Chumphon Province
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| Capital: | Chumphon |
| Area: | 6,009.0 km² Ranked 38th |
| Inhabitants: | 446,206 (2000) Ranked 57th |
| Pop. density: | 74 inh./km² Ranked 59th |
| ISO 3166-2: | TH-86 |
| Governor: | Piyai Anantapong (since 2005) |
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Chumphon (Thai ชุมพร) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Prachuap Khiri Khan, Surat Thani and Ranong. To the west it also borders Myanmar.
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[edit] Geography
Chumphon is located on the Isthmus of Kra, the narrow landbridge connecting the Malay Peninsula with the mainland of Thailand. To the west are the hills of the Phuket mountain range and its northern continuation, the Tenasserim chain, while the east is the more flat land at the coat to the Gulf of Thailand. The main river is the Lang Suan, which originates in Phato district.
[edit] History
In November 1989 the typhoon Gay hit the province hard - 529 people were killed, 160,000 became homeless, 7,130 km² of farm land was destroyed. Gay is the only tropical storm on record which reached Thailand with typhoon wind strength.
[edit] Symbols
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The provincial seal shows an angel, which gives blessing to the people. It is placed between two Cluster Fig trees (Ficus racemosa), which is also the provincial tree. The provincial flower is the Indian shot (Canna indica), and the finger banana is another provincial symbol. |
[edit] Administrative divisions
Chumphon is subdivided into 8 districts (Amphoe). These are further subdivided into 70 communes (tambon) and 674 villages (muban). Chumphon and Lang Suan are the two towns (thesaban mueang), there are further 12 townships (thesaban tambon).
[edit] External links
- Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand
- Official homepage (Thai only)
- Chumphon provincial map, coat of arms and postal stamp
