainy days 7.6 3.9 9.9 12.2 18.2 17.8 19.3 20.0 20.8 24.0 17.5 12.5 183.7
Average relative humidity (%) 80 75 76 79 84 85 86 85 86 87 87 84 83
Mean monthly sunshine hours 198.4 180.8 201.5 183.0 155.0 150.0 114.7 151.9 144.0 108.5 138.0 142.6 1,868.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.1 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.9 4.8 3.5 4.6 4.6 5.1
Source #1: Thai Meteorological Department[1]
Source #2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun and humidity)[2]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 84 villages (muban). There are 3 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Chan Di covers the whole tambon Chan Di, and Chawang and Mai Riang each cover parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1.Chawangฉวาง97,056
3.La-aiละอาย1511,484
4.Na Waeนาแว127,311
5.Mai Riangไม้เรียง107,769
6.Kabiatกะเปียด33,960
7.Na Kachaนากะชะ74,807
9.Huai Prikห้วยปริก76,177
10.Sairaไสหร้า107,054
15.Na Khliangนาเขลียง62,825
16.Chan Diจันดี57,344
 

Missing numbers are now part of the districts Tham Phannara and Chang Klang.

References

  1. "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. p. 24. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 113. Retrieved 8 August 2016.


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