Khon Kaen ( Thai : ขอนแก่น , pronounced [kʰɔ̌(ː)n kɛ̀n] ) is the capital of Khon Kaen province and the fourth-largest city in Thailand . It is one of the four major cities of Isan , Northeast Thailand, also known as the "big four of Isan", the others being Udon Thani , Nakhon Ratchasima , and Ubon Ratchathani .
26-700: The city municipality of Khon Kaen ( thesaban nakhon ) acts as the governmental seat of the province , as well as the Mueang Khon Kaen district and lies 450 kilometres (280 mi) northeast of Bangkok. Khon Kaen is on the Khorat Plateau , elevation 187 m, and is the center of the mid-northeastern provincial group of Thailand, according to the Thai government. Its coordinates are 16°26′N 102°50′E / 16.433°N 102.833°E / 16.433; 102.833 . The city municipality has
52-545: A national think tank for transportation policy, has already blessed the plan. Thailand's 2014 EU Film Festival included Khon Kaen, together with Chiang Mai and Bangkok , as host locations. A selection of six films were shown in the city, including the Spanish film The Pelayos , and the Polish film Walesa, Man of Hope . The municipality of Khon Kaen was established on 20 August 1935, with an area of 4 square kilometers. It
78-478: A population of 114,459, while the Mueang Khon Kaen district , forming the city's urban area, has a population of 412,758. Khon Kaen therefore ranks as the fourth-largest city in Thailand after Bangkok , Chiang Mai and Korat . Khon Kaen is a city in the northeastern region of Thailand. The city is bisected by Mithraphap Road, also known as the "Friendship Highway", or "Highway 2", the road linking Bangkok to
104-629: A population of at least 5,000 with a minimum density of 1,500 per km , plus the approval of the population within that area. Many of today's thesaban municipalities were originally sukhaphiban tambon , sanitation districts, the number of which had grown to 35 in 1935, when these were converted into municipalities. New sanitary districts were again established starting in 1952. With the Act to Upgrade Sanitary Districts to Thesaban of May 1999 all were converted in May 1999, though many of them did not actually meet
130-1474: A very hot month, with an average daily maximum of 36.3 °C (97.3 °F). The monsoon season runs from May until October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm. Thesaban Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) Dipangkorn Rasmijoti Paetongtarn Shinawatra ( PTP ) Phumtham Wechayachai ( PTP ) Suriya Juangroongruangkit ( PTP ) Anutin Charnvirakul ( BTP ) Pirapan Salirathavibhaga ( UTN ) Pichai Chunhavajira ( PTP ) Prasert Jantararuangtong ( PTP ) Wan Muhamad Noor Matha ( PCC ) Mongkol Surasajja [REDACTED] Wan Muhamad Noor Matha ( PCC ) Pichet Chuamuangphan ( PTP ) Paradorn Prissanananthakul ( BTP ) Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut ( PP ) [REDACTED] Mongkol Surasajja Kriangkrai Srirak Bunsong Noisophon President: Chanakarn Theeravechpolkul President: Prasitsak Meelarp President: Nakarin Mektrairat Diplomatic missions of / in Thailand Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Borders : Cambodia Laos Malaysia Myanmar (Maritime : India Indonesia Vietnam) Foreign aid Thesaban ( Thai : เทศบาล , RTGS : thetsaban , pronounced [tʰêːt.sā.bāːn] ) are
156-617: The 2023 election , there had been talks with Prawit Wongsuwon , Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Palang Pracharath Party . It was expected that Prayut will assume the position of party chairman and chairman of the steering committee or the party's superboard as well. In the afternoon of the same day, the Party Executive Committee convened a meeting at the Party headquarters on Soi Aree. After
182-691: The Democrat Party Advisory Council has officially launched as a member of the United Thai Nation Party. On the same day, party leader Peeraphan said Gen Prayut would apply for membership in early 2023 after the New Year. In early 2023, there was a news that Prayut was preparing to apply for membership in the United Thai Nation Party in mid-January. Prayut gave an interview to reporters on 3 January 2023, stating that he would definitely apply for membership in
208-661: The Sukhaphiban ( สุขาภิบาล ) sanitary districts first created in Bangkok by a royal decree of King Chulalongkorn in 1897. The thesaban system was established in the Thesaban Organization Act of 1934 ( Thai : พระราชบัญญัติจัดระเบียบเทศบาล พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๖ ), and has been updated several times since, starting with the Thesaban Act of 1939 ( Thai : พระราชบัญญัติเทศบาล พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ ), which
234-666: The Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge . Highway 230, a modern, multi-lane by-pass enables through-traffic to avoid the city center to the west, and connects to the airport, the new main bus station (BKS3). The province of Khon Kaen's 2017 population was 1.8 million with a GDP of 190 billion baht . Its Smart City development plan aims to double its GDP per person to 394,000-493,000 baht by 2029 from an average of about 192,000 baht in 2016. Khon Kaen's plan has been incorporated into Thailand's 12th national social and economic plan (2017–2021). The plan has been driven largely by
260-739: The Khon Kaen Think Tank (KKTT), a group of involved citizens. The Smart City's signature project is the Khon Kaen Transit System Co (KKTS), founded in 2017. Its plans for a 26 km light rail network from Samran to Tha Phra in the Mueang Khon Kaen District are complete and awaiting Thai Cabinet approval before bidding on the project can begin. The light rail system will feature 18 to 21 stations, take two years to complete, and will cost 15 billion baht. The Land Traffic Management Commission (LTMC),
286-807: The Party Deputy Leader and Party Treasurer Prakromsak held a press conference at the Party Headquarters after the meeting of the Executive Committee. On 26 December 2022, Chatchawal, together with Noppadol Kaewsupat, another party-list MP from the Thai Local Power Party, submitted a letter of resignation from being a MP and party member by Chatchawal prepare to launch as a member of the United Thai Nation Party. The next day, Chatchawal along with Trairong Suwankiri and Chumpol Kanchana, two former members of
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#1732775438634312-522: The Party organized an event to launch all 400 candidates for the House of Representatives all across the country. This was including the launch of Prayut as the party's prime ministerial candidate in the first order, and Prayut also announced Pirapan Salirathavibhaga as the party's prime ministerial candidate in the second order, resulting in the Party creating 2 candidates for Prime Minister. Later, on 11 July 2023, Prayut announced his decision to resign from
338-501: The United Thai Nation Party, but had not yet set a clear date. It also did not confirm whether he would be the party chairman and chairman of the party's super board according to previous news. On the same day, Picharat Laohaphongchana, party-list MP of the Palang Pracharath Party has submitted a letter of resignation from being an MP and a member of the party to join the United Thai Nation Party. The next day, there
364-692: The announcement of the United Thai Nation Party membership of Prayut Seksakol Atthawong, leader of the Terd Thai Party, decided to resign from the party, and rejoined the United Thai Nation Party, causing him to leave the position of the Terd Thai Party leader. Chatchawal Kong-udom , the strategy chairman of the Thai Local Power Party , gave an interview that he was preparing to join the United Thai Nation Party, but did not specify whether he would resign from being an MP or not. Then Party Leader Peeraphan, Party Secretary Akanat, Duangrit,
390-450: The criteria above. United Thai Nation Party The United Thai Nation Party ( Thai : พรรครวมไทยสร้างชาติ , RTGS : Phak Ruam Thai Sang Chat , pronounced [pʰák rūam tʰāj sâːŋ tɕʰâːt] ) is a major Thai political party registered on 31 March 2021 by Seksakon Atthawong, former Deputy Minister to Prayut Chan-o-cha . In the run-up to the 2023 general election , then Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha joined
416-470: The founder of the party. There is the first party office at 169/98 Serm Sub Building Ratchadapisek Rd. , Ratchadaphisek Subdistrict , Din Daeng District , Bangkok. On Friday, 23 December 2022, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he had decided to apply for membership of the United Thai Nation Party and was ready to accept the nomination from party members for another term as prime minister. In
442-403: The lowest level municipal unit, is usually translated as "sub-district municipality". Despite the name, it may not necessarily cover the same area as a sub-district ( tambon ); i.e., it may not cover a tambon completely, or conversely, it may extend over parts of more than one tambon . For an area to qualify as a thesaban tambon , it must have a gross income of at least 5 million baht and
468-436: The municipalities of Thailand . There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the thesaban system. The municipalities assume some of the responsibilities which are assigned to the districts ( amphoe ) or subdistricts ( tambon ) for non-municipal (rural) areas. Historically, this devolution of central government powers grew out of
494-410: The party on 9 January 2023 as its candidate for the position. The party emerged as the fifth largest party in Thailand, winning 36 seats in the House of Representatives and 12.55% of the vote. The party has been characterized as being conservative, and both pro-military and pro-monarchist. United Thai Nation Party is a political party, No. 5/2021, registered on 31 March 2021, with Seksakon Atthawong as
520-432: The south. Thesaban mueang ( Thai : เทศบาลเมือง , RTGS : thetsaban mueang , pronounced [tʰêːt.sā.bāːn mɯ̄a̯ŋ] ) is translated as "town municipality". For a municipality to qualify as a town, it either needs to be a provincial capital, or have a population of at least 10,000 and sufficient income to cover the tasks of a town. When first organized in 1934, minimum qualification for town status
546-487: The tasks of a city. When first organized in 1934, the minimum qualifications for city status were a population of 30,000 with a density of 1,000 per km . In 1939 the required population density was increased to 2,000 per km , along with the addition of a financial requirement. In 1953 the population density requirement was again raised, to 3,000 per km , before being removed entirely in 2000. For 22 years, from 1972 to 1994, as well as between March and November 1936, there
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#1732775438634572-497: Was a population of 3,000 with a density of 1,000 per km . In 1939 requirements were increased to a population of 5,000 with a density of 2,000 per km , plus a financial criterion. In 1953, the minimum population requirements was raised to the present value; the population density was also raised, to 3,000 per km , before being removed entirely in 2000. Thesaban tambon ( Thai : เทศบาลตำบล , RTGS : thetsaban tambon , pronounced [tʰêːt.sā.bāːn tām.bōn] ),
598-455: Was later upgraded to a city municipality on 24 September 1995. The administration of the city is now responsible for an area that covers approximately 46 sq. km. and consists of 66,179 households. There are 95 communities divided into 4 zones, each with about 20-30 communities each. Khon Kaen's climate is categorized as tropical savanna ( Köppen climate classification Aw ), with winters that are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April,
624-515: Was news that Prayut was preparing to apply for a party membership at the launch event conference on Monday, 9 January 2023 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center . Peeraphan said it was likely that Prayut would apply for a party membership that day but still have to wait for a clear conclusion. Later, on 25 March 2023, at Exhibition Hall 5, Exhibition and Convention Center, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani,
650-403: Was only one city municipality in Thailand, which is Chiang Mai , as in 1972 Bangkok had been changed from city municipality, to special governed district. Until 1972 there were three city municipalities: Chiang Mai , Phra Nakhon (now Bangkok), and Thonburi (now part of Bangkok). In 1994, Nakhon Si Thammarat town municipality became the second city municipality of Thailand, and the first in
676-422: Was replaced by the Thesaban Act of 1953. The 1953 act was most recently amended by the Thesaban Act (No. 12) of 2003. Thesaban nakhon ( Thai : เทศบาลนคร , RTGS : thetsaban nakhon , pronounced [tʰêːt.sā.bāːn ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn] ) is translated as "city municipality". To qualify for city status a municipality needs to have a population of at least 50,000 and sufficient income to carry out
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