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{{Short description|City in Thailand}} |
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{{About|the town Lopburi, Thailand}} |
{{About|the town Lopburi, Thailand}} |
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|name = Lopburi |
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|other_name = Lavo |
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|image_caption = [[San Phra Kan]] shrine, downtown Lopburi |
|image_caption =Lopburi City Gate as seen from [[San Phra Kan]] shrine, downtown Lopburi |
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|subdivision_type2 = [[Amphoe|District]] |
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Amphoe Mueang Lopburi]] |
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|timezone = [[Time in Thailand|ICT]] |
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|named_for = [[Lava (Ramayana)|Lava]] |
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[[Image:Flooding in Lopburi, Thailand, October 2011.jpg|thumb|Flood in Lopburi, 2011]] |
[[Image:Flooding in Lopburi, Thailand, October 2011.jpg|thumb|Flood in Lopburi, 2011]] |
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[[Image:Lopburi River.jpg|thumb|Lopburi River]] |
[[Image:Lopburi River.jpg|thumb|Lopburi River]] |
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[[Image:Lopburi King Narai fair-058.jpg|thumb|Lopburi Narai Fair in February]] |
[[Image:Lopburi King Narai fair-058.jpg|thumb|Lopburi Narai Fair in February]] |
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'''Lopburi''' ({{ |
'''Lopburi''' ({{langx|th|ลพบุรี}}, {{RTGS|''Lop Buri''}}, {{IPA|th|lóp bū.rīː|pron}}) is the capital city of [[Lopburi Province]] in [[Thailand]]. It is about {{convert|150|km|mi}} northeast of [[Bangkok]]. It has a population of 58,000. The town (''[[thesaban mueang]]'') covers the whole ''[[tambon]]'' Tha Hin and parts of Thale Chup Son of [[Mueang Lopburi District]], a total area of 6.85 km<sup>2</sup>. |
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==History== |
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{{Disputed-section|date=February 2024}} It was originally known as [[Lavo Kingdom|Lavo]] or Lavapur, meaning "City of Lava" in reference to the ancient Indian prince [[Rama]]'s son [[Lava (Ramayana)|Luv]]. There is also a South Asian city on his name of [[Lavapuri]] (present-day [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]]), whose foundation predates Thai Lavapur.<ref>Phanindra Nath Bose, ''The Indian colony of Siam,'' Lahore, The Punjab Sanskrit Book Depot, 1927, p.v.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The city has a history dating back to the [[Dvaravati]] period more than 1,000 years ago.<ref name=Higham>Higham, C., 2014, ''Early Mainland south-east Asia'', Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., {{ISBN|9786167339443}}</ref>{{rp|302,308}} According to the ''Northern Chronicles,'' [[Lavo Kingdom|Lavo]] was founded by Phraya Kalavarnadishraj, who came from [[Takshshila|Takkasila]] (Modern Day [[Tak, Thailand]]) in 648 CE.<ref>{{citation|url=http://digital.library.tu.ac.th/tu_dc/frontend/Info/item/dc:780|title=พระราชพงศาวดารเหนือ|date=1958|access-date=1 March 2021|publisher=โรงพิมพ์ไทยเขษม|language=th}}</ref><ref>Adhir Chakravarti, "International Trade and Towns of Ancient Siam", ''Our Heritage: Bulletin of the Department of Post-graduate Training and Research, Sanskrit College, Calcutta,'' vol.XXIX, part I, January–June 1981, pp. 1-23, nb p. 15; also in ''The South East Asian Review'' (Gaya, India), vol. 20, nos.1 & 2, 1995.</ref> According to Thai records, Phraya Kakabatr from Takkasila (it is assumed that the city was [[Tak Province|Tak]] or [[Nakhon Pathom Province|Nakhon Chai Si]])<ref>{{citation|url=http://kids-d.swu.ac.th/dspace/bitstream/123456789/1370/2/p02.pdf|title=ลพบุรีที่น่ารู้|page=5|author=Huan Phinthuphan|access-date=1 March 2021|date=1969|language=th}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=http://www.thapra.lib.su.ac.th/objects/thesis/fulltext/thapra/Saritpong_Khunsong_Doctor/fulltext.pdf|title=พัฒนาการทางวัฒนธรรมของเมืองนครปฐมโบราณในช่วงก่อนพุทธศตวรรษที่ 19|author=Saritpong Khunsong|date=2010|access-date=1 March 2021|language=th}}</ref>{{rp|29}}<ref>{{citation|url=https://arit.kpru.ac.th/contents/pdf/local/1289.pdf|title=กําแพงเพชร เมืองก่อนประวัติศาสตร์|language=th|date=28 February 2021|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref> set the new era, [[Chula Sakarat]] in 638 CE, which was the era used by the Siamese and the Burmese until the 19th century. His son, Phraya Kalavarnadishraj founded the city a decade later. Lopburi, or Lavapura as it then was, was under the rule of the rising [[Angkor regime]] and became one of the most important centers in the [[Chao Phraya]] Basin from then on.<ref>Dhida Saraya, "Lavo — A Coastal State of the 11th Century", ''Muang Boran,'' vol.11, no.2, 1985, pp.35-51.</ref> [[Epigraphy|Epigraphic evidence]] indicates that the dominant population of the city was [[Mon people|Mon]].<ref>Peter Skilling, "Dvaravati: Recent Revelations and Research", in ''Dedications to Her Royal Highness Princes Galyani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra on her 80th birthday, Bangkok'', The Siam Society, 2003, pages 87–112, p.105; Pan Hla Nai, ''The Significant Role of the Mon Language and Culture in south-east Asia,'' Tokyo, Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, 1992; Pierre Dupont, ''The Archaeology of the Mons of Dvāravatī'', translated by Joyanto K.Sen, Bangkok, White Lotus Press, 2006, pp.1, 3, 10.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The city has a history dating back to the [[Dvaravati]] period more than 1,000 years ago.<ref name=Higham>Higham, C., 2014, ''Early Mainland south-east Asia'', Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., {{ISBN|9786167339443}}</ref>{{rp|302,308}} According to the ''Northern Chronicles,'' [[Lavo Kingdom|Lavo]] was founded by Phraya Kalavarnadishraj, who came from [[Takshshila|Takkasila]] (Modern Day [[Tak, Thailand]]) in 648 CE.<ref>{{citation|url=http://digital.library.tu.ac.th/tu_dc/frontend/Info/item/dc:780|title=พระราชพงศาวดารเหนือ|date=1958|access-date=March |
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The earliest confirmed occurrence of the name Lavapura is on silver coins inscribed "lava" on the obverse and "pura" on the reverse in a Pallava-derived script of the seventh or eighth century; several such coins were recovered in 1966 from a hoard found in an ancient jar in [[U Thong]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Boeles|first1=J.J.|title=A Note on the Ancient City Called Lavapura|url=http://www.siamese-heritage.org/jsspdf/1961/JSS_055_1j_Boeles_AncientCityCalledLavapura.pdf|website=Siamese Heritage|publisher=Siamese Heritage Trust}}</ref><ref>Robert S. Wicks, ''Money, Markets, and Trade in Early south-east Asia: The Development of Indigenous Monetary Systems to AD 1400,'' SEAP Publications, 1992, pp.165-166.[https://books.google.com/books?id=Qs1q9VEoEkoC&dq=Lavapura++coin&pg=PA165 7-8th century Lavapura coin]</ref> |
The earliest confirmed occurrence of the name Lavapura is on silver coins inscribed "lava" on the obverse and "pura" on the reverse in a Pallava-derived script of the seventh or eighth century; several such coins were recovered in 1966 from a hoard found in an ancient jar in [[U Thong]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Boeles|first1=J.J.|title=A Note on the Ancient City Called Lavapura|url=http://www.siamese-heritage.org/jsspdf/1961/JSS_055_1j_Boeles_AncientCityCalledLavapura.pdf|website=Siamese Heritage|publisher=Siamese Heritage Trust}}</ref><ref>Robert S. Wicks, ''Money, Markets, and Trade in Early south-east Asia: The Development of Indigenous Monetary Systems to AD 1400,'' SEAP Publications, 1992, pp.165-166.[https://books.google.com/books?id=Qs1q9VEoEkoC&dq=Lavapura++coin&pg=PA165 7-8th century Lavapura coin]</ref> |
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Inscriptions say that Lopburi was incorporated into the administration structure of the [[Khmer Empire]] during the reign of [[Suryavarman I]].<ref>Hall, Kenneth R. |
Inscriptions say that Lopburi was incorporated into the administration structure of the [[Khmer Empire]] during the reign of [[Suryavarman I]].<ref>Hall, Kenneth R. "Khmer Commercial Development and Foreign Contacts under Sūryavarman I." Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, vol. 18, no. 3, 1975, pp. 318–336. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3632140. Accessed 3 June 2020.</ref> Control of Lopburi gave the [[Khmer Empire]] access to trade going through the [[Kra Isthmus]]. |
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There is some evidence the Khmer Empire, under [[Suryavarman II]], fought against the Mons in the 12th century over [[suzerainty]]. Lopburi sent embassies to China in 1115 and 1155.<ref name=Coedes>{{cite book|last= Coedès|first= George|author-link= George Coedès|editor= Walter F. Vella|others= trans.Susan Brown Cowing|title= The Indianized States of south-east Asia|year= 1968|publisher= University of Hawaii Press|isbn= 978-0-8248-0368-1}}</ref>{{rp|161}} |
There is some evidence the Khmer Empire, under [[Suryavarman II]], fought against the Mons in the 12th century over [[suzerainty]]. Lopburi sent embassies to China in 1115 and 1155.<ref name=Coedes>{{cite book|last= Coedès|first= George|author-link= George Coedès|editor= Walter F. Vella|others= trans.Susan Brown Cowing|title= The Indianized States of south-east Asia|year= 1968|publisher= University of Hawaii Press|isbn= 978-0-8248-0368-1}}</ref>{{rp|161}} |
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WaterBuffaloLopburiThailand2300BCE.jpg|[[domestic buffalo|Water buffalo]], Lopburi, 2300 BCE |
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CeramicLopburiThailand2300BCE.jpg|Ceramic, Lopburi, 2300 BCE |
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==Archeological finds== |
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* several flaked stone tools were discovered in [[Ban Mi District|Ban Mi district]] dated back to the Paleolithic Age in 1931.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/1658436/past-lives|title=Past lives|publisher=Bangkok Post|website=bangkokpost.com}}</ref> |
* several flaked stone tools were discovered in [[Ban Mi District|Ban Mi district]] dated back to the Paleolithic Age in 1931.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/1658436/past-lives|title=Past lives|publisher=Bangkok Post|website=bangkokpost.com}}</ref> |
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* a number of tools, human burial sites and bronze accessories belong to Iron Age were found in [[Lopburi River|Lop Buri river]] Basin in 1964.<ref name=":0" /> |
* a number of tools, human burial sites and bronze accessories belong to Iron Age were found in [[Lopburi River|Lop Buri river]] Basin in 1964.<ref name=":0" /> |
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* A Copper source was discovered in Khao Wong Phrachan in 1986–1994.<ref name=":0" /> |
* A Copper source was discovered in Khao Wong Phrachan in 1986–1994.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Geography== |
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Lopburi lies on the [[Lopburi River]] at an elevation of {{convert|20|m|ft}} mostly surrounded by [[alluvial plains]], although some hills rise to between {{convert|300|m|ft}} and {{convert|600|m|ft}} to the north-east. |
Lopburi lies on the [[Lopburi River]] at an elevation of {{convert|20|m|ft}} mostly surrounded by [[alluvial plains]], although some hills rise to between {{convert|300|m|ft}} and {{convert|600|m|ft}} to the north-east. |
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|location = Lop Buri (1991–2020) |
|location = Lop Buri (1991–2020, extremes 1951-present) |
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|Jan record high C = 38.4 |
|Jan record high C = 38.4 |
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|Feb record high C = 38.6 |
|Feb record high C = 38.6 |
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|Mar record high C = 40.6 |
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|Apr record high C = 41. |
|Apr record high C = 41.8 |
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|May record high C = 41.5 |
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|Jun record high C = 39.5 |
|Jun record high C = 39.5 |
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|Jul record high C = 38.3 |
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|Nov record high C = 35.8 |
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|Dec record high C = 36.2 |
|Dec record high C = 36.2 |
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|year record high C = 41. |
|year record high C = 41.8 |
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|Jan record low C = 8.4 |
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|Feb record low C = 13.5 |
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|Mar record low C = 16.4 |
|Mar record low C = 16.4 |
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|Apr record low C = 19.7 |
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|Sep record low C = 20.5 |
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|Oct record low C = 17.0 |
|Oct record low C = 17.0 |
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|Nov record low C = 10.5 |
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|Dec record low C = 10.2 |
|Dec record low C = 10.2 |
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|Jan high C = 32.8 |
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|Feb high C = 34.4 |
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|Mar high C = 35.9 |
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|Apr high C = 36.7 |
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|May high C = 35.7 |
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|Jun high C = 34.6 |
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|Jul high C = 33.9 |
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|Aug high C = 33.5 |
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|Sep high C = 33.0 |
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|Oct high C = 32.9 |
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|Nov high C = 32.8 |
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|Dec high C = 32.1 |
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|Jan mean C = 26.7 |
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|Feb mean C = 28.2 |
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|Mar mean C = 29.7 |
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|Apr mean C = 30.5 |
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|May mean C = 30.0 |
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|Jun mean C = 29.3 |
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|Jul mean C = 28.8 |
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|Aug mean C = 28.5 |
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|Sep mean C = 28.2 |
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|Oct mean C = |
|Oct mean C = 28.1 |
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|Nov mean C = |
|Nov mean C = 27.6 |
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|Dec mean C = 26.4 |
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|Jan low C = |
|Jan low C = 21.7 |
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|Feb low C = |
|Feb low C = 23.3 |
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|Mar low C = |
|Mar low C = 25.1 |
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|Apr low C = |
|Apr low C = 26.0 |
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|May low C = |
|May low C = 26.0 |
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|Jun low C = |
|Jun low C = 25.6 |
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|Jul low C = |
|Jul low C = 25.3 |
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|Aug low C = |
|Aug low C = 25.2 |
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|Sep low C = |
|Sep low C = 25.0 |
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|Oct low C = |
|Oct low C = 24.7 |
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|Nov low C = |
|Nov low C = 23.3 |
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|Dec low C = |
|Dec low C = 21.5 |
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|precipitation colour = green |
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|Jan precipitation mm = 9.7 |
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|Feb precipitation mm = 8.7 |
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|Mar precipitation mm = |
|Mar precipitation mm = 36.9 |
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|Apr precipitation mm = |
|Apr precipitation mm = 79.2 |
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|May precipitation mm = |
|May precipitation mm = 133.3 |
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|Jun precipitation mm = |
|Jun precipitation mm = 113.8 |
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|Jul precipitation mm = |
|Jul precipitation mm = 122.2 |
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|Aug precipitation mm = |
|Aug precipitation mm = 151.5 |
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|Sep precipitation mm = |
|Sep precipitation mm = 266.8 |
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|Oct precipitation mm = |
|Oct precipitation mm = 135.8 |
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|Nov precipitation mm = |
|Nov precipitation mm = 30.1 |
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|Dec precipitation mm = |
|Dec precipitation mm = 7.8 |
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| year precipitation mm = 1095.8 |
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|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |
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|Jan precipitation days = |
|Jan precipitation days = 0.7 |
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|Feb precipitation days = |
|Feb precipitation days = 0.8 |
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|Mar precipitation days = |
|Mar precipitation days = 2.4 |
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|Apr precipitation days = |
|Apr precipitation days = 4.4 |
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|May precipitation days = |
|May precipitation days = 9.7 |
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|Jun precipitation days = |
|Jun precipitation days = 9.3 |
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|Jul precipitation days = |
|Jul precipitation days = 10.7 |
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|Aug precipitation days = |
|Aug precipitation days = 12.4 |
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|Sep precipitation days = 14.4 |
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|Oct precipitation days = |
|Oct precipitation days = 9.8 |
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|Nov precipitation days = |
|Nov precipitation days = 2.3 |
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|Dec precipitation days = |
|Dec precipitation days = 0.8 |
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|year precipitation days = |
|year precipitation days = 77.7 |
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|Jan humidity = |
|Jan humidity = 63.2 |
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|Feb humidity = |
|Feb humidity = 64.6 |
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|Mar humidity = |
|Mar humidity = 67.4 |
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|Apr humidity = |
|Apr humidity = 68.8 |
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|May humidity = |
|May humidity = 73.4 |
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|Jun humidity = |
|Jun humidity = 75.8 |
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|Jul humidity = |
|Jul humidity = 76.7 |
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|Aug humidity = |
|Aug humidity = 78.6 |
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|Sep humidity = |
|Sep humidity = 81.4 |
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|Oct humidity = |
|Oct humidity = 76.9 |
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|Nov humidity = |
|Nov humidity = 66.6 |
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|Dec humidity = |
|Dec humidity = 60.6 |
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| year humidity = |
| year humidity = 71.2 |
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| Jan dew point C = 18.5 |
| Jan dew point C = 18.5 |
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| Feb dew point C = 20.1 |
| Feb dew point C = 20.1 |
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|Dec sun = 260.4 |
|Dec sun = 260.4 |
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|Jand sun = 8.5 |
|Jand sun = 8.5 |
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Lopburi is a station of the [[State Railway of Thailand]]'s [[State Railway of Thailand#Northern Line|Northern Line]], forming the end of Bangkok's suburban service. Train service from [[Bangkok railway station]] (Hua Lamphong) in Bangkok usually takes about 2 hours. The third class train costs less than $1 and is a great way to experience the local culture and the "Real Thailand". |
Lopburi is a station of the [[State Railway of Thailand]]'s [[State Railway of Thailand#Northern Line|Northern Line]], forming the end of Bangkok's suburban service. Train service from [[Bangkok railway station]] (Hua Lamphong) in Bangkok usually takes about 2 hours. The third class train costs less than $1 and is a great way to experience the local culture and the "Real Thailand". |
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Lopburi had a [[Trams in Lopburi|short-lived tramway system]], operating between 1955-1962. It was the only provincial tramway system outside Bangkok. |
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The [[Khok Kathiam Air Force Base]] is {{convert|10|km|mi}} northeast of the town. |
The [[Khok Kathiam Air Force Base]] is {{convert|10|km|mi}} northeast of the town. |
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| ⚫ | Today, the city is best known for the thousands of [[Crab-eating macaque|long-tailed macaques]] (''Macaca fascicularis'') that live there, especially around the Khmer temple Prang Sam Yot and the Khmer shrine Sarn Phra Karn. It is suspected that urban expansion caused the monkeys to adapt to city life. They are fed by the local people, especially during the annual [[Monkey Buffet Festival|Monkey Festival]], which usually occurs on the last Sunday of November. The monkeys can be aggressive, are not afraid of humans, and often steal whatever items or food they can find from unwary visitors. Most of the hotels and guesthouses in Lopburi are "monkey-proofed" using screen wire or sealed windows. |
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| ⚫ | During the 2020–21 [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the lack of tourists prompted hungry monkeys to harass local residents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200624-macaque-attack-humans-try-to-take-back-thai-city-from-monkeys|title=Macaque attack: humans try to take back Thai city from monkeys|date=24 June 2020|website=France 24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=This is bananas! Monkey gangs return to terrorize Thailand streets |date=31 July 2021 |website=[[New York Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126220451/https://nypost.com/2021/07/31/monkey-gangs-return-to-terrorize-thailand-streets/ |archive-date=26 November 2022 |url-status=live |url=https://nypost.com/2021/07/31/monkey-gangs-return-to-terrorize-thailand-streets/}}</ref> To address the problem, the government implemented a mass roundup and sterilization program in 2024. Within five months, 1,600 of the estimated 3,000 monkeys had been captured for [[neutering]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thirasupa |first=Chalinee |last2=Pookasook |first2=Artorn |date=13 November 2024 |title=No more monkey mania in Thai town after clamp down |url=https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/thailand-monkeys-lopburi/ |access-date=14 November 2024 |work=Reuters}}</ref> |
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Lopburi
ลพบุรี Lavo | |
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 Lopburi City Gate as seen from San Phra Kan shrine, downtown Lopburi | |
| Nickname: Monkey City | |
  Lopburi Location in Thailand | |
| Coordinates: 14°48′0″N 100°37′37″E / 14.80000°N 100.62694°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Lopburi Province |
| District | Amphoe Mueang Lopburi |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 58,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Lopburi (Thai: ลพบุรี, RTGS: Lop Buri, pronounced [lóp bū.rīː]) is the capital city of Lopburi Province in Thailand. It is about 150 kilometres (93 mi) northeast of Bangkok. It has a population of 58,000. The town (thesaban mueang) covers the whole tambon Tha Hin and parts of Thale Chup Son of Mueang Lopburi District, a total area of 6.85 km2.
History
[edit]The city has a history dating back to the Dvaravati period more than 1,000 years ago.[1]: 302, 308 According to the Northern Chronicles, Lavo was founded by Phraya Kalavarnadishraj, who came from Takkasila (Modern Day Tak, Thailand) in 648 CE.[2][3] According to Thai records, Phraya Kakabatr from Takkasila (it is assumed that the city was Tak or Nakhon Chai Si)[4][5]: 29 [6] set the new era, Chula Sakarat in 638 CE, which was the era used by the Siamese and the Burmese until the 19th century. His son, Phraya Kalavarnadishraj founded the city a decade later. Lopburi, or Lavapura as it then was, was under the rule of the rising Angkor regime and became one of the most important centers in the Chao Phraya Basin from then on.[7] Epigraphic evidence indicates that the dominant population of the city was Mon.[8]
The earliest confirmed occurrence of the name Lavapura is on silver coins inscribed "lava" on the obverse and "pura" on the reverse in a Pallava-derived script of the seventh or eighth century; several such coins were recovered in 1966 from a hoard found in an ancient jar in U Thong.[9][10]
Inscriptions say that Lopburi was incorporated into the administration structure of the Khmer Empire during the reign of Suryavarman I.[11] Control of Lopburi gave the Khmer Empire access to trade going through the Kra Isthmus. There is some evidence the Khmer Empire, under Suryavarman II, fought against the Mons in the 12th century over suzerainty. Lopburi sent embassies to China in 1115 and 1155.[12]: 161
Lopburi (Lavo) is described in Book III of Marco Polo's Travels, where it is called Locach. This came from the Chinese (Cantonese) pronunciation of Lavo, "Lo-huk".[13] The city is referred to as "Lo-ho" in chapter 20 of the History of Yuan (元史 : Yuán Shǐ), the official history of the Mongol, or Yuan Dynasty of China. Due to a scribal error in Book III of Marco Polo's travels treating of the route southward from Champa, where the name Java was substituted for Champa as the point of departure, Java Minor was 1,300 miles to the south of Java Major, instead of from Champa, on or near an extension of the Terra Australis.[14] As explained by Sir Henry Yule, the editor of an English edition of Marco Polo's Travels: "Some geographers of the 16th century, following the old editions which carried the travellers south-east of Java to the land of Boeach (or Locac), introduced in their maps a continent in that situation".[15]
After the foundation of the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 14th century, Lopburi was a stronghold of Ayutthaya's rulers. It became the capital of the kingdom during the reign of King Narai the Great in the mid-17th century and the king resided there about eight months a year.
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Water buffalo, Lopburi, 2300 BCE -
Ceramic, Lopburi, 2300 BCE
Archeological finds
[edit]- several flaked stone tools were discovered in Ban Mi district dated back to the Paleolithic Age in 1931.[16]
- a number of tools, human burial sites and bronze accessories belong to Iron Age were found in Lop Buri river Basin in 1964.[16]
- Bracelets and beads dated back 2700–3500 years were revealed at Ban Khok Charoen in 1966–1970.[16]
- Prehistoric human skeletons and clay jugs were found in Ban Tha Kae in 1979.[16]
- A Copper source was discovered in Khao Wong Phrachan in 1986–1994.[16]
Geography
[edit]Lopburi lies on the Lopburi River at an elevation of 20 metres (66 ft) mostly surrounded by alluvial plains, although some hills rise to between 300 metres (980 ft) and 600 metres (2,000 ft) to the north-east.
Climate
[edit]Lopburi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Winters are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at 36.8 °C (98.2 °F). The monsoon season runs from late April through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.
| Climate data for Lop Buri (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) | 38.4 (101.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
40.6 (105.1) |
41.8 (107.2) |
41.5 (106.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.3 (100.9) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.2 (97.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.2 (97.2) |
41.8 (107.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.8 (91.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.7 (0.38) |
8.7 (0.34) |
36.9 (1.45) |
79.2 (3.12) |
133.3 (5.25) |
113.8 (4.48) |
122.2 (4.81) |
151.5 (5.96) |
266.8 (10.50) |
135.8 (5.35) |
30.1 (1.19) |
7.8 (0.31) |
1,095.8 (43.14) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 77.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63.2 | 64.6 | 67.4 | 68.8 | 73.4 | 75.8 | 76.7 | 78.6 | 81.4 | 76.9 | 66.6 | 60.6 | 71.2 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 263.5 | 245.8 | 238.7 | 240.0 | 155.0 | 114.0 | 117.8 | 117.8 | 108.0 | 182.9 | 219.0 | 260.4 | 2,262.9 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.5 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 6.2 |
| Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[17] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[18](extremes)[19] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit]The main road through Lobpuri is Route 1 (Phahonyothin Road), which starts in Bangkok, and continues through Lopburi, Chai Nat, Nakhon Sawan, Kamphaeng Phet, Tak, Lampang, Chiang Rai, and the border with Burma at Mae Sai. Route 311 leads west to Sing Buri, and Route 3196 leads south-west to Ang Thong.
Lopburi is a station of the State Railway of Thailand's Northern Line, forming the end of Bangkok's suburban service. Train service from Bangkok railway station (Hua Lamphong) in Bangkok usually takes about 2 hours. The third class train costs less than $1 and is a great way to experience the local culture and the "Real Thailand".
Lopburi had a short-lived tramway system, operating between 1955-1962. It was the only provincial tramway system outside Bangkok.
The Khok Kathiam Air Force Base is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the town.
Monkey population
[edit] | This section possibly contains original research. (December 2024) |
Today, the city is best known for the thousands of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) that live there, especially around the Khmer temple Prang Sam Yot and the Khmer shrine Sarn Phra Karn. It is suspected that urban expansion caused the monkeys to adapt to city life. They are fed by the local people, especially during the annual Monkey Festival, which usually occurs on the last Sunday of November. The monkeys can be aggressive, are not afraid of humans, and often steal whatever items or food they can find from unwary visitors. Most of the hotels and guesthouses in Lopburi are "monkey-proofed" using screen wire or sealed windows.
In the city, signs are posted, reading:
To prevent monkeys attacking people, the officer will feed monkeys in 3 designated areas outside San Phrakan twice a day, at 10am and 4pm. Those who want to feed monkeys other than these times, please contact the officer or caretaker
During the 2020–21 COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of tourists prompted hungry monkeys to harass local residents.[20][21] To address the problem, the government implemented a mass roundup and sterilization program in 2024. Within five months, 1,600 of the estimated 3,000 monkeys had been captured for neutering.[22]
Notable personalities
[edit]- Jessica Amornkuldilok, first winner of Asia's Next Top Model
References
[edit]- ^ Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland south-east Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., ISBN 9786167339443
- ^ พระราชพงศาวดารเหนือ (in Thai), โรงพิมพ์ไทยเขษม, 1958, retrieved 1 March 2021
- ^ Adhir Chakravarti, "International Trade and Towns of Ancient Siam", Our Heritage: Bulletin of the Department of Post-graduate Training and Research, Sanskrit College, Calcutta, vol.XXIX, part I, January–June 1981, pp. 1-23, nb p. 15; also in The South East Asian Review (Gaya, India), vol. 20, nos.1 & 2, 1995.
- ^ Huan Phinthuphan (1969), ลพบุรีที่น่ารู้ (PDF) (in Thai), p. 5, retrieved 1 March 2021
- ^ Saritpong Khunsong (2010), พัฒนาการทางวัฒนธรรมของเมืองนครปฐมโบราณในช่วงก่อนพุทธศตวรรษที่ 19 (PDF) (in Thai), retrieved 1 March 2021
- ^ กําแพงเพชร เมืองก่อนประวัติศาสตร์ (PDF) (in Thai), 28 February 2021, retrieved 1 March 2021
- ^ Dhida Saraya, "Lavo — A Coastal State of the 11th Century", Muang Boran, vol.11, no.2, 1985, pp.35-51.
- ^ Peter Skilling, "Dvaravati: Recent Revelations and Research", in Dedications to Her Royal Highness Princes Galyani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra on her 80th birthday, Bangkok, The Siam Society, 2003, pages 87–112, p.105; Pan Hla Nai, The Significant Role of the Mon Language and Culture in south-east Asia, Tokyo, Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, 1992; Pierre Dupont, The Archaeology of the Mons of Dvāravatī, translated by Joyanto K.Sen, Bangkok, White Lotus Press, 2006, pp.1, 3, 10.
- ^ Boeles, J.J. "A Note on the Ancient City Called Lavapura" (PDF). Siamese Heritage. Siamese Heritage Trust.
- ^ Robert S. Wicks, Money, Markets, and Trade in Early south-east Asia: The Development of Indigenous Monetary Systems to AD 1400, SEAP Publications, 1992, pp.165-166.7-8th century Lavapura coin
- ^ Hall, Kenneth R. "Khmer Commercial Development and Foreign Contacts under Sūryavarman I." Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, vol. 18, no. 3, 1975, pp. 318–336. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3632140. Accessed 3 June 2020.
- ^ Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of south-east Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
- ^ Paul Pelliot, Notes on Marco Polo, Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1963, Vol.II, pp.768-9, note 2.
- ^ Paul Pelliot, Notes on Marco Polo, Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1963, Vol.II, p.769; James R. McClymont, "The Theory of an Antipodal Southern Continent during the Sixteenth Century", Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Hobart, January 1892, Hobart, the Association, 1893, pp.442-462.
- ^ Yule, Sir Henry, ed. (1921). The Book of Ser Marco Polo. London: Murray. pp. 276–280.
- ^ a b c d e "Past lives". bangkokpost.com. Bangkok Post.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 75. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Macaque attack: humans try to take back Thai city from monkeys". France 24. 24 June 2020.
- ^ "This is bananas! Monkey gangs return to terrorize Thailand streets". New York Post. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022.
- ^ Thirasupa, Chalinee; Pookasook, Artorn (13 November 2024). "No more monkey mania in Thai town after clamp down". Reuters. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
External links
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