Mueang Ubon Ratchathani
เมืองอุบลราชธานี
District location in Ubon Ratchathani province
District location in Ubon Ratchathani province
Coordinates: 15°13′44″N 104°51′15″E / 15.22889°N 104.85417°E / 15.22889; 104.85417
CountryThailand
ProvinceUbon Ratchathani
SeatNai Mueang
Area
  Total406.4 km2 (156.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total211,855
  Density521.3/km2 (1,350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code34000
Geocode3401

Mueang Ubon Ratchathani (Thai: เมืองอุบลราชธานี, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ ʔù.bōn râːt.t͡ɕʰā.tʰāː.nīː]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The district was originally named Buphupalanikhom (บุพุปลนิคม). Later the name was changed to Burapha Ubon (บูรพาอุบล) in 1909 and Mueang Ubon Ratchathani in 1913.[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Khueang Nai, Muang Sam Sip, Lao Suea Kok, Don Mot Daeng, Sawang Wirawong, and Warin Chamrap of Ubon Ratchathani Province and Kanthararom of Sisaket province.

The important water resource is the Mun River.

Administration

The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 148 villages (mubans). The city (thesaban nakhon) Ubon Ratchathani covers the entire tambon Nai Mueang. Ubon is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Kham Yai and Chaeramae. There are a further 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Nai Mueangในเมือง-86,809
4.Hua Rueaหัวเรือ148,968
5.Nong Khonหนองขอน158,436
7.Pathumปทุม1210,294
8.Kham Yaiขามใหญ่2430,471
9.Chaeramaeแจระแม1012,622
11.Nong Boหนองบ่อ137,595
12.Rai Noiไร่น้อย1719,589
13.Krasopกระโสบ125,565
16.Ku Talatกุดลาด1310,178
19.Khilekขี้เหล็ก106,024
20.Pa-aoปะอาว85,304

Missing numbers are tambon which form the districts Don Mot Daeng and Lao Suea Kok.

Climate

Ubon Ratchathani has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with three distinct seasons i.e. the dry winters running from November to January, the build up season running from February through April, and the wet monsoon summers running from May to October. The average annual high temperature in Ubon Ratchathani is 33 °C and the average annual low temperature is 22.1 °C with April being the hottest month and December being the coolest month.

Climate data for Ubon Ratchathani (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.2
(99.0)
39.2
(102.6)
40.6
(105.1)
42.0
(107.6)
41.2
(106.2)
38.3
(100.9)
38.5
(101.3)
35.8
(96.4)
37.1
(98.8)
35.2
(95.4)
36.5
(97.7)
35.9
(96.6)
42.0
(107.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.7
(89.1)
34.0
(93.2)
35.8
(96.4)
36.4
(97.5)
34.7
(94.5)
33.3
(91.9)
32.6
(90.7)
31.9
(89.4)
31.8
(89.2)
31.8
(89.2)
31.4
(88.5)
30.6
(87.1)
33.0
(91.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6)
26.5
(79.7)
28.9
(84.0)
30.0
(86.0)
29.0
(84.2)
28.4
(83.1)
28.0
(82.4)
27.6
(81.7)
27.4
(81.3)
26.8
(80.2)
25.4
(77.7)
23.7
(74.7)
27.2
(81.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5)
19.9
(67.8)
22.5
(72.5)
24.4
(75.9)
24.5
(76.1)
24.4
(75.9)
24.2
(75.6)
23.9
(75.0)
23.7
(74.7)
22.5
(72.5)
20.3
(68.5)
17.8
(64.0)
22.1
(71.8)
Record low °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)
11.7
(53.1)
10.3
(50.5)
16.4
(61.5)
20.6
(69.1)
20.2
(68.4)
20.0
(68.0)
20.0
(68.0)
19.2
(66.6)
15.9
(60.6)
13.3
(55.9)
8.9
(48.0)
8.9
(48.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 2.0
(0.08)
15.4
(0.61)
30.5
(1.20)
86.8
(3.42)
208.6
(8.21)
240.2
(9.46)
254.4
(10.02)
303.3
(11.94)
293.8
(11.57)
123.1
(4.85)
22.6
(0.89)
1.0
(0.04)
1,581.7
(62.27)
Average rainy days 0.6 1.4 3.5 7.5 15.4 17.6 18.8 21.0 19.0 11.3 3.6 0.6 120.3
Average relative humidity (%) 65 63 62 66 75 79 80 82 82 78 71 68 73
Mean daily sunshine hours 7.3 7.5 6.5 6.2 5.1 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 4.7 6.2 7.2 5.5
Source 1: Thai Meteorological Department[2]
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun and humidity)[3]

References

  1. แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 30 (ง): 1536–1537. October 12, 1913. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2012.
  2. "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. p. 12. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 56. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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