Udonthani
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Udon Thani อุดรธานี Udon |
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| อุดรธานี | |
Udon Thani
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 Udon Thani
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| Coordinates: 17°25′0″N 102°45′00″E / 17.41667°N 102.75000°ECoordinates: 17°25′0″N 102°45′00″E / 17.41667°N 102.75000°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Municipality |
| Area | |
| • City Municipality | 47 km2 (18 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,095 km2 (423 sq mi) |
| Population (Aug 2012) | |
| • City Municipality | 153,329 |
| • Density | 3,262/km2 (8,450/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 430,000 |
| • Metro density | 393/km2 (1,020/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Postcode | 41000 |
Udon Thani (Thai: อุดรธานี, pronounced [ʔudɔːn tʰaːniː]) is one of the four major cities (Khorat, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, and Khon Kaen) of the Isan region, Thailand, (known as the "big four of Isan"). It is the capital of Udon Thani Province.
Udon's geographical location 17°25′N 102°45′E / 17.417°N 102.750°E is approximately 560 km from Bangkok. Udon is a major official and commercial center in northern Isan, Thailand, and the gateway to Laos, northern Vietnam, and southern China.
The city's economy was boosted by the proximity to Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base during the Vietnam War and retains reminders of that time in the form of bars, coffee shops, and hotels. "Udon sort of became like Pattaya when the GIs arrived," said a local architect...Restaurants serving Western cuisine, hotels and nightclubs sprouted up everywhere to meet their needs. It was an extremely busy city back then."
Udon also became the site of a Voice of America relay station alleged to have been a CIA black site.
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