Phetchabun is a town (''

thesaban mueang Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...

'') in

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 bo ...

, capital of

Phetchabun Province Phetchabun ( th, เพชรบูรณ์, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phic ...

. It covers the ''

tambon ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...

'' Nai Mueang of the

Phetchabun District Mueang Phetchabun ( th, เมืองเพชรบูรณ์, ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Phetchabun province, northern Thailand. History ''Mueang'' Phetchabun was an ancient frontier city, established in Sukhothai ...

, along the

Pa Sak River The Pa Sak River ( th, แม่น้ำป่าสัก, , Pronunciation is a river in central Thailand. The river originates in the Phetchabun Mountains, Dan Sai District, Loei Province, and passes through Phetchabun Province as the backb ...

. As of 2005, it had a population of 23,823. Phetchabun lies north of Bangkok.

Etymology

From historical evidence, it is believed that Phetchabun was established by two kingdoms, the

Sukhothai Kingdom The Sukhothai Kingdom ( th, สุโขทัย, , IAST: , ) was a post-classical Thai kingdom (mandala) in Mainland Southeast Asia surrounding the ancient capital city of Sukhothai in present-day north-central Thailand. The kingdom was fo ...

and the Ayutthaya Period of King Narai. Initially the province was called "Phe-cha-buth" as "Phuenchapura", which means 'town that grows plenty of crops', as the province is very fertile.

Geography

The

runs through the east side of Phetchabun from north to south. The town lies in a valley; the two ranges of the

Phetchabun Mountains The Phetchabun mountains ( th, ทิวเขาเพชรบูรณ์, , ) are a mountain massif in Phetchabun, Phitsanulok, Loei and Chaiyaphum Provinces, Thailand. It consists of two parallel mountain chains, with the valley of the Pa Sa ...

rise to both the east and west.

Climate

Phetchabun has a

tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of p ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

''Aw''). Winters are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at . The

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...

season runs from late April through early October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, with nights remaining warm.

Transportation

The main road through the city is Route 21, from Lom Sak to the south through Phetchabun to Chai Badan and

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 Sa ...

. Phetchabun is served by

Phetchabun Airport Phetchabun Airport () is an airport serving Phetchabun Province of northern Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the In ...

, to the north.

Notable people

Saiphin Moore Saiphin Moore is a Thai British chef, businesswoman & author who is known for being the founder of the restaurant chain Rosa's Thai Cafe and Lao Cafe. Career Saiphin Moore was born and raised in the northern mountainous area of Khao Kho District ...

, Thai chef

References

External links

* {{coord, 16, 25, 1, N, 101, 09, 12, E, region:TH_type:city, display=title Populated places in Phetchabun province wuu:Phetchabun Province