Prachinburi


Prachinburi is a town in central Thailand, capital of Prachinburi Province. It covers the entire tambon Na Mueang of the Mueang Prachinburi District. As of 2000, the population of the town was 25,157.

Geography

Prachinburi is on the banks of the Prachinburi River, about northeast of Bangkok. Most of the city's environs are flats alluvial plains, but the foothills of the Sankamphaeng Range begin to rise about to the north.

Climate

Prachinburi has a tropical savanna climate. Winters are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at. The monsoon season runs from late April through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.

Transportation

The main road through Prachinburi is Highway 319. While Highway 319 does not lead directly to other major centers, along with Highway 33 it leads to Nakhon Nayok, and along with Routes 314 and 304 it leads to Bangkok.
Prachinburi is a station on the State Railway of Thailand's Eastern Line, from Bangkok.

Hospital

is a Thai traditional medicine center. It was built in 1909 for King Rama V on his next royal visit to Prachinburi, but the king never again visited. The building was named after the man who funded the construction, Chao Phraya Abhaibhubejhr, the governor of Prachinburi at the time. In 1994, Thailand's government renovated the Chao Phraya Abhaibhubejhr Building as a Thai traditional medical hub and museum. Chao Phraya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital is known for herbal products, traditional Thai medicine, and Thai massage. The brand of herbal medicines, cosmetics, toiletries, and elixirs is "Abhaibhubejhr".