Chai Badan district

District in Lopburi, Thailand

Chai Badan

ชัยบาดาล

District

From top to bottom: View from Wat Tham Phrathat Khao Prang; religious statues at Wat Wang Kan Lueang; market by the train tracks

District location in Lopburi province

Coordinates: 15°12′22″N 101°8′12″E﻿ / ﻿15.20611°N 101.13667°E﻿ / 15.20611; 101.13667
Country| Thailand
Province| Lopburi
Seat| Lam Narai
Area

• Total

| 1,253.0 km2 (483.8 sq mi)
Population

(2009)

• Total

| 90,224
• Density| 70.7/km2 (183/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code| 15130
Geocode| 1604

Chai Badan (Thai: ชัยบาดาล, pronounced [t͡ɕʰāj bāː.dāːn]) is a district (amphoe) in the eastern part of Lopburi province, central Thailand. The local people usually call it Lam Narai, as the district center is in Tambon Lam Narai.

## History

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Chai Badan was an ancient town in the Pa Sak River valley, controlled from Nakhon Ratchasima. In 1914 it was upgraded to be a district of Phetchabun province. In 1918 it was moved to be part of Saraburi province. Finally it became part of Lopburi province on 1 November 1941.[1]

In 1943 the district office was moved from Chai Badan Sub-district to Bua Chum Sub-district,[2] which was undone one year later.[3] In 1960 it was again moved to Bua Chum.[4] The area around the district office was made the new Sub-district Lam Narai in 1970.[5]

## Geography

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Neighbouring districts are (from the east clockwise) Lam Sonthi, Tha Luang, Phatthana Nikhom, Khok Samrong and Khok Charoen of Lopburi Province, and Si Thep of Phetchabun province.

The Wang Kan Luang waterfall is the most visited place by Lopburi visitors.

Rainy season, Chai Badan

The district is the site of a Royal Thai Air Force gunnery range.[6]

## Administration

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The district is divided into 17 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 136 villages (mubans). Lam Narai has sub-district municipality status (thesaban tambon) and covers part of the tambon Lam Narai and Chai Narai. There are a further 16 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.  | Name  | Thai  | Villages  | Pop.[7]

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01. | Lam Narai | ลำนารายณ์ | 12 | 17,488
02. | Chai Narai | ชัยนารายณ์ | 06 | 06,294
03. | Sila Thip | ศิลาทิพย์ | 12 | 05,635
04. | Huai Hin | ห้วยหิน | 08 | 02,741
05. | Muang Khom | ม่วงค่อม | 11 | 05,650
06. | Bua Chum | บัวชุม | 09 | 08,071
07. | Tha Din Dam | ท่าดินดำ | 06 | 04,509
08. | Makok Wan | มะกอกหวาน | 03 | 01,504
09. | Sap Takhian | ซับตะเคียน | 06 | 04,896
10. | Na Som | นาโสม | 06 | 02,655
11. | Nong Yai To | หนองยายโต๊ะ | 08 | 04,000
12. | Ko Rang | เกาะรัง | 10 | 06,510
14. | Tha Manao | ท่ามะนาว | 08 | 03,224
17. | Nikhom Lam Narai | นิคมลำนารายณ์ | 09 | 04,423
18. | Chai Badan | ชัยบาดาล | 08 | 06,334
19. | Ban Mai Samakkhi | บ้านใหม่สามัคคี | 06 | 02,957
22. | Khao Laem | เขาแหลม | 08 | 03,333

The missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Lam Sonthi District

## Climate

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Climate data for Chai Badan (Bua Chum) (1991–2020)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 38.0
(100.4)  | 40.7
(105.3)  | 42.4
(108.3)  | 42.7
(108.9)  | 41.8
(107.2)  | 40.9
(105.6)  | 39.1
(102.4)  | 37.5
(99.5)  | 36.3
(97.3)  | 35.8
(96.4)  | 37.4
(99.3)  | 36.5
(97.7)  | 42.7
(108.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 32.5
(90.5)  | 35.0
(95.0)  | 36.9
(98.4)  | 37.6
(99.7)  | 36.1
(97.0)  | 35.0
(95.0)  | 34.1
(93.4)  | 33.5
(92.3)  | 32.9
(91.2)  | 32.6
(90.7)  | 32.3
(90.1)  | 31.5
(88.7)  | 34.2
(93.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 25.0
(77.0)  | 27.4
(81.3)  | 29.6
(85.3)  | 30.4
(86.7)  | 29.6
(85.3)  | 29.2
(84.6)  | 28.6
(83.5)  | 28.1
(82.6)  | 27.7
(81.9)  | 27.4
(81.3)  | 26.1
(79.0)  | 24.6
(76.3)  | 27.8
(82.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 18.6
(65.5)  | 20.7
(69.3)  | 23.3
(73.9)  | 24.8
(76.6)  | 25.0
(77.0)  | 24.8
(76.6)  | 24.4
(75.9)  | 24.2
(75.6)  | 24.1
(75.4)  | 23.3
(73.9)  | 20.9
(69.6)  | 18.6
(65.5)  | 22.7
(72.9)
Record low °C (°F)  | 8.4
(47.1)  | 11.6
(52.9)  | 12.7
(54.9)  | 19.5
(67.1)  | 20.9
(69.6)  | 21.6
(70.9)  | 21.0
(69.8)  | 21.4
(70.5)  | 20.7
(69.3)  | 14.1
(57.4)  | 9.7
(49.5)  | 5.7
(42.3)  | 5.7
(42.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 11.3
(0.44)  | 8.6
(0.34)  | 41.7
(1.64)  | 78.4
(3.09)  | 136.1
(5.36)  | 124.0
(4.88)  | 121.2
(4.77)  | 184.4
(7.26)  | 246.0
(9.69)  | 131.7
(5.19)  | 15.6
(0.61)  | 6.0
(0.24)  | 1,105
(43.50)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.8  | 1.2  | 3.4  | 6.1  | 10.7  | 9.0  | 10.6  | 13.1  | 14.3  | 8.6  | 1.6  | 0.6  | 80.0
Average relative humidity (%)  | 65.9  | 62.9  | 64.2  | 68.1  | 76.0  | 77.3  | 79.0  | 82.0  | 84.8  | 81.1  | 73.7  | 67.7  | 73.6
Source: World Meteorological Organization[8](extremes)[9]

## References

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1. ^ พระราชบัญญัติเปลี่ยนแปลงเขตจังหวัดลพบุรีและจังหวัดสระบุรี พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๔ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 58 (ก): 1379–1381\. 14 October 1941. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2012.1379-1381&rft.date=1941-10-14&rft_id=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2484/A/1379.PDF&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Chai+Badan+district" class="Z3988">
2. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ย้ายที่ว่าการอำเภอชัยบาดาล จังหวัดลพบุรี (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 60 (56 ง): 3385. 19 October 1943. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2012.
3. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ย้ายที่ว่าการอำเภอชัยบาดาล จังหวัดลพบุรี (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 61 (77 ง): 2445–2446\. 26 December 1944. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2012.2445-2446&rft.date=1944-12-26&rft_id=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2487/D/077/2445_1.PDF&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Chai+Badan+district" class="Z3988">
4. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ย้ายที่ว่าการอำเภอไชยบาดาลและสถานีตำรวจภูธร (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 77 (47 ง): 1509. 7 June 1960. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2012.
5. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ตั้งและเปลี่ยนแปลงเขตตำบลในท้องที่อำเภอชัยบาดาล จังหวัดลพบุรี (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 87 (85 ง): 2539–2545\. 8 September 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2012.2539-2545&rft.date=1970-09-08&rft_id=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2513/D/085/2539.PDF&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Chai+Badan+district" class="Z3988">
6. ^ "Ready for Action". Bangkok Post (Photo caption). 20 December 2017. p. 1.
7. ^ "Population statistics 2009". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
8. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
9. ^ "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

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Lopburi Province

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Districts (amphoe)|

* Mueang Lopburi
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* Khok Charoen
* Khok Samrong
* Lam Sonthi
* Nong Muang
* Phatthana Nikhom
* Sa Bot
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