Khon Kaen ขอนแก่น | |
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| City of Khon Kaen เทศบาลนครขอนแก่น | |
    From top, left to right: Aerial view of Khon Kaen City; Wat Klang Khon Kaen; Sithan Gate ofKhon Kaen University, flags half-raised to honor PrincessGalyani Vadhana; Khon Kaen democracy monument; statue of KingRama IV atKhon Kaen University. | |
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  Khon Kaen Location inThailand | |
| Coordinates:16°26′N102°50′E / 16.433°N 102.833°E /16.433; 102.833 | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Khon Kaen |
| District | Muang Khon Kaen |
| Town municipality | 20 Aug 1935 |
| City municipality | 24 Sept 1995 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Municipality |
| • Mayor | Prasit Thongtangthai |
| Area | |
| 46 km2 (18 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 953.4 km2 (368.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th |
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| 114,459 | |
| • Density | 2,488/km2 (6,440/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2024) | 416,988 |
| • Urban density | 437.4/km2 (1,133/sq mi) |
| Registered residents | |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postcode | 40000 |
| Calling ode | 043 |
| Website | www |
Khon Kaen (Thai:ขอนแก่น,pronounced[kʰɔ̌(ː)nkɛ̀n]) is the capital ofKhon Kaen province and thefourth-largest city inThailand. It is one of the four major cities ofIsan, Northeast Thailand, also known as the "big four of Isan", the others beingUdon Thani,Nakhon Ratchasima, andUbon Ratchathani.
The city municipality of Khon Kaen (thesaban nakhon) acts as the governmental seat of theprovince, as well as theMueang Khon Kaen district and lies 450 kilometres (280 mi) northeast of Bangkok.[2]
Khon Kaen is on theKhorat Plateau, elevation 187 m,[3] and is the center of the mid-northeastern provincial group of Thailand, according to the Thai government. Its coordinates are16°26′N102°50′E / 16.433°N 102.833°E /16.433; 102.833. The city municipality has a population of 114,459,[1] while theMueang Khon Kaen district, forming the city's urban area, has a population of 416,988.[4] Khon Kaen therefore ranks as thefourth-largest city in Thailand afterBangkok,Chiang Mai andKorat.
Khon Kaen is a city in the northeastern region of Thailand. The city is bisected by Mithraphap Road, also known as the "Friendship Highway", or "Highway 2", the road linkingBangkok to theThai-Lao Friendship Bridge. Highway 230, a modern, multi-lane by-pass enables through-traffic to avoid the city center to the west, and connects to the airport, the new main bus station (BKS3).[5]
The province of Khon Kaen's 2017 population was 1.8 million with aGDP of 190 billionbaht.[6] ItsSmart City development plan aims to double its GDP per person to 394,000-493,000 baht by 2029 from an average of about 192,000 baht in 2016. Khon Kaen's plan has been incorporated into Thailand's 12th national social and economic plan (2017–2021). The plan has been driven largely by the Khon Kaen Think Tank (KKTT), a group of involved citizens. The Smart City's signature project is the Khon Kaen Transit System Co (KKTS), founded in 2017. Its plans for a 26 kmlight rail network from Samran to Tha Phra in theMueang Khon Kaen District are complete and awaiting Thai Cabinet approval before bidding on the project can begin. The light rail system will feature 18 to 21 stations, take two years to complete, and will cost 15 billion baht. The Land Traffic Management Commission (LTMC), a national think tank for transportation policy, has already blessed the plan.[6]
Thailand's 2014 EU Film Festival included Khon Kaen, together withChiang Mai andBangkok, as host locations. A selection of six films were shown in the city, including the Spanish filmThe Pelayos, and the Polish filmWalesa, Man of Hope.[7]
The municipality of Khon Kaen was established on 20 August 1935, with an area of 4 square kilometers. It was later upgraded to a city municipality on 24 September 1995.[8] The administration of the city is now responsible for an area that covers approximately 46 sq. km. and consists of 66,179 households. There are 95 communities divided into 4 zones, each with about 20-30 communities each.
Khon Kaen's climate is categorized astropical savanna (Köppen climate classificationAw), with winters that are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, a very hot month, with an average daily maximum of 36.3 °C (97.3 °F). Themonsoon season runs from May until October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.
| Climate data for Khon Kaen (1991–2020, extremes 1951-present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.3 (99.1) | 41.0 (105.8) | 41.8 (107.2) | 43.1 (109.6) | 42.8 (109.0) | 39.6 (103.3) | 40.0 (104.0) | 37.7 (99.9) | 36.5 (97.7) | 36.5 (97.7) | 37.5 (99.5) | 37.5 (99.5) | 43.1 (109.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) | 32.8 (91.0) | 35.2 (95.4) | 36.2 (97.2) | 34.9 (94.8) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.6 (88.9) | 30.3 (86.5) | 32.9 (91.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) | 25.9 (78.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.1 (84.4) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 23.7 (74.7) | 27.1 (80.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) | 20.0 (68.0) | 23.0 (73.4) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.1 (75.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 20.7 (69.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.6 (72.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) | 10.3 (50.5) | 11.1 (52.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.6 (58.3) | 9.4 (48.9) | 5.6 (42.1) | 5.6 (42.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 6.0 (0.24) | 17.3 (0.68) | 38.0 (1.50) | 94.6 (3.72) | 155.0 (6.10) | 145.7 (5.74) | 177.9 (7.00) | 222.2 (8.75) | 246.0 (9.69) | 102.1 (4.02) | 21.5 (0.85) | 5.1 (0.20) | 1,231.4 (48.48) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 84.0 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 64.4 | 61.9 | 61.2 | 64.8 | 74.0 | 75.8 | 78.2 | 81.1 | 83.3 | 76.9 | 69.3 | 64.5 | 71.3 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 237.4 | 237.3 | 244.1 | 223.5 | 189.6 | 154.3 | 136.5 | 128.0 | 144.9 | 209.0 | 221.8 | 221.7 | 2,348.1 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 6.6 |
| Source 1:World Meteorological Organization[9] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (daily sun 1981–2010)[3] (extremes)[10][11] | |||||||||||||
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Khon Kaen travel guide from Wikivoyage
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