Mueang Rayong district explained

Official Name:Mueang Rayong
Native Name:เมืองระยอง
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Rayong
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Tha Pradu
Population Total:229657
Population As Of:2008
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:21000
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:2101
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:12.6683°N 101.275°W

Mueang Rayong (Thai: เมืองระยอง, in Thai pronounced as /mɯ̄a̯ŋ rā.jɔ̄ːŋ/) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Rayong province, Thailand. The provincial administration is in Tambon Map Ta Phut.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Ban Chang, Nikhom Phatthana, Ban Khai, Wang Chan, and Klaeng. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand.

The popular holiday island of Ko Samet, which is part of the Khao Laem Ya – Mu Ko Samet National Park, is in Mueang Rayong District.

Economy

The town of Map Ta Phut is in the western part of Mueang Rayong District. It is the site of the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Thailand's largest petrochemical and heavy industry park.[1] It contributes to Rayong Province's economic output, but has also become known for scandals involving hazardous waste, industrial accidents, and pollution.

History

Originally named Mueang, the district was renamed after its central sub-district Tha Pradu (ท่าประดู่) in 1917. [2] In 1938 it was renamed "Mueang Rayong".[3]

Administration

The district is divided into 15 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 86 villages (mubans). Rayong is a city (thesaban nakhon) which covers tambons Tha Pradu and Pak Nam and parts of tambons Choeng Noen and Noen Phra. The town (thesaban mueang) Map Ta Phut covers the whole tambon Map Ta Phut and Huai Pong, parts of Noen Phra and Thap Ma and also parts of tambon Mapkha of neighboring Nikhom Phatthana district. There are a further two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon). Klaeng Kachet covers parts of the tambon Klaeng and Kachet, and Ban Phe parts of tambon Phe. The remaining areas of the sub-districts Noen Phra and Thap Ma as well as the whole Nam Khok are also each a sub-district municipality. The other eight sub-districts each have a tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[4]
1.Tha Praduท่าประดู่-20,661
2.Choeng Noenเชิงเนิน741,429
3.Taphongตะพง1617,964
4.Pak Namปากน้ำ-8,843
5.Pheเพ718,129
6.Klaengแกลง711,094
7.Ban Laengบ้านแลง76,676
8.Na Ta Khwanนาตาขวัญ66,293
9.Noen Phraเนินพระ729,659
10.Kachetกะเฉด107,056
11.Thap Maทับมา818,187
12.Nam Khokน้ำคอก44,450
13.Huai Pongห้วยโป่ง114,280
14.Map Ta Phutมาบตาพุด119,746
15.Samnak Thongสำนักทอง55,190

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map Ta Phut Port . Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office . 2 July 2019.
  2. Royal Gazette. 34. ก. 40–68. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20111107143904/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. dead. November 7, 2011. 1917-04-29. Thai.
  3. Royal Gazette. 55. ก. 658–666. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/A/658.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20111108064242/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/A/658.PDF. dead. November 8, 2011. 1938-11-14. Thai.
  4. Web site: Population statistics 2008. Department of Provincial Administration. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090530102111/http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5121_01.html. 2009-05-30.