List of records of Thailand

List of records of Thailand is an annotated list of Thai records organised by category.

Buildings

Suvarnabhumi Airport and its Control Tower

• The tallest structure: Magnolias Waterfront Residences Iconsiam, Khlong San, Bangkok, 318 m.
• The tallest stupa: Phra Pathommachedi, Nakhon Pathom, 120 m.
• The tallest statue: Great Buddha of Thailand, Ang Thong, 92m.
• The tallest hotel: Baiyoke Sky Hotel, Bangkok, 309 m.
• The tallest free-standing air traffic control tower: Suvarnabhumi Airport Control Tower, Samut Prakan, 132.2 m.

Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal

• The largest train station: Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 274,192 m², 26 platforms, 600 meters long.
• The largest single-building airport terminal: Suvarnabhumi Airport, Samut Prakan, 563,000 m²

Finance

• The richest person in Thailand: Chearavanont Family, 966,400 Million Baht. ^[1]
• The largest corporation in Thailand: PTT Public Company Limited, Total assets: 2,823,897 million Baht (Q2 2021) ^{[2] [3] [4]}
• The oldest bank in Thailand: Siam Commercial Bank, Bangkok, 1907 ^[5]

Geography

Doi Inthanon, the tallest mountain in Thailand

• The tallest mountain: Doi Inthanon, Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, 2,565 m.

Songkla Lake, the largest lake in Thailand

• The largest lake: Songkhla Lake, Songkhla and Phattalung, 1,040 km²
• The largest island: Phuket Island, Phuket, 543 km²
• The longest river: Mekong River, Isan, 4,350 km.

Chi river, the longest river flowing wholly within Thailand

• The longest river flowing wholly within Thailand: Chi River, Central Isan, 765 km.
• The longest river in Southern Thailand: Tapi River, Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat, 230 km.

Political entities

• The largest province: Nakhon Ratchasima, 20,736 km^{2 [6]}
• The smallest province: Samut Songkhram, 417 km^{2 [6]}
• The largest district by area: Umphang District, Tak, 4,325 km^{2 [6]}
• Province-level entity with the most districts  : Nakhon Ratchasima, 32 Districts. ^[6]
• Province-level entity with the most subdistricts: Nakhon Ratchasima, 287 Subdistricts. ^[6]
• Province-level entity with the longest shoreline: Prachuap Khiri Kan: 251 km. ^[6]
• Latest province-level entity: Bueng Kan, established in 2011.
• Latest district-level entity: Galyani Vadhana District, Chiang mai, established in 2009.

Politics and government

• The longest reigning monarch: King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 70 years.
• The longest-serving prime minister: Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsongkhram, 14 years, 11 months, and 18 days.
• The shortest-serving prime minister: Tawee Boonyaket, 18 days.
• The youngest prime minister to ever occupy office: Seni Pramoj, 40 years old.
• The oldest political party: Democrat Party: founded in 1946.

Transportation

• The longest railway line: Southern Line, 1,144.29 km. ^[7]
• The longest highway: Highway 4 (Phet Kasem Road), Central and Southern Thailand, 1,274 km. ^[7]
• The longest concrete bridge: Tinsulanond Bridge, Songkla, 2.6 km. ^[7]

Others

• Highest temperature recorded: 45.4 °C, Tak, 15 April 2023 ^[8]
• Lowest temperature recorded: -1.4 °C, Sakon Nakhon, 2 Jan 1974 ^{[9] [10]}
• The deadliest tsunami: 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, 4,812 confirmed deaths, 8,457 injuries, and 4,499 missing. ^[11]

See also

• List of firsts in Thailand

References

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2. "The Stock Exchange of Thailand - Companies/Securities in Focus". www.set.or.th. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
3. "PTT moves up on Fortune 500". Bangkok Post. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
4. "The World 2000". Forbes. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
5. "About Us". www.scb.co.th. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
6. จ.อำนาจเจริญ, องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลห้วยไร่ (3 November 2021). "49 เรื่องน่ารู้ ความเป็นที่สุดในประเทศไทย".
7. "ที่สุดในประเทศไทย". www.baanjomyut.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
8. "Historic Asia heat breaks hundreds of records, with extremes in Thailand and China". The Washington Post . 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
9. James (2020-12-12). "Does It Snow in Thailand?". Ramblingj. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
10. Thai Meteorological Department, The Climate of Thailand(1981-2010), page 4
11. "News Aftershock 34" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-01-12. Retrieved 2005-01-12.