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Lao Khwan

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Air quality index

39Good
Coordinates14.59°, 99.78°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, Lao Khwan is a town. The settlement sits at 14.592°, 99.776°, a tropical location in the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,848 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. 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

Latitude
14.5921
Longitude
99.7761
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
39
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
74
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.7

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
761
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Zebra Dove
    Geopelia striata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    36
  • Red-wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    25
  • Ayeyarwady Bulbul
    Pycnonotus blanfordi Jerdon, 1862 · Aves
    22
  • Red Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia tranquebarica (Hermann, 1804) · Aves
    22
  • Great Myna
    Acridotheres grandis Moore, 1858 · Aves
    21
  • Plain Prinia
    Prinia inornata Sykes, 1832 · Aves
    21
  • Greater Coucal
    Centropus sinensis (Stephens, 1815) · Aves
    21
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    20

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2018-12-30

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Kanchanaburi

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.06
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,848

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

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Lao Khwan, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org