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Centra

lThailandGeogra

phy

By: Samantha, Melissa,Am, Al and Paula 7D


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Contents

Provinces

Population

Mountains and Rivers

ClimateReligion

Dialect

Food

FruitsDance

References/Bibliography

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Provinces

The Central Region of Thailand has 22 provinces in total.

The Central Region is very important, because the capitol

province of Thailand which is Bangkok, is in the Central

Region.


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Provinces

Bangkok

Samut Prakan

Nakhon Nayok

Nakhon Sawan

Nonthaburi

Pathum

Phra Nakhon Si

Ayutthaya

Ang Thong

Lopburi

Sing Buri

Chainat

Saraburi

Uthai Thani

Kamphaeng Phet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_Bangkok.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_Kamphaeng_Phet.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_Uthai_Thani.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_Saraburi.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_Chainat.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_Singburi.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_Lopburi.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_Ang_Thong.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_Ayutthaya.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_Pathum_Thani.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_Nonthaburi.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_Nakhon_Sawan.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_Nakhon_Nayok.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_Samut_Prakan.png


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Provinces

Sukhothai

Phitsanulok

Phichit

Petchabun

Samut

Songkhram

Samut Sakhon

Nakhon Pathom

Suphan Buri
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Population

Bangkok 9,100,100

Samut Prakan 1,126,485

Nakhon Nayok 241,081

Nakhon Sawan1,090,375

Nonthaburi 1,039,619

Pathum Thani 853,649

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

769,126

Ang Thong 269,419

Lopburi 745, 506

Sing Buri 232,766

Chainat 359,829

Saraburi 575,053

Uthani Thani 304,122

Kampaeng Phet 674,027

Sukhothai 593,264

Phitsanulok 792,6789

Phichit 572,989

Petchabun 965,784

Samut Songkhram 204, 177

Samut Sakhon 466,281Nakhon Pathom 815,122

Suphan buri 855,949


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Mountains

1. Phetchabun2. Thanon Thongchai

Mountains of Phetchabun:

It separates the Chao Praya river valley from the KhoratPlateau of Northeast Thailand.

The mountain range is named after the city

of Phetchabun which is located in the mountains.


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Rivers

Rivers in Central Thailand

1. Chao Praya River

2. Lopburi River

3. Noi River

4. Pasak River

5. Sakae River

6. Tha Jeen River

7. Beung Boraped Lale


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Chao Praya

The main river

goes through the

central region.

The sub rivers

(Wang, Ping, Yom,Nan)

partially/mostly

follow through the

other regions.


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Climate

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Celsius 30C 31C 34C 36C 35C 33C 32C 33C 32C 32C 31C 30C

Climatic TableAverage Daytime Temperature in Central Thailand

Average Amount of Rainfall in Central Thailand

About Central Thailands Climate:

Central Thailands climate is very tropical. The average of the temperature in

Thailand ranges from 38C-19C.

Sometime during May and July, the rainy season begins. This last until October. The

dry season comes during November and December. When January starts,

temperatures start to rise and it becomes hot again.

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Cm 1.0 2.5 3.5 6.0 8.0 14.5 16.5 17.5 30.0 21.0 7.0 0.5


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Religions

Most of the people in Central Thailand are Buddhist but there

are other religions in Thailand too.

Buddhist- About 94% of people are Bhuddist

Muslim- About 10% of people in are Muslim

Christians- Only 0.5 percent of people are Christian. Its is

estimated to be about 351,987 Christians in Thailand.

There are different Religions too, these are just the main ones.

This adds up to 104.5% (its over 100%) but these are justestimated/rounded up numbers.


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Dialect

People in the central region usually speak standard Thai.

Different people from other regions who have moved

into Thailand for a job maybe speak Isaan, or a certain

dialect of where they come from.

People from/who have spent their lives in the central

region usually can speak Standard Thai.


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Food

Gang som (chili vegetablesoup),

Gang phed (Thai red curry),

Tom yam (spiced soup

Chili fried meat

Pad phed Panaeng

Masaman

Fried ginger and greenpepper

Thai salads or Yam Salad with sliced roasted

beef


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Fruits/Foods

Banana

Green pepper

Ginger

Mangosteen Mango

Maprang

Rambutan Pomelo


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Dance

The Teut-Teung Dance is a danceinvolved with drums. This dance is

spread all over the country to

accompany the parades. It is said

that this music and dance was

created by some music teachers.

The Sri -Nuan Dance is a

commonly used dance. The Thai's

love the music because the soundis very sweet and it shows the

sweetness of the Thai girls.


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