Thakhek

Thakhek
ທ່າແຂກ
District & municipality
Thakhek District
Thakhek centre
Thakhek centre
Thakek District
Thakek District
Thakhek is located in Laos
Thakhek
Thakhek
Town location in Laos
Coordinates: 17°24′N 104°48′E / 17.400°N 104.800°E / 17.400; 104.800
Country Laos
ProvinceKhammouane Province
DistrictThakhek District
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
90,800
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)

Thakhek (Lao: ທ່າແຂກ, pronounced [tʰāː kʰɛ̏ːk]), the capital of Khammouane Province, is a town in south-central Laos on the Mekong River and the administrative centre of the district with the same name. The Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge, linking Thakhek and Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, across the river, started in 2009 and was opened on 11 November 2011.

The city has many French colonial style official buildings, villas, and shops. In 1943, 85% of the population of Thakhek were Vietnamese due to the French policy of encouraging Vietnamese immigrants to Laos.[2] Remnants of the abortive Thakhek-Tan Ap railway can be seen in and near the town. The railway would have run between Thakhek and Tân Ấp Railway Station, Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam through the Mụ Giạ Pass.

Lao people at the Souk Somboun Market.

Western scientists first encountered the Laotian rock rat, kha nyou (Laonastes aenigmamus), in Thakhek's market.

View of Thakhek from the banks of the Mekong in Nakhon Phanom.

Climate

Climate data for Thakhek (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 36.6
(97.9) 		38.0
(100.4) 		40.1
(104.2) 		42.8
(109.0) 		41.5
(106.7) 		37.5
(99.5) 		38.0
(100.4) 		36.1
(97.0) 		36.5
(97.7) 		35.6
(96.1) 		36.6
(97.9) 		36.0
(96.8) 		42.8
(109.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.3
(84.7) 		31.2
(88.2) 		33.6
(92.5) 		34.8
(94.6) 		33.7
(92.7) 		32.0
(89.6) 		31.1
(88.0) 		30.8
(87.4) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.0
(87.8) 		29.1
(84.4) 		31.6
(88.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6) 		26.0
(78.8) 		28.6
(83.5) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.7
(85.5) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.1
(82.6) 		27.9
(82.2) 		28.1
(82.6) 		27.9
(82.2) 		26.6
(79.9) 		24.3
(75.7) 		27.5
(81.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5) 		18.3
(64.9) 		21.9
(71.4) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.0
(75.2) 		22.1
(71.8) 		19.6
(67.3) 		16.8
(62.2) 		21.8
(71.2)
Record low °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3) 		7.2
(45.0) 		10.2
(50.4) 		13.7
(56.7) 		16.8
(62.2) 		19.5
(67.1) 		18.8
(65.8) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.0
(66.2) 		13.4
(56.1) 		10.0
(50.0) 		6.1
(43.0) 		3.5
(38.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.2
(0.17) 		22.1
(0.87) 		50.8
(2.00) 		79.3
(3.12) 		238.9
(9.41) 		342.2
(13.47) 		545.9
(21.49) 		562.6
(22.15) 		314.0
(12.36) 		103.0
(4.06) 		13.4
(0.53) 		2.6
(0.10) 		2,279
(89.72)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1 2 5 8 15 20 24 25 19 9 3 1 132
Average relative humidity (%) 76.3 73.5 71.4 74.5 80.2 86.2 88.5 88.3 87.3 80.3 77.5 77.2 80.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 253.4 223.9 215.4 216.7 196.3 137.7 129.4 119.3 147.2 208.1 238.9 253.8 2,340.1
Source 1: NOAA[3][4]
Source 2: The Yearbook of Indochina (1932-1933, humidity 1930-1933)[5]

References

  1. ^ "Results of Population and Housing Census 2015" (PDF). Lao Statistics Bureau. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ Stuart-Fox, Martin (1997). A History of Laos. Cambridge University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-521-59746-3. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Thakhek". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Global Surface Summary of the Day - GSOD". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  5. ^ The Yearbook of Indochina (1932-1933)
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