:Suphan Buri
{{About|the town Suphan Buri}}
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Suphan Buri ({{IPA|th|sù.pʰān būrīː}}) is a town (thesaban mueang) in central Thailand. It covers tambon Tha Philiang and parts of tambons Rua Yai and Tha Rahat, all within the Mueang Suphan Buri District. As of 2006 it had a population of 26,656. The town is 101 km north-northwest of Bangkok.
Geography
Suphan Buri lies on the Tha Chin River (known locally as the Suphan River), at an elevation of {{convert|11|m|ft}}. The surrounding area is low-lying and flat, with rice farms covering much of the land.
Climate
Suphan Buri has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Winters are quite dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at {{convert|36.9|°C|°F}}. The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.
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|location = Suphan Buri (1991–2020, extremes 1952-present)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 36.2
|Feb record high C = 39.8
|Mar record high C = 41.0
|Apr record high C = 42.5
|May record high C = 42.6
|Jun record high C = 39.3
|Jul record high C = 38.8
|Aug record high C = 38.6
|Sep record high C = 37.5
|Oct record high C = 36.9
|Nov record high C = 36.7
|Dec record high C = 35.5
|year record high C =
|Jan record low C = 9.2
|Feb record low C = 12.0
|Mar record low C = 14.9
|Apr record low C = 20.0
|May record low C = 20.9
|Jun record low C = 22.0
|Jul record low C = 22.0
|Aug record low C = 22.0
|Sep record low C = 21.7
|Oct record low C = 18.0
|Nov record low C = 14.5
|Dec record low C = 10.0
|year record low C =
|Jan high C = 32.1
|Feb high C = 34.1
|Mar high C = 35.9
|Apr high C = 37.3
|May high C = 36.3
|Jun high C = 35.1
|Jul high C = 34.3
|Aug high C = 34.2
|Sep high C = 33.8
|Oct high C = 32.8
|Nov high C = 32.2
|Dec high C = 31.3
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 26.1
|Feb mean C = 27.7
|Mar mean C = 29.3
|Apr mean C = 30.7
|May mean C = 30.3
|Jun mean C = 29.5
|Jul mean C = 29.0
|Aug mean C = 28.7
|Sep mean C = 28.6
|Oct mean C = 28.3
|Nov mean C = 27.3
|Dec mean C = 25.7
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = 21.1
|Feb low C = 22.7
|Mar low C = 24.5
|Apr low C = 25.8
|May low C = 26.0
|Jun low C = 25.8
|Jul low C = 25.3
|Aug low C = 25.1
|Sep low C = 24.9
|Oct low C = 24.6
|Nov low C = 23.0
|Dec low C = 20.8
| year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 4.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 5.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 28.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 54.3
|May precipitation mm = 119.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 92.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 99.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 117.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 218.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 187.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 43.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 7.0
| year precipitation mm = 978.4
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 0.5
|Feb precipitation days = 0.6
|Mar precipitation days = 2.0
|Apr precipitation days = 3.5
|May precipitation days = 8.7
|Jun precipitation days = 8.8
|Jul precipitation days = 9.7
|Aug precipitation days = 10.6
|Sep precipitation days = 13.8
|Oct precipitation days = 11.3
|Nov precipitation days = 2.8
|Dec precipitation days = 0.7
|year precipitation days = 73
|Jan humidity = 71.3
|Feb humidity = 71.9
|Mar humidity = 72.3
|Apr humidity = 70.8
|May humidity = 73.9
|Jun humidity = 75.2
|Jul humidity = 75.9
|Aug humidity = 76.7
|Sep humidity = 79.7
|Oct humidity = 79.8
|Nov humidity = 74.0
|Dec humidity = 69.4
| year humidity = 74.2
|Jan sun = 226.3
|Feb sun = 211.9
|Mar sun = 238.7
|Apr sun = 204.0
|May sun = 155.0
|Jun sun = 114.0
|Jul sun = 117.8
|Aug sun = 58.9
|Sep sun = 108.0
|Oct sun = 145.7
|Nov sun = 186.0
|Dec sun = 226.3
|year sun =
|Jand sun = 7.3
|Febd sun = 7.5
|Mard sun = 7.7
|Aprd sun = 6.8
|Mayd sun = 5.0
|Jund sun = 3.8
|Juld sun = 3.8
|Augd sun = 1.9
|Sepd sun = 3.6
|Octd sun = 4.7
|Novd sun = 6.2
|Decd sun = 7.3
|yeard sun = 5.5
|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/SuphanBuri_48425.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 = 73
| 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}}
}}
History
{{See also|History of Thailand|Dvaravati|Suphan Buri province|Suphannabhum}}
19th-century Siamese historian and statesman Damrong Rajanubhab speculated that the city was founded under the name Suvarnapurī around 1350, around the time when nearby U Thong was plagued by an epidemic. U Thong was the capital of the Kingdom of Suphannaphum, one of the mueang of the Dvaravati period, in which Ramathibodi I had reigned before founding Ayutthaya, the capital of the homonymous kingdom in the same period. U Thong's ancient name was Suphannaphum or Suvarnabhumi (literally: the origin or birthplace of gold), which was probably abandoned when the water shortage epidemic raged and Suvarnapurī was founded along the Tha Chin River. Ramathibodi appointed his brother-in-law Khunluang Pha Ngua as governor of Suvarnapurī, who gave the city its present name Suphanburi and who would become king of Ayutthaya in 1370 with the name Borommarachathirat I.
Later, Suphanburi remained a frontier town between Siam and the kingdoms that alternated in modern day Burma. Several battles were fought in its surroundings between the Siamese and Burmese armies until the first half of the 19th century. The most important was the one that took place on January 18, 1593 in Nong Sarai, a few kilometers northwest of the city. The battle was in progress, when the Siamese king Naresuan challenged the heir to the throne of the Toungoo dynasty to a duel on the back of elephants to decide the fate of the clash. Within minutes Naresuan killed his rival, the Burmese troops withdrew and Ayutthaya thus gained independence after 29 years of vassalage at Pegu's court. The provincial coat of arms still remembers this duel.
The municipality took on its present form during the reign of Mongkut (1851-1868), when the central nucleus was unified with the neighboring settlements. Suphanburi underwent major changes in the years between the 20th and 21st centuries at the behest of Banharn Silpa-Archa, a wealthy entrepreneur native of the city who was prime minister of Thailand between 1995 and 1996. Banharn was accused of spending the 90% of the national budget for the Suphanburi Province. Among the various infrastructures he had built, many of which took the name Baharn-Jaemsai (Jaemsai is the name of his wife), there are seven schools, a 123-meter high tower in the city center, another tower where a clock and a series of pedestrian bridges that cross wide, almost deserted streets.
Culture
Suphan Buri is the place where Luk thung Superstar Pumpuang Duangjan was buried and is sometimes called the Thai Nashville, as it is an important center of the music industry.
Transportation
File:Suphan Buri Railway Station.JPG]]
Suphan Buri is at the end of a {{convert|157|km|mi}} branch line of the State Railway of Thailand's southern line. The branch meets the main line at Nong Pla Duk Junction near Ban Pong.
Route 340 passes through Suphan Buri, leading north to Chai Nat and south to Bang Bua Phong. Route 321 leads west and then south to Nakhon Pathom. Route 329 leads east to Bang Pahan. Route 3195 leads northeast to Ang Thong.{{clear}}
Gallery
File:Lakmueangsuphanburi06.jpg|The City Pillar is housed in a Chinese temple
File:Gate City Pillar Shrine Suphanburi.jpg|Gate City Pillar Shrine, Suphan Buri
File:Suphanburi stn.jpg|Suphan Buri Railway Station
File:Suphanburiwatpalelai0609c.jpg|Wat Pa Le Lai
References
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External links
- {{Wikivoyage-inline|Suphanburi}}
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