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Town in Buriram Province, Thailand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nang Rong (Thai: นางรอง) is a town (Thesaban Mueang) of Buriram Province, in north-eastern Thailand.
Nang Rong | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 14°37′42″N 102°47′36″E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Buriram Province |
District | Nang Rong District |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 21,257 |
• Metro density | 2,650/sq mi (1,023/km2) |
Website | http://nangrongmuni.go.th/ |
The first local government for Nang Rong was created in 1957, when it became a sanitary district (sukhaphiban).[2] On November 8, 1986, the sanitary district was upgraded to a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon),[3] and effective August 3, 2005, it became a town (thesaban mueang).[4]
Nang Rong is the central town of Nang Rong District, containing the district office and other government offices. It is the closest major town to the Phanom Rung Historical Park, an 11th-century religious site.
Nang Rong is subdivided into 20 boroughs (Chumchon).[5]
Climate data for Nang Rong, Buriram | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.2 (0.32) |
11.0 (0.43) |
37.9 (1.49) |
76.5 (3.01) |
154.7 (6.09) |
140.6 (5.54) |
160.7 (6.33) |
177.0 (6.97) |
232.8 (9.17) |
143.2 (5.64) |
36.8 (1.45) |
3.2 (0.13) |
1,182.6 (46.57) |
Source: TMD.[6] |
Nang Rong is connected to Bangkok mainly by bus, with buses arriving and departing hourly during the day.
Main religion of Nang Rong is Buddhism.
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