Chaiyaphum ชัยภูมิ | |
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 Pa Hin Ngam National Park | |
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| Motto: ชัยภูมิ เมืองผู้กล้า พญาแล ("Chaiyaphum. City of the brave and Phaya Lae.") | |
 Map of Thailand highlighting Chaiyaphum province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Chaiyaphum |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Anan Nakniyom |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,698 km2 (4,903 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total |  1,106,404 |
| • Rank | 19th |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 53rd |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6318 "somewhat low" Ranked 50th |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 60 billion (US$2.1 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 36xxx |
| Calling code | 044 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-36 |
| Website | chaiyaphum |
Chaiyaphum ชัยภูมิ | |
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| Chaiyaphum Provincial Administrative Organization องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดชัยภูมิ | |
 Interactive map of Chaiyaphum | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local administrative divisions |
| • Body | Chaiyaphum Provincial Administrative Organization |
| • Chief Executive | Sureewan Nakasai |
| Website | chpao |
Chaiyaphum (Thai:ชัยภูมิ,pronounced[tɕʰāj.jā.pʰūːm];Northeastern Thai:ไซยภูมิ,pronounced[sa᷇j.jā.pʰu᷇ːm]) is one of Thailand's seventy-sixprovinces (changwat), located incentral northeastern Thailand, also calledIsan. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise)Khon Kaen,Nakhon Ratchasima,Lopburi, andPhetchabun.
The wordchaiya originates from theSanskrit wordjaya meaning 'victory', and the wordphum from Sanskritbhumi meaning 'earth' or 'land'. Hence the name of the province literally means 'land of victory'. The Malay/Indonesian/Sanskrit wordjayabumi is equivalent.
The province is bisected by thePhetchabun mountain range, with the highest elevation in the province at 1,222 m. The east of the province is part of theKhorat Plateau. The total forest area is 3,982 km2 (1,537 sq mi) or 31.4 percent of provincial area.[1]
Tat Ton National Park is in the northwest, featuring some scenic waterfalls and drydipterocarp forests. The biggest attraction of theSai Thong National Park in the west is the Sai Thong waterfall, but also some fields of theSiam tulip. Similar fields can be found in thePa Hin Ngam National Park in the southwest. This park's name ('beautiful rock forest') derives from the strangely shaped rock formations found there.Phu Laenkha National Park covers 200 km2 of forested hills northwest of Chaiyaphum city.
There are a total of six national parks, of which four are inregion 7 (Nakhon Ratchasima) and Nam Nao inregion 11 (Phitsanulok) and Nam Phong inregion 8 (Khon Kaen) of Thailand's protected areas.
There are a total of three wildlife sanctuaries, of which two along with one other wildlife sanctuary, make upregion 7 (Nakhon Ratchasima) and Tabo–Huai Yai inregion 11 (Phitsanulok) of Thailand's protected areas.
The history of the city of Chaiyaphum dates back to theKhmer Empire in the 12th century, when it was a small city on the route fromAngkor toPrasat Singh (Kanchanaburi province).
In 1817 the area was settled byLao people led by Nai Lae, an official of KingAnouvong ofVientiane, which was a tributary state of the Thai monarch. They settled in Baan Nam Khun Nong E Chan in Nakhon Ratchasima province, but soon abandoned it in favor of Ban Luang (today's city of Chaiyaphum). In 1826 Anouvong rebelled against the Thai KingRama III, seeking to gain complete independence. Nai Lae, by then made achao praya by the Thai monarch, supported the Siamese troops. Chao Phaya Lae was killed defending his city against Anouvong's army, but Anouvong was defeated by Thai forces weeks later and Anouvong taken in chains toBangkok. King Rama III remembered Chao Phaya Lae for his loyalty and awarded him the title Phraya Phakdi Chumpon. He is still a local hero and his statue has become a symbol of the province.
Most people in Chaiyaphum province are ethnicallyLao. The first language of most people is theLao language.
The principal crops of Chaiyaphum includerice,tapioca,sugar cane, andtaro root.Chulabhorn Dam, in Thung Lui Lai Subdistrict,Khon San district is a major source of irrigation water. Due to the severe drought in 2019, the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) is proposing to build three more dams in Chaiyaphum: Wang Saphung Dam in Nong Bua Daeng District, Lam Nam Chee Dam in Ban Khwao District, and Prong Khun Petch Dam in Nong Bua Rawe District. The dams would have a combined capacity of 160 million m3 of water, which could irrigate 127,000rai of farmland.[7]
Chaiyaphum Hospital is the main hospital of the province, operated by theMinistry of Public Health.
The provincial seal shows a triangular flag, a symbol of victory in war.
Theprovincial tree is the Siamese senna (Cassia siamea), and the provincial flower the Siam Tulip (Curcuma alismatifolia). The provincial aquatic life is thebronze featherback (Notopterus notopterus).
The provincial slogan เมืองโบราณ บ้านนักสู้ ภูเสียดฟ้า ป่าช้างหลาย ทุ่งไพรรก น้ำตกใส ผ้าไหมดี สตรีงาม แดนธรรมแดนทองtranslates to 'Enchanted city, home to heroes, mountain peaks, elephant forests, waterfalls, beautiful silk, lovely ladies, conscientious Buddhists'.
The province is divided into 16 districts (amphoes). The districts are further divided into 124 subdistricts (tambons) and 1393 villages (mubans).
As of 26 November 2019 there are:[8] one Chaiyaphum Provincial Administration Organisation (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 36 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. Chaiyaphum has town (thesaban mueang) status. Further 35 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 106 Subdistrict Administrative Organisations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).
| Health | Education | Employment | Income |
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| 69 | 57 | 34 | 27 |
| Housing | Family | Transport | Participation |
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| 3 | 54 | 69 | 41 |
| Province Chaiyphum, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6318 is "somewhat low", occupies place 50 in the ranking. | |||
Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using theHuman achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.[3]
| Rank | Classification |
| 1–13 | "High" |
| 14–29 | "Somewhat high" |
| 30–45 | "Average" |
| 46–61 | "Somewhat low" |
| 62–77 | "Low" |
| Map with provinces and HAI 2022 rankings |
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)10 Chaiyaphum: 1 PAO, 1 Town mun., 35 Subdistrict mun., 106 SAO.
15°48′28″N102°1′59″E / 15.80778°N 102.03306°E /15.80778; 102.03306
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