Rayong province ( th, ระยอง, ) is one of seventy-six

provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...

(''changwat'') lies in

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. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise)

Chonburi Chonburi ( th, ชลบุรี, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and Mueang Chonburi District in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Its name means 'city of water'. Chonb ...

, and Chanthaburi. To the south is the

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. , per capita earnings were higher in Rayong province than in any other Thai province.

History

Rayong began to appear in 1570 in the reign of Maha Thammaracha, The Khmer Ruler has invaded

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in the eastern coastal city but unable to seize the city. During Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767) in 1766, King Taksin and about 500 troops have broken through the Burmese army and went to stop at Rayong, before went to Chanthaburi to restore independence from Burmese. In 1906, Rayong was merged to Monthon Chanthaburi. In 1908, Klaeng district was merged to Rayong. In the reign of

King Rama VI Vajiravudh ( th, วชิราวุธ, , 1 January 188126 November 1925) was the sixth monarch of Siam under the Chakri dynasty as Rama VI. He ruled from 23 October 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his effort ...

, changed the name of "Rayong City" to "Rayong province" in 1916 but it still part of Monthon Chanthaburi. Later in 1931, Monthon Chanthaburi was dissolved and Rayong was merged to Monthon Prachinburi. In 1933, when the governance system is abolished, Rayong then becomes Rayong province until the present.

Geography

Although the north is hilly, the province consists mostly of low coastal plains. The total forest area is or 8 percent of provincial area. Off the shoreline of Mueang Rayong District is Khao Laem Ya–Mu Ko Samet National Park, consisting of several islands.

National parks

There are two national parks, along with five other national parks, make up region 2 (Si Racha) of Thailand's protected areas. *

Khao Laem Ya–Mu Ko Samet National Park Khao Laem Ya–Mu Ko Samet ( th, เขาแหลมหญ้า-หมู่เกาะเสม็ด) is a Thai marine national park in the Gulf of Thailand off the coastline of Rayong, approximately 180 km southeast of Bangkok. In ...

, *

Khao Chamao–Khao Wong National Park Khao Chamao - Khao Wong National Park, is a National Park in Khao Chamao District, Rayong Province in Thailand. The park covers an area of 52,300 rai ~ of forested mountains. North of the national park is the larger Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanc ...

Symbols

The seal of the province shows the island

Ko Samet Ko Samet (Cajeput Island; th, เกาะเสม็ด, ) is one of the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand, eastern seaboard islands of Thailand. It is in the Gulf of Thailand off the coastline of the Thailand, Thai province of Rayong Province, Ray ...

. The provincial tree is the Alexandrian laurel (''

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'').

Economy

Rayong is one of the three Thai provinces, together with Chonburi and

Chachoengsao Chachoengsao ( th, ฉะเชิงเทรา, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand, capital of Chachoengsao Province. It is on the banks of the Bang Pakong River. It includes ''tambon'' Na Mueang and parts of Ban Mai, Bang T ...

, at the center of the nation's

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. The three provinces are to become Thailand's hub for manufacturing, research, and services tightly coupled with its

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neighbors and the world logistically. The project is the centerpiece of the government's "Thailand 4.0" economic initiative.

Administrative divisions

Provincial government

The province is divided into eight districts (''

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s''). These are further divided into 58 subdistricts (''

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s'') and 388 villages (''

muban Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...

s'').

Local government

As of 21 November 2019 there are: one Rayong Provincial Administrative Organization - PAO (') and 30 municipal (''thesaban'') areas in the province. The capital Rayong has city (''

thesaban nakhon Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...

'') status. Ban Chang and Map Ta Phut have town (''

thesaban mueang Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...

'') status and 27 subdistrict municipalities (''

thesaban tambon Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...

''). The non-municipal areas are administered by 37 Subdistrict Administrative Organizations - SAO (''ongkan borihan suan tambon'').

Health

Rayong's main hospital is

Rayong Hospital Rayong Hospital () is the main hospital of Rayong Province, Thailand and is classified by the Ministry of Public Health as a regional hospital. It has a CPIRD (Collaborative Project to Increase Production of Rural Doctors) Medical Education Cente ...

, operated by the Ministry of Public Health.

Human achievement index 2017

Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using the

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(HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.

Notable People from Rayong province

* Stamp Fairtex, Thai

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and

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(

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Gallery

File:In the morning seascape.jpg, The cape of Khao Laem Ya in the morning,

Khao Laem Ya – Mu Ko Samet National Park Khao may refer to: * Khao, Iran ( fa, خاو), a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Khao ( th, เขา, pronounced ), the term for 'mountain' in Central and Southern Thailand; see List of mountains in Thailand * Khao ( th, ข้าว, pronoun ...

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References

External links

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Provincial Website
(Thai)
Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office
{{Authority control Provinces of Thailand Gulf of Thailand