Tha Tum district
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Tha Tum ท่าตูม | |
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Coordinates: 15°19′6″N 103°40′30″E / 15.31833°N 103.67500°E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Surin |
Area | |
• Total | 643.3 km2 (248.4 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 97,390 |
• Density | 151.4/km2 (392/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Postal code | 32120 |
Geocode | 3203 |
Tha Tum (Thai: ท่าตูม, pronounced [tʰâː tūːm]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Surin province, northeastern Thailand.
Geography
[edit]Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Rattanaburi, Sanom and Chom Phra of Surin Province; Satuek of Buriram province; Chumphon Buri of Surin; Kaset Wisai and Suwannaphum of Roi Et province.
Administration
[edit]The district is divided into 10 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 165 villages (mubans). Tha Tum is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Tha Tum. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
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1. | Tha Tum | ท่าตูม | 22 | 19,198 | |
2. | Krapho | กระโพ | 20 | 15,789 | |
3. | Phrom Thep | พรมเทพ | 22 | 7,969 | |
4. | Phon Khrok | โพนครก | 16 | 9,344 | |
5. | Mueang Kae | เมืองแก | 19 | 10,173 | |
6. | Ba | บะ | 15 | 6,555 | |
7. | Nong Bua | หนองบัว | 11 | 7,417 | |
8. | Bua Khok | บัวโคก | 19 | 9,700 | |
9. | Nong Methi | หนองเมธี | 11 | 5,976 | |
10. | Thung Kula | ทุ่งกุลา | 10 | 5,269 |
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Tha Tum (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 37.4 (99.3) | 39.4 (102.9) | 41.1 (106.0) | 42.3 (108.1) | 41.3 (106.3) | 38.4 (101.1) | 37.8 (100.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 36.5 (97.7) | 34.7 (94.5) | 36.6 (97.9) | 35.9 (96.6) | 42.3 (108.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.1 (88.0) | 33.3 (91.9) | 35.5 (95.9) | 36.5 (97.7) | 35.2 (95.4) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.3 (86.5) | 33.0 (91.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.3 (79.3) | 28.9 (84.0) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.7 (85.5) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.3 (82.9) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.0 (78.8) | 24.0 (75.2) | 27.6 (81.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.3 (73.9) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.4 (74.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.9 (73.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) | 11.3 (52.3) | 11.4 (52.5) | 17.9 (64.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.3 (68.5) | 21.6 (70.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.3 (68.5) | 16.7 (62.1) | 13.2 (55.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 8.1 (46.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.4 (0.33) | 11.9 (0.47) | 42.9 (1.69) | 82.6 (3.25) | 168.3 (6.63) | 181.4 (7.14) | 219.6 (8.65) | 231.3 (9.11) | 254.5 (10.02) | 113.1 (4.45) | 19.0 (0.75) | 1.6 (0.06) | 1,334.6 (52.54) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 84.9 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 69.5 | 66.2 | 64.7 | 66.6 | 74.1 | 76.7 | 79.0 | 80.8 | 83.1 | 79.5 | 74.0 | 70.7 | 73.7 |
Source: World Meteorological Organization[1](extremes)[2] |
References
[edit]- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.