Chumphon
Sign in to saveChumphon (, ) is a town (thesaban mueang) in southern Thailand, capital of the Chumphon Province and Mueang Chumphon District. The city is about 463 kilometers (288 miles) from Bangkok. As of 2018 it had a population of around 33,600. The town covers the commune (tambon) Tha Taphao completely and parts of tambons Bang Mak, Wang Phai, Na Thung, Tak Daet, and Khun Krathing. Its main economic activity is agriculture.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Chumphon
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- ชุมพร
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- Town
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- Lak Mueang Chumphon1.jpg
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- Chumphon city pillar shrine
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- Thailand
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- Location in Thailand
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- bottom
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- Country
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- Thailand
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
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- District
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- Chumphon Province
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- Mueang Chumphon District
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- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 21.10
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 12
- Settlement.population_total
- 33,633
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Chumphon (, ) is a town (thesaban mueang) in southern Thailand, capital of the Chumphon Province and Mueang Chumphon District. The city is about 463 kilometers (288 miles) from Bangkok. As of 2018 it had a population of around 33,600. The town covers the commune (tambon) Tha Taphao completely and parts of tambons Bang Mak, Wang Phai, Na Thung, Tak Daet, and Khun Krathing. Its main economic activity is agriculture.
==History== Chumphon volunteers fought invading Japanese during World War II. Chumphon became a rail hub for Imperial Japan. It was a station on the Southern Line and connected to the short-lived Kra Isthmus Railway.