Nang Rong District

Nang Rong
นางรอง
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Buriram Province
Coordinates: 14°37′42″N 102°47′36″E / 14.62833°N 102.79333°E / 14.62833; 102.79333Coordinates: 14°37′42″N 102°47′36″E / 14.62833°N 102.79333°E / 14.62833; 102.79333
Country Thailand
Province Buriram
Area
  Total 769.8 km2 (297.2 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 108,143
  Density 151.6/km2 (393/sq mi)
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code 31110
Geocode 3104

Nang Rong (Thai: นางรอง, pronounced [nāːŋ rɔ̄ːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Chamni, Mueang Buriram, Prakhon Chai, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Lahan Sai, Pakham, Non Suwan, and Nong Ki of Buriram Province.

It is the closest town to the Phanom Rung Historical Park, and 11th century religious site.

Climate

Climate data for Nang Rong (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.8
(100)
40.4
(104.7)
41.4
(106.5)
41.8
(107.2)
40.7
(105.3)
39.3
(102.7)
38.6
(101.5)
36.8
(98.2)
37.2
(99)
37.2
(99)
36.4
(97.5)
36.0
(96.8)
41.8
(107.2)
Average high °C (°F) 31.2
(88.2)
33.9
(93)
35.7
(96.3)
36.4
(97.5)
34.8
(94.6)
34.1
(93.4)
33.5
(92.3)
33.0
(91.4)
32.1
(89.8)
30.9
(87.6)
30.2
(86.4)
29.6
(85.3)
33.0
(91.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.3
(75.7)
26.4
(79.5)
28.4
(83.1)
29.5
(85.1)
28.8
(83.8)
28.6
(83.5)
28.1
(82.6)
27.8
(82)
27.2
(81)
26.5
(79.7)
25.0
(77)
23.6
(74.5)
27.0
(80.6)
Average low °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5)
20.1
(68.2)
22.4
(72.3)
24.1
(75.4)
24.5
(76.1)
24.5
(76.1)
24.2
(75.6)
24.0
(75.2)
23.7
(74.7)
23.0
(73.4)
20.5
(68.9)
17.6
(63.7)
22.2
(72)
Record low °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)
10.7
(51.3)
11.6
(52.9)
18.8
(65.8)
19.8
(67.6)
21.6
(70.9)
21.2
(70.2)
21.1
(70)
20.0
(68)
16.3
(61.3)
12.2
(54)
7.8
(46)
7.8
(46)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 4.7
(0.185)
19.6
(0.772)
47.9
(1.886)
81.6
(3.213)
166.6
(6.559)
129.7
(5.106)
148.0
(5.827)
181.7
(7.154)
239.6
(9.433)
133.9
(5.272)
37.2
(1.465)
3.4
(0.134)
1,193.9
(47.004)
Average rainy days 0.9 2.6 5.1 8.5 15.6 14.3 16.2 16.9 18.8 12.0 4.1 0.8 115.8
Average relative humidity (%) 69 66 67 70 77 77 79 80 84 82 75 71 75
Mean monthly sunshine hours 279.0 245.8 275.9 240.0 195.3 153.0 158.1 117.8 144.0 198.4 255.0 260.4 2,522.7
Mean daily sunshine hours 9.0 8.7 8.9 8.0 6.3 5.1 5.1 3.8 4.8 6.4 8.5 8.4 6.9
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 divided into 15 sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 204 villages (muban). Nang Rong is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Nang Rong and Thanon Hak. There are also 15 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Nang Rongนางรอง3022,934
3.Sadaoสะเดา179,624
5.Chum Saengชุมแสง145,418
6.Nong Botหนองโบสถ์147,196
8.Nong Kongหนองกง116,199
13.Thanon Hakถนนหัก1310,073
14.Nong Saiหนองไทร146,494
15.Kan Lueangก้านเหลือง104,573
16.Ban Singบ้านสิงห์145,503
17.Lam Sai Yongลำไทรโยง145,525
18.Sap Phrayaทรัพย์พระยา136,924
24.Nong Yai Phimหนองยายพิมพ์104,568
25.Hua Thanonหัวถนน114,613
26.Thung Saeng Thongทุ่งแสงทอง73,099
27.Nong Sanoหนองโสน125,400

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the districts Non Suwan and Chamni, as well as parts of Chaloem Phra Kiat.

References

  1. "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. p. 14. Retrieved 2 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. 66. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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