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Kapong
Phang Ngatown
Demographic figures from National Statistical Office of Thailand. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Kapong is a town located in Phang Nga, Thailand. Located at 8.688°, 98.408°, Kapong occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,831 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves597
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves597
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves481
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves373
- Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica Sparrman, 1789 · Aves344
- White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus (Thunberg, 1812) · Aves329
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves328
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817 · Aves321
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.8 — 2015-05-061 km S of Ban Phru Nai, Thailand
- M 4.2 — 2015-05-0519 km SE of Ban Phru Nai, Thailand
- M 3.9 — 2012-04-1619 km E of Ban Mai Khao, Thailand
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Phang Nga
- Mortelle5458 mi away · pop. 234
- Curcuraci5460.6 mi away · pop. 463
- Marotta5460.7 mi away · pop. 420
- Massa Santa Lucia5461.5 mi away · pop. 352
- Massa San Giorgio5462.2 mi away · pop. 351
- San Michele5462.9 mi away · pop. 894
- Castanea delle Furie5463 mi away · pop. 1,888
- Piano Torre5463 mi away · pop. 288
- Mili Marina5463.8 mi away · pop. 1,865
- San Filippo Inferiore5463.9 mi away · pop. 497
- San Saba5464.2 mi away · pop. 322
- Galati Marina5464.2 mi away · pop. 1,779
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org