Rayong
Tasty fish sauce. Beautiful and luxurious Ko Samet. Sunthon Phu, the great poet.") • Image Flag — Flag of Rayong.svg • Image Seal — Seal of Rayong.svg • Image Map — Thailand Rayong locator map.svg • Mapsize — frameless • Map Caption — Map of Thailand highlighting Rayong province • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Thailand • Seat Type — Capital • Seat — Rayong • Leader Title — Governor • Leader Name — Tripop Wongtrairat • Leader Title1 — PAO President • Area Total Km2 — 3,666 • Area Rank — 57th • Population Total — 782,171 • Population As Of — 2024 • Population Rank — 32nd • Population Density Km2 — 213 • Population Density Rank — 14th • Demographics Type2 — GDP • Demographics2 Title1 — Total • Demographics2 Info1 — baht 985 billion (US$34 billion) (2019) • Demographics Type1 — Human Achievement Index • Demographics1 Title1 — HAI (2022) • Demographics1 Info1 — 0.6599 "high" Ranked 13th • Timezone1 — ICT • Utc Offset1 — +7 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 21xxx • Area Code Type — Calling code • Area Code — 038 • Iso Code — TH-21 • Website — rayong.go.th
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Tasty fish sauce. Beautiful and luxurious Ko Samet. Sunthon Phu, the great poet.") • Image Flag — Flag of Rayong.svg • Image Seal — Seal of Rayong.svg • Image Map — Thailand Rayong locator map.svg • Mapsize — frameless • Map Caption — Map of Thailand highlighting Rayong province • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Thailand • Seat Type — Capital • Seat — Rayong • Leader Title — Governor • Leader Name — Tripop Wongtrairat • Leader Title1 — PAO President • Area Total Km2 — 3,666 • Area Rank — 57th • Population Total — 782,171 • Population As Of — 2024 • Population Rank — 32nd • Population Density Km2 — 213 • Population Density Rank — 14th • Demographics Type2 — GDP • Demographics2 Title1 — Total • Demographics2 Info1 — baht 985 billion (US$34 billion) (2019) • Demographics Type1 — Human Achievement Index • Demographics1 Title1 — HAI (2022) • Demographics1 Info1 — 0.6599 "high" Ranked 13th • Timezone1 — ICT • Utc Offset1 — +7 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 21xxx • Area Code Type — Calling code • Area Code — 038 • Iso Code — TH-21 • Website — rayong.go.th
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• Name — Rayong • Native Name — ระยอง • Settlement Type — Province • Mottoes — ผลไม้รสล้ำ อุตสาหกรรมก้าวหน้า น้ำปลารสเด็ด เกาะเสม็ดสวยหรู สุนทรภู่กวีเอก
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• Name — Rayong Provincial Administrative Organization • Native Name — องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดระยอง • Settlement Type — Provincial Administrative Organization • Government Type — Local administrative divisions • Governing Body — Rayong Provincial Administrative Organization • Leader Title — President • Leader Name — Piya Pitutecha • Website — rayongpao.go.th Rayong province (pron) is one of seventy-six provinces (changwat) within Thailand, and lies in eastern Thailand. The province is bordered by Chonburi to its west and north; Chanthaburi to its east; and the Gulf of Thailand to its south. As of 2016, per capita earnings were higher in Rayong province than in any other Thai province.
History
History
Rayong was first described in 1570 in the reign of Maha Thammaracha, when the Khmer ruler invaded Siam in Rayong city but was unable to seize it. Following the fall of Ayutthaya to the Burmese during the Burmese–Siamese War, the future king of the Thonburi kingdom, Taksin, arrived in Rayong. In Rayong, Taksin built a new navy before going on to Chanthaburi to assemble forces to fight the Burmese. Taksin then passed back through Rayong during the reunification of Siam as the Thonburi kingdom. The oldest temple in Rayong, Wat Pa Pradu, is dedicated to Taksin where locals worship his spirit. In 1906, Rayong was merged to Monthon Chanthaburi. In 1908, Klaeng district was merged to Rayong. In the reign of King Rama VI, 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.
Geography
Geography
• Illustration — The sunset at Khao Laem Ya–Mu Ko Samet National Park Although the north is hilly, the province consists mostly of low coastal plains. The total forest area is 292 km2 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
National parks
There are two national parks, along with five other national parks, make up region 2 (Si Racha) of Thailand's protected areas.(Visitors in fiscal year 2024) • Khao Laem Ya–Mu Ko Samet National Park — 131 km2 — (1,271,312) • Khao Chamao–Khao Wong National Park — 84 km2 — (156,009)
Symbols
Symbols
The seal of the province shows the island Ko Samet. The provincial tree is the Alexandrian laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum). Neolissochilus soroides is a provincial fish.
Economy
Economy
Rayong is one of the three Thai provinces, together with Chonburi and Chachoengsao, at the center of the nation's Eastern Economic Corridor. The three provinces are to become Thailand's hub for manufacturing, research, and services tightly coupled with its ASEAN neighbors and the world logistically. The project is the centerpiece of the government's "Thailand 4.0" economic initiative.
Administrative divisions
Administrative divisions
• Illustration — Map of Rayong with 8 districts
Provincial government
Provincial government
The province is divided into eight districts (amphoes). These are further divided into 58 subdistricts (tambons) and 388 villages (mubans). • | #Mueang Rayong #Ban Chang #Klaeng #Wang Chan — | Ban Khai Pluak Daeng Khao Chamao Nikhom Phatthana
Local government
Local government
As of 21 November 2019 there are: one Rayong Provincial Administrative Organization - PAO (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 30 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. The capital Rayong has city (thesaban nakhon) status. Ban Chang and Map Ta Phut have town (thesaban mueang) status and 27 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 37 Subdistrict Administrative Organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).
Health
Health
Rayong's main hospital is Rayong Hospital, operated by the Ministry of Public Health.
Human achievement index 2022
Human achievement index 2022
• Health — Education — Employment — Income • — — — • 8 — 11 — 4 — 8 • Housing — Family — Transport — Participation • — — — • 73 — 5 — 77 — 61 • Province Rayong, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6599 is "high", occupies place 13 in the ranking. Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using the Human achievement index (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. • |Rank — Classification • | 1 - 13 — "high" • |14 - 29 — "somewhat high" • |30 - 45 — "average" • |46 - 61 — "somewhat low" • |62 - 77 — "low" role= "presentation" • Map with provinces and HAI 2022 rankings *
Notable People from Rayong province
Notable People from Rayong province
• Petchara Chaowarat (born 1943), Actress • Dhawee Umponmaha (born 1959), Muay Thai kickboxer and 1984 Olympics silver medalist (Light welterweight) • Amphol Lumpoon (born 1963), Rocker and actor • Singdam Or.Ukrit (born 1974), Muay Thai kickboxer • Kittisak Rawangpa (born 1975), Footballer • Jirayu La-ongmanee (born 1995), Actor • Stamp Fairtex (born 1997), Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist (ONE Championship)
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — The cape of Khao Laem Ya in the morning, Khao Laem Ya – Mu Ko Samet National Park • Illustration — Khao Laem Ya – Mu Ko Samet National Park • Illustration — Khao Laem Ya – Mu Ko Samet National Park • Illustration — Khao Laem Ya – Mu Ko Samet National Park • Illustration — Khao Laem Ya – Mu Ko Samet National Park • Illustration — Khao Laem Ya – Mu Ko Samet National Park • Illustration — Khao Chamao (Khlong Nam Sai) Waterfall, Khao Chamao–Khao Wong National Park
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