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1978 Thailand National Games
The 12th Thailand National Games (Thai: กีฬาเขตแห่งประเทศไทย ครั้งที่ 12, also known as the 1978 National Games and the 1978 Interprovincial Games) were held in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand from 24 to 30 January 1979, with competitions in 14 sports and athletes from 10 regions. These games were the qualifications for Thai athletes for the 1978 Asian Games. The 1978 games were postponed by the Udon Thani floods until January 1979. Emblem The emblem of 1978 Thailand National Games was a purple circle, with the emblem of Sports Authority of Thailand on the inside, and surrounded by the text Participating regions The 11th Thailand National Games represented 10 regions from 72 provinces. Phayao, formerly part of Chiang Rai, made their debut. Sports * Athletics * Badminton * Basketball * Boxing * Cycling * Football * Judo * Lawn tennis * Sepaktakraw * Shooting * Swimming * Table tennis * Volleyball * Weightlifting Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saraburi
Saraburi City (''thesaban mueang'') is the provincial capital of Saraburi Province in central Thailand. In 2020, it had a population of 60,809 people, and covers the complete ''tambon'' Pak Phriao of the Mueang Saraburi district. Location Saraburi sits on the banks of the Pa Sak River, around 60 km upstream from the confluence with the Chao Phraya River and around 60 km downstream from the Pasak Chonlasit Dam. The city is around 100 km northeast of Bangkok, 40 km northeast of Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya, and 50 km west of Khao Yai National Park. History Saraburi was founded in 1549 as a base for troop recruitment by King Maha Chakkraphat due to the threat of the growing Burmese Toungoo Dynasty. In 1624, Wat Phra Phutthabat was built by King Songtham of Ayutthaya Ayutthaya, Ayudhya, or Ayuthia may refer to: * Ayutthaya Kingdom, a Thai kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767 ** Ayutthaya Historical Park, the ruins of the old capital city of the Ay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima ( th, นครราชสีมา, ) is one of the four major cities of Isan, Thailand, known as the "big four of Isan". The city is commonly known as Korat (, ), a shortened form of its name. It is the governmental seat of the Nakhon Ratchasima province and Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district. After Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Korat is the third largest city in Thailand. Korat is at the western edge of the Korat Plateau. Historically, it once marked the boundary between Lao and Siam territory. It is the gateway to the Lao-speaking northeast (Isan). Its location is . , the municipal area - as a small part of Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima - had a population of 126,391, while the Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district, forming Korat's urban area, has a population of 450,000 (Estimate 2022). Toponymy Archaeological evidence suggests that in Sung Noen District 32 km west of present-day Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) there were two ancient towns called ''Sema'' (" Bai sema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaiyaphum
Chaiyaphum ( th, ชัยภูมิ, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in northeastern Thailand, capital of Chaiyaphum Province. it had a population of 58,350, and covers the full ''tambon'' Nai Mueang of Mueang Chaiyaphum District. Chaiyaphum is 337 road kilometres northeast of Bangkok. As of 2021, there are wild elephants in the town. Geography Chaiyaphum lies on the Khorat plateau at elevation. The land in the immediate vicinity of the city is flat, but the Phetchabun Mountains rise to the west. Climate Chaiyaphum has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification ''Aw''). Winters are dry and warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at . The monsoon season runs from late April through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm. Transportation Route 201 begins in Chum Phae, and runs past Chaiyaphum (without actually entering the town) to Mittraphap ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buriram
Buriram (, , , 'city of happiness') is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in Thailand, capital of Buriram Province, about northeast of Bangkok. The town occupies ''tambon'' Nai Mueang of Mueang Buriram District. In 2012 it had a population of 27,862. History Almost a thousand years ago, the present-day Buriram was part of the Khmer Empire. Ruins from that time attest to its destruction. The most significant of them is on an extinct volcano and is protected in the Phanom Rung Historical Park. According to inscriptions found, Buriram's ruler recognized the hegemony of the Khmer Empire's emperor. Before the ascent of Bangkok, little was known about Buriram. In the early Bangkok Period, in the early-19th century, the town originally called ''Muang Pae'' was renamed ''Buriram''. After administrative reforms in the late 19th century, Buriram was incorporated into Siam as a province. Administration divisions There are 18 ''chumchons'' (villages) ( th, ชุมชน) in Buriram. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trat
Trat ( th, ตราด, ), also spelt Trad, is a town in Thailand, capital of Trat province and the Mueang Trat district. The town is in the east of Thailand, at the mouth of the Trat River, near the border with Cambodia. Etymology ''Trat'' is believed to derive from ''Krat'' (), the Thai name for the tree ''Dipterocarpus intricatus,'' common to the region and used to make brooms. It is also spelt ''Trad''. History Trat was already an important seaport in the Kingdom of Ayutthaya. Under King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), Trat and Chanthaburi province were briefly occupied by the French. In a complicated exchange of territory, Trat (and Chanthaburi) was returned on March 23, 1906, but Thailand relinquished the area around Siem Reap and Sisophon in present-day Cambodia. When the Vietnamese pushed the Khmer Rouge out of Cambodia in 1985, Pol Pot fled to Thailand and made his headquarters in a plantation villa near Trat. It was built for him by the Thai Army and nicknamed "Office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rayong
Rayong ( th, ระยอง, ) is a city (''thesaban nakhon'') on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand and the capital of Rayong province. It covers tambons Tha Pradu and Pak Nam and parts of ''tambons'' Choeng Noen and Noen Phra, all within Mueang Rayong district. As of 2016 the population was 64,256 (est.). The main industry is fishing, and it is also the main producer of Thailand's fish sauce. It is also the center of the chemical and auto industries. In 2012 Ford Motor Company opened an assembly plant in Rayong to expand Ford's presence in the ASEAN area, employing some 2,200 people. Rayong was named an Asia-Pacific City of the Future by the ''Financial Times'' in 2017. Etymology ''Rayong'' comes from the Chong word for ''Pterocarpus macrocarpus, (''commonly known as Burma Padauk, and in Thai “Pradu”) a tree that is common in the region. History During the late Ayutthaya period, when the former capital of Thailand was being destroyed by the invading Burmese, ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prachinburi
Prachinburi ( th, ปราจีนบุรี, , ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand, capital of Prachinburi Province. It covers the entire tambon Na Mueang of the Mueang Prachinburi District (city district). As of 2000, the population of the town was 25,157. Geography Prachinburi is on the banks of the Prachinburi River, about northeast of Bangkok. Most of the city's environs are flats alluvial plains, but the foothills of the Sankamphaeng Range begin to rise about to the north. Climate Prachinburi 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 . The monsoon season runs from late April through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm. Transportation The main road through Prachinburi is Route 319. While Route 319 does not lead directly to other major center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakhon Nayok
Nakhon Nayok City is a capital of Nakhon Nayok province in the central region of Thailand. The city (''thesaban mueang'') covers ''tambon'' Nakhon Nayok and parts of Tha Chang, Ban Yai, Wang Krachom, and Phrom Ni of Mueang Nakhon Nayok district Mueang Nakhon Nayok ( th, เมืองนครนายก, ) is the capital district (''amphoe mueang'') of Nakhon Nayok province, central Thailand. History ''Mueang Nakhon Nayok'' is an ancient city. In the Ayutthaya kingdom it was the eas .... In 2006 it had a population of 17,385. It lies 116 km northeast of Bangkok. References External links * Populated places in Nakhon Nayok province Cities and towns in Thailand {{NakhonNayok-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chonburi Province
Chonburi (, , ) is a province of Thailand (''changwat'') located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to the west. Pattaya, a major tourism destination in Thailand, is located in Chonburi, along with Laem Chabang, the country's primary seaport. The population of the province has grown rapidly and now totals 1.7 million residents, although a large portion of the population is floating or unregistered. The registered population as of 31 December 2018 was 1.535 million. Toponymy The Thai word ''chon'' ( //) originates from the Sanskrit word ' () meaning "water", and the word ''buri'' ( //) from Sanskrit ' (); meaning "town" or "city"; hence the name of the province means "city of water". The local Chinese name for the province is , which is a rendering of "Bang Pla Soi" () the former name of Mueang Chonburi district, the capital district of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
