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Aranyaprathet

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Country
  
Thailand

Amphoe
  
Aranyaprathet District

Elevation
  
50 m

Population
  
16,937 (2005)

Provinces
  
Sa Kaeo Province

Time zone
  
UTC+7 (UTC+7)

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:47 AM

Province
  
Sa Kaeo Province

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Weather
  
31°C, Wind E at 16 km/h, 47% Humidity

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Aranyaprathet (Thai: อรัญประเทศ) is a town (thesaban mueang) in Sa Kaeo Province in eastern Thailand . It covers the entire tambon of Aranyaprathet, in Aranyaprathet District. As of 2005, the town has 16,937 inhabitants. It is located just 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the border with Cambodia; the town of Poipet is on the other side of the border. On the Thai side of the border is the huge Rongkluea market. Cambodian people cross the border daily with pushcarts and scooters with side cars loaded with their products. A significant part of the trade is in second hand clothes. Just over the border on the Cambodian side there are casinos. These are visited by many Thai people because gambling is prohibited in Thailand. Special free buses run between Bangkok and these casinos. Cambodians themselves are not allowed to gamble in these border casinos.

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Map of Aranyaprathet, Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo, Thailand

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Climate

Aranyaprathet has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Winters are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at 36.7 °C (98.1 °F). The monsoon season is from late April to October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.

Transportation

Aranyaprathet lies on the Route 33, part of the route connecting Bangkok and Siem Reap, the city nearest Angkor Wat, and as a result sees a large volume of tourist traffic. The road leads east to the border with Cambodia, and west to Sa Kaeo and Nakhon Nayok. Another road, Route 348, leads north to Nang Rong.

Aranyaprathet also has a terminus for the Eastern Line of the State Railway of Thailand, although there is an unused rail link to the border with Cambodia.

References

Aranyaprathet Wikipedia