:Chonburi
{{Short description|City in Thailand}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chonburi
| official_name = {{lang|th|เทศบาลเมืองชลบุรี}}
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| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Chonburi Province
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Mueang Chonburi
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Decho Kongchayasukkawat
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
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| area_urban_km2 = 228.8
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| population_total = 27,815
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| timezone = ICT
| utc_offset = +7
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| coordinates = {{coord|13|21|40|N|100|59|6|E|region:TH|display=inline}}
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| elevation_m = 9
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| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = 20000
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = (+66) 38
| geocode = 2099
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Chonburi ({{langx|th|ชลบุรี}}, {{RTGS|Chon Buri}}, IAST: {{IAST|jalapurī}}, {{IPA|th|tɕ͡ʰōn bū.rīː|pron|th-chonburi.ogg}}) is the capital of Chonburi Province and, as part of the district Mueang Chonburi, the seventh-largest city in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, and has an urban population of 342,959.{{Cite web |title=Department of Provincial Administration พ.ศ.2565 |url=https://www.bora.dopa.go.th/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=[Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2021] |language=th}} Its name means 'city of water'.
Chonburi, along with the urban areas of Si Racha and Pattaya, forms a conurbation known as the Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area, which has a total population of 999,092.
Chonburi town has had town (thesaban mueang) status since 1935 and makes up only a small part of the current city-scape.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=52|issue=ก|pages=1651–1656|script-title=th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งเทศบาลเมืองชลบุรี จังหวัดชลบุรี พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๘|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2478/A/1651.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528061659/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2478/A/1651.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 28, 2012|date=1935-12-10|language=th}}
Climate
Chonburi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Winters are fairly dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is hot with the average daily maximum at {{convert|35.2|°C|°F}}. The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.
{{Weather box
|location = Chonburi (1991–2020, extremes 1951-present)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 37.3
|Feb record high C = 37.6
|Mar record high C = 38.7
|Apr record high C = 39.9
|May record high C = 39.3
|Jun record high C = 36.8
|Jul record high C = 37.2
|Aug record high C = 36.2
|Sep record high C = 35.9
|Oct record high C = 36.5
|Nov record high C = 37.9
|Dec record high C = 36.9
|year record high C = 39.9
|Jan record low C = 9.9
|Feb record low C = 16.0
|Mar record low C = 14.0
|Apr record low C = 18.1
|May record low C = 22.1
|Jun record low C = 20.8
|Jul record low C = 21.0
|Aug record low C = 21.3
|Sep record low C = 21.0
|Oct record low C = 18.9
|Nov record low C = 14.2
|Dec record low C = 12.0
|year record low C = 9.9
|Jan high C = 32.6
|Feb high C = 33.2
|Mar high C = 34.2
|Apr high C = 35.1
|May high C = 34.7
|Jun high C = 34.0
|Jul high C = 33.4
|Aug high C = 33.2
|Sep high C = 32.9
|Oct high C = 33.0
|Nov high C = 33.3
|Dec high C = 32.7
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 27.3
|Feb mean C = 28.3
|Mar mean C = 29.4
|Apr mean C = 30.4
|May mean C = 30.2
|Jun mean C = 29.9
|Jul mean C = 29.5
|Aug mean C = 29.3
|Sep mean C = 28.7
|Oct mean C = 28.3
|Nov mean C = 28.2
|Dec mean C = 27.2
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|Jan low C = 23.0
|Feb low C = 24.4
|Mar low C = 25.9
|Apr low C = 26.9
|May low C = 27.0
|Jun low C = 26.8
|Jul low C = 26.5
|Aug low C = 26.3
|Sep low C = 25.6
|Oct low C = 25.0
|Nov low C = 24.1
|Dec low C = 22.7
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 17.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 14.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 55.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 79.9
|May precipitation mm = 156.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 143.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 143.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 159.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 279.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 197.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 37.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 7.2
| year precipitation mm = 1292.7
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 1.4
|Feb precipitation days = 1.5
|Mar precipitation days = 4.1
|Apr precipitation days = 5.7
|May precipitation days = 11.2
|Jun precipitation days = 11.3
|Jul precipitation days = 11.4
|Aug precipitation days = 12.2
|Sep precipitation days = 16.3
|Oct precipitation days = 12.9
|Nov precipitation days = 3.3
|Dec precipitation days = 0.8
|year precipitation days = 92.1
|Jan humidity = 66.8
|Feb humidity = 69.6
|Mar humidity = 71.7
|Apr humidity = 71.6
|May humidity = 73.9
|Jun humidity = 74.1
|Jul humidity = 74.4
|Aug humidity = 75.3
|Sep humidity = 78.7
|Oct humidity = 78.1
|Nov humidity = 69.1
|Dec humidity = 64.2
| year humidity = 72.3
| Jan dew point C = 20.1
| Feb dew point C = 21.8
| Mar dew point C = 23.4
| Apr dew point C = 24.4
| May dew point C = 24.8
| Jun dew point C = 24.5
| Jul dew point C = 24.2
| Aug dew point C = 24.2
| Sep dew point C = 24.4
| Oct dew point C = 23.8
| Nov dew point C = 21.6
| Dec dew point C = 19.4
| year dew point C = 23.1
|Jan sun = 263.5
|Feb sun = 245.8
|Mar sun = 238.7
|Apr sun = 240.0
|May sun = 195.3
|Jun sun = 153.0
|Jul sun = 158.1
|Aug sun = 114.7
|Sep sun = 108.0
|Oct sun = 145.7
|Nov sun = 222.0
|Dec sun = 260.4
|year sun =
|Jand sun = 8.5
|Febd sun = 8.7
|Mard sun = 7.7
|Aprd sun = 8.0
|Mayd sun = 6.3
|Jund sun = 5.1
|Juld sun = 5.1
|Augd sun = 3.7
|Sepd sun = 3.6
|Octd sun = 4.7
|Novd sun = 7.4
|Decd sun = 8.4
|yeard sun = 6.4
|source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Thailand/CSV/ChonBuri_48459.csv
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020
| publisher = World Meteorological Organization
| access-date = 12 October 2023}}
|source 2 = Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010){{cite web
| url = http://water.rid.go.th/hwm/cropwater/CWRdata/ETo/ETo_PenMon_2554.pdf
| title = ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)
| publisher = Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department
| page = 93
| language = th
| access-date = 4 August 2016}} (extremes){{cite web
| url = http://climate.tmd.go.th/content/file/75
| title = Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010
| publisher = Thai Meteorological Department
| accessdate = 4 August 2016}}
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Transportation
The main road through Chonburi is Thailand Route 3, also known as Sukhumvit Road. To the northwest it connects to Bangkok and to south it connects to Rayong, Chanthaburi, and Trat. Route 344 leads east to Klaeng, also on Route 3. Route 7 runs parallel to Route 3 but bypasses the densely populated coastal area, connecting to the beach resort city of Pattaya.
Tourism
A number of beaches and Khao Sam Muk hill by the Bangkok Bay seashore are important tourist attractions in Chonburi city.
As Thailand moves to legalize gambling, Chonburi is expected to be one of the locations of an integrated resort.[https://www.casino.org/news/bangkok-phuket-among-cities-for-initial-thailand-casinos/ Bangkok, Phuket Among Cities for Initial Thailand Casinos]
Military
Unithai Shipyard will serve as the main facility to repair United States Navy ships in the Thailand area.{{cite news |title=Austal, Unithai sign MoU on US ship repairs |url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Austal-Unithai-sign-MoU-on-US-ship-repairs-30203178.html |access-date=2018-12-22 |work=The Nation |date=2013-04-02 |archive-date=2018-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223121054/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Austal-Unithai-sign-MoU-on-US-ship-repairs-30203178.html |url-status=dead }}
Notable people
- Wasan Charam (born 1989), footballer
- Kantadhee Kusiri (born 1993), racing driver
- Dechapol Puavaranukroh (born 1997), World Champion badminton player
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn (born 2001), badminton player
References
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External links
- {{Wikivoyage-inline|Chonburi}}
- http://www.chonburicity.go.th/ Website of the city
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