Kamphaeng Phet กำแพงเพชร | |
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 Kamphaeng Phet city pillar shrine | |
 Map of Kamphaeng Phet | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Kamphaeng Phet Province |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Town | 28,817[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Kamphaeng Phet is a town (thesaban mueang) in centralThailand, former capital of theKamphaeng Phet Province. It covers the completetambon Nai Mueang of theMueang Kamphaeng Phet district. As of 2020, it has a population of 28,817.
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Kamphaeng Phet was an ancient outpost town during theSukhothai period, as evidenced by the city walls and fortifications that remain today. Before the creation of the city, legends says that there were two cities present in the location; Chakangrao (ชากังราว) and Nakhon Chum (นครชุม).[2] Chakangrao was built on the east bank of thePing River while Nakhon Chum was built on the west bank of the Ping River.[2]
Kamphaeng Phet received municipality status on March 11, 1936.[3] When the municipality was established, it had an operation area of 4.5 square kilometers. Later in 1966, it expanded to an area of 14.9 square kilometers.
Since 2005, the population of Kamphaeng Phet has been decreasing.[4]
| Estimation date | 31 Dec 2005 | 31 Dec 2010 | 31 Dec 2015 | 31 Dec 2019 |
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| Population | 30,114 | 29,374 | 29,191 | 28,817 |
| Climate data for Kamphaeng Phet (1991–2020, extremes 1981-present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.0 (98.6) | 39.8 (103.6) | 40.8 (105.4) | 44.0 (111.2) | 43.6 (110.5) | 39.6 (103.3) | 38.0 (100.4) | 37.8 (100.0) | 36.2 (97.2) | 36.1 (97.0) | 36.5 (97.7) | 35.4 (95.7) | 44.0 (111.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.0 (89.6) | 34.1 (93.4) | 35.9 (96.6) | 37.2 (99.0) | 35.5 (95.9) | 33.9 (93.0) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 33.6 (92.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) | 26.8 (80.2) | 28.9 (84.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 29.6 (85.3) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 26.4 (79.5) | 24.6 (76.3) | 27.7 (81.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.0 (75.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 23.2 (73.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) | 10.5 (50.9) | 14.8 (58.6) | 18.4 (65.1) | 20.8 (69.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.6 (70.9) | 17.0 (62.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 8.2 (46.8) | 8.2 (46.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) | 12.8 (0.50) | 40.4 (1.59) | 56.2 (2.21) | 191.1 (7.52) | 157.2 (6.19) | 175.8 (6.92) | 180.3 (7.10) | 268.0 (10.55) | 166.3 (6.55) | 27.5 (1.08) | 8.7 (0.34) | 1,289.6 (50.77) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 14.2 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 93.6 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 70.6 | 66.0 | 65.5 | 66.0 | 75.1 | 80.6 | 81.6 | 83.5 | 84.0 | 82.9 | 77.8 | 73.2 | 75.6 |
| Averagedew point °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) | 19.1 (66.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.0 (75.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.4 (72.3) |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 257.3 | 243.0 | 238.7 | 243.0 | 198.4 | 156.0 | 120.9 | 117.8 | 144.0 | 179.8 | 219.0 | 257.3 | 2,375.2 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 8.3 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 6.5 |
| Source 1:World Meteorological Organization[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[6](extremes)[7] | |||||||||||||
Kamphaeng Phet travel guide from Wikivoyage| International | |
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16°28′52″N99°31′20″E / 16.48111°N 99.52222°E /16.48111; 99.52222
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