Nakhon Sawan นครสวรรค์ | |
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| City of Nakhon Sawan เทศบาลนครนครสวรรค์ | |
 Nakhon Sawan | |
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  Nakhon Sawan Location inThailand | |
| Coordinates:15°42′48″N100°08′07″E / 15.71333°N 100.13528°E /15.71333; 100.13528 | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Nakhon Sawan |
| District | Mueang Nakhon Sawan |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Municipality |
| • Mayor | Jittahkasem Nirojthanarat |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.87 km2 (10.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 82,305 |
| • Density | 2,953/km2 (7,649/sq mi) |
| Registered residents only | |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area code | (+66) 56 |
| Website | http://www.nakhonsawan.go.th/joomla/ |
Nakhon Sawan (Thai:นครสวรรค์,pronounced[ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːnsā.wǎn]) is a city (thesaban nakhon) in Thailand. The name literally means "Heavenly City". The city is the capital ofNakhon Sawan province, and covers the complete subdistrict (tambon) of Pak Nam Pho and parts of Khwae Yai, Nakhon Sawan Tok, Nakhon Sawan Ok and Wat Sai, as well as all ofMueang Nakhon Sawan district. As of 31 December 2020, it has a population of 82,305. Nakhon Sawan is 238 km north of Bangkok.
Nakhon Sawan is about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north ofBangkok, and marks the point of confluence of two of Thailand's major rivers, thePing and theNan. These converge in Nakhon Sawan to form theChao Phraya which flows south to Bangkok and out into the Gulf of Thailand. The city's surroundings are mostly flat, but in the city itself a hill rises about 110 metres (360 ft) above the plain.
Bueng Boraphet, east of Nakhon Sawan, is Thailand's biggest freshwater swamp.
Since 2005, the population of Nakhon Sawan has been declining.[1]
| Estimation date | 31 Dec 2005 | 31 Dec 2010 | 31 Dec 2015 | 31 Dec 2019 |
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| Population | 93,568 | 89,682 | 85,931 | 82,305 |
Nakhon Sawan has atropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classificationAw). It is located in a valley, thus resulting in some of the highest overnight lows in the country, often reaching 33 °C (91 °F) in the summer,[citation needed] and up to 43 °C (109 °F) in the day. Winters are dry and warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at 38.1 °C (100.6 °F).Themonsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.
| Climate data for Nakhon Sawan (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) | 37.8 (100.0) | 39.7 (103.5) | 41.4 (106.5) | 43.3 (109.9) | 42.7 (108.9) | 40.0 (104.0) | 39.5 (103.1) | 38.6 (101.5) | 36.6 (97.9) | 36.1 (97.0) | 37.5 (99.5) | 36.3 (97.3) | 43.3 (109.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.9 (91.2) | 35.1 (95.2) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.1 (100.6) | 36.4 (97.5) | 34.9 (94.8) | 34.2 (93.6) | 33.7 (92.7) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.9 (91.2) | 32.7 (90.9) | 31.9 (89.4) | 34.4 (94.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) | 28.0 (82.4) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.0 (84.2) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.2 (77.4) | 28.4 (83.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.9 (76.8) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 22.3 (72.1) | 19.7 (67.5) | 23.8 (74.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.1 (57.4) | 19.7 (67.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.0 (69.8) | 16.2 (61.2) | 11.9 (53.4) | 7.7 (45.9) | 6.1 (43.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 5.6 (0.22) | 12.5 (0.49) | 36.2 (1.43) | 62.7 (2.47) | 161.1 (6.34) | 140.6 (5.54) | 145.6 (5.73) | 178.2 (7.02) | 235.7 (9.28) | 153.6 (6.05) | 22.0 (0.87) | 6.5 (0.26) | 1,160.3 (45.68) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 80.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 67.6 | 63.9 | 63.4 | 64.6 | 72.9 | 75.7 | 77.4 | 79.3 | 83.2 | 81.8 | 75.3 | 70.1 | 72.9 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 247.0 | 240.1 | 255.9 | 258.0 | 227.3 | 178.3 | 155.5 | 146.1 | 158.9 | 207.3 | 234.2 | 242.4 | 2,551 |
| Mean dailysunshine hours | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 6.4 |
| Source 1:World Meteorological Organization[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (daily sun 1981–2010)[3](extremes)[4] | |||||||||||||
Nakhon Sawan lies on Route 1 (Phahonyothin Road), which runs fromBangkok throughAyutthaya andSaraburi before passing through Nakhon Sawan, then continues throughKamphaeng Phet,Lampang, andChiang Rai until it reaches the border withMyanmar atMae Sai. Route 117 leads north toPhitsanulok, and Route 225 leads east toChaiyaphum.
Nakhon Sawan has a station on the Northern Line of theState Railway of Thailand. The station is on the east side of the river, opposite the main city, which is on the west side.
The city is served byNakhon Sawan Airport.[5]
Nakhon Sawan travel guide from Wikivoyage