Administrative divisions include the local administration, as
75
provincial administration. The
Local administration part is divided into Provincial administration organization, municipality and sub
district administration organization. There are
2
special local territories; namely Bangkok and Pattaya.
Bangkok, where is the largest city, and the capital city, is the centre of administrative management of
the country.
Climate
The local climate is tropical, characterized roughly into three seasons. The period of hot season
is during mid-February to mid-May. The highest temperature is in April. From mid-May to mid-
October, the rainy season, it is rainy and cloudy from the tropical monsoon zone of Southeast Asia,
then it turns moderate to cool until February, exception is the southern region, where it is hot and
humid throughout the year, therefore there are only
2
seasons; hot season and rainy season.
Transport
There are varieties of transport in Thailand, major transportation is road transport, which
consists of fixed-route buses, coaches, private automobiles, taxi, tuk-tuk and motorcycle taxi. Main
highways in Thailand are such as Phaholyothin road, Mittraphap road, Sukhumvit road and Phetkasem
road. A Bangkok - Chon Buri motorway is linking to the new airport and Eastern Seaboard.
Rail transport, the State Railway of Thailand operates
4,346
km. Rail transport comprises
Metro systems, which are in only Bangkok; sky-train or BTS, subway or MRT and Suvarnabhumi
Airport Link. Rail links to neighboring countries, namely, Malaysia and Laos are also operated.
Air transport: as being a hub in Southeast Asia, Thailand has set up the new and modern
country's main airports, named Suvarnabhumi International Airport, since
2006
. There are also some
other international airports operating in the big cities of the country, namely, Chiang Mai International
Airport, Chiang Rai International Airport, Hat Yai International Airport, Phuket International Airport,
U-Tapao International Airport.
