Chaiyaphum
title: "Chaiyaphum" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-chaiyaphum-province", "cities-and-towns-in-thailand", "isan"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaiyaphum" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| name | Chaiyaphum |
| official_name | เทศบาลเมืองชัยภูมิ |
| native_name | ชัยภูมิ |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | Chaiyaphum City Hall.jpg |
| image_caption | Chaiyaphum Town Hall |
| image_seal | ตราเทศบาลเมืองชัยภูมิ.png |
| pushpin_map | Thailand |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Thailand |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Thailand |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Chaiyaphum |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Mueang Chaiyaphum |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Banyong Kiatkongchuchai |
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| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 30.78 |
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| population_as_of | 2015 |
| population_total | 58,350 |
| timezone | ICT |
| utc_offset | +7 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 185 |
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| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | (+66) 44 |
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Chaiyaphum (, ; , ) is a town (thesaban mueang) in northeastern Thailand, capital of Chaiyaphum Province. it had a population of 58,350, and covers the full tambon Nai Mueang of Mueang Chaiyaphum District. Chaiyaphum is 337 road kilometres northeast of Bangkok.
As of 2021, there are wild elephants in the town.
Geography
Chaiyaphum lies on the Khorat plateau at 185 m elevation. The land in the immediate vicinity of the city is flat, but the Phetchabun Mountains rise to the west.
Climate
Chaiyaphum has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Winters are dry and warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at 36.4 °C. The monsoon season is from late April to October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.
|location = Chaiyaphum (1991–2020, extremes 1957-present) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |collapsed = |Jan record high C = 38.4 |Feb record high C = 39.6 |Mar record high C = 41.5 |Apr record high C = 43.5 |May record high C = 42.3 |Jun record high C = 38.5 |Jul record high C = 37.6 |Aug record high C = 37.7 |Sep record high C = 35.7 |Oct record high C = 33.5 |Nov record high C = 37.1 |Dec record high C = 35.8 |year record high C = 43.5 |Jan record low C = 6.3 |Feb record low C = 11.5 |Mar record low C = 13.1 |Apr record low C = 17.9 |May record low C = 18.0 |Jun record low C = 21.9 |Jul record low C = 21.3 |Aug record low C = 21.4 |Sep record low C = 21.0 |Oct record low C = 14.6 |Nov record low C = 10.4 |Dec record low C = 6.8 |year record low C = 6.3 |Jan high C = 31.2 |Feb high C = 33.6 |Mar high C = 35.8 |Apr high C = 36.6 |May high C = 35.0 |Jun high C = 33.9 |Jul high C = 32.9 |Aug high C = 32.2 |Sep high C = 32.1 |Oct high C = 31.8 |Nov high C = 31.5 |Dec high C = 30.4 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 24.6 |Feb mean C = 26.7 |Mar mean C = 29.1 |Apr mean C = 30.1 |May mean C = 29.2 |Jun mean C = 28.8 |Jul mean C = 28.2 |Aug mean C = 27.6 |Sep mean C = 27.5 |Oct mean C = 27.2 |Nov mean C = 26.1 |Dec mean C = 24.4 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 19.0 |Feb low C = 20.8 |Mar low C = 23.5 |Apr low C = 25.0 |May low C = 25.2 |Jun low C = 25.1 |Jul low C = 24.7 |Aug low C = 24.3 |Sep low C = 24.2 |Oct low C = 23.6 |Nov low C = 21.5 |Dec low C = 19.2 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 8.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 7.2 |Mar precipitation mm = 51.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 88.5 |May precipitation mm = 147.8 |Jun precipitation mm = 133.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 129.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 215.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 237.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 109.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 16.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 5.6 | year precipitation mm = 1150.5 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 0.7 |Feb precipitation days = 1.2 |Mar precipitation days = 3.6 |Apr precipitation days = 5.4 |May precipitation days = 11.1 |Jun precipitation days = 9.6 |Jul precipitation days = 10.7 |Aug precipitation days = 12.6 |Sep precipitation days = 14.1 |Oct precipitation days = 7.3 |Nov precipitation days = 1.3 |Dec precipitation days = 0.5 |year precipitation days = 78.1 |Jan humidity = 61.6 |Feb humidity = 58.6 |Mar humidity = 59.5 |Apr humidity = 63.9 |May humidity = 73.2 |Jun humidity = 74.4 |Jul humidity = 76.4 |Aug humidity = 79.1 |Sep humidity = 81.2 |Oct humidity = 74.9 |Nov humidity = 66.9 |Dec humidity = 62.5 | year humidity = 69.4 | Jan dew point C = 16.2 | Feb dew point C = 17.2 | Mar dew point C = 19.6 | Apr dew point C = 21.8 | May dew point C = 23.5 | Jun dew point C = 23.5 | Jul dew point C = 23.3 | Aug dew point C = 23.4 | Sep dew point C = 23.7 | Oct dew point C = 22.0 | Nov dew point C = 19.0 | Dec dew point C = 16.3 | year dew point C = 20.8 |Jan sun = 279.0 |Feb sun = 245.8 |Mar sun = 275.9 |Apr sun = 240.0 |May sun = 195.3 |Jun sun = 153.0 |Jul sun = 120.9 |Aug sun = 117.8 |Sep sun = 144.0 |Oct sun = 198.4 |Nov sun = 252.0 |Dec sun = 260.4 |year sun = |Jand sun = 9.0 |Febd sun = 8.7 |Mard sun = 8.9 |Aprd sun = 8.0 |Mayd sun = 6.3 |Jund sun = 5.1 |Juld sun = 3.9 |Augd sun = 3.8 |Sepd sun = 4.8 |Octd sun = 6.4 |Novd sun = 8.4 |Decd sun = 8.4 |yeard sun = 6.8 |source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Thailand/CSV/Chaiyaphum_48403.csv | title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 | publisher = World Meteorological Organization | access-date = 12 October 2023}} |source 2 = Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010){{cite web | url = http://water.rid.go.th/hwm/cropwater/CWRdata/ETo/ETo_PenMon_2554.pdf | title = ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith) | publisher = Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department | page = 53 | language = Thai | accessdate = 1 August 2016}}(extremes){{cite web | url = http://climate.tmd.go.th/content/file/75 | title = Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010 | publisher = Thai Meteorological Department | accessdate = 4 August 2016}}
Transportation
Route 201 begins in Chum Phae, and runs past Chaiyaphum (without actually entering the town) to Mittraphap near Sikhio. Route 202 leads east to Yasothon, Amnat Charoen, and the border with Laos at Khemarat. Route 225 leads west to Nakhon Sawan.
Education
Chaiyabhumbhakdeechumphon School is located in the town.
References
References
- "List of Mayors - municipal officials".
- "Where is Chaiyaphum, Thailand?". WorldAtlas.
- "Sanctuary worker stomped to death by wild elephants". [[Bangkok Post]].
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