Klaeng District

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Klaeng
แกลง
District
Sand beach at Chak Phong, Klaeng
Sand beach at Chak Phong, Klaeng
District location in Rayong Province
District location in Rayong Province
Coordinates: 12°46′42″N 101°39′12″E / 12.77833°N 101.65333°E / 12.77833; 101.65333Coordinates: 12°46′42″N 101°39′12″E / 12.77833°N 101.65333°E / 12.77833; 101.65333
CountryThailand
ProvinceRayong
Area
 • Total788.463 km2 (304.427 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total77,286[1]
 • Density159.4/km2 (413/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code21110
Geocode2103

Klaeng District (Thai: แกลง, pronounced [klɛ̄ːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) on the coast of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand.

History[]

Klaeng's history dates back to the Ayutthaya Kingdom. Due to its location mid-way between Mueang Rayong District and Chanthaburi Province and due to its abundance of natural resources such as fertile rice fields and many watercourses, it has been a magnet for immigration.[2]

Its name "Klaeng" is believed to be a variant of the Chong word Ka-laeng (กะแล่ง), which means "walking catfish".[3]

Since the Ayutthaya period, Klaeng has been a place to gather people for war service.[2]

In the reign of King Rama V, Mueang Klaeng was a fourth class city under . The former city offices were in Ban Laem Mueang, Tambon Paknam Prasae. In 1897 the office was moved to Ban Pho Thong, on the north side of Wat Pho Thong. In 1908 Mueang Klaeng was downgraded to a district of Rayong Province.[4]

Geography[]

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Mueang Rayong, Wang Chan, and Khao Chamao of Rayong Province; Kaeng Hang Maeo and Na Yai Am of Chanthaburi Province. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand.

Klaeng's main watercourse is the Prasae River.[5]

Administration[]

The district is divided into 15 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 146 villages (mubans). Klaeng is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers parts of tambons Thang Kwian and Wang Wa. There are a further four sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons): Kong Din covers parts of tambon Kong Din, Thung Khwai Kin parts of tambons Thung Khwai Kin and Khlong Pun, Pak Nam Prasae, parts of tambons Pak Nam Krasae and Sunthorn Phu, and the entiretambons of Kram and Chak Phong. There are also 15 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[6]
01. ทางเกวียน 10 23,040
02. วังหว้า 14 10,661
03. ชากโดน 08 04,786
04. เนินฆ้อ 09 04,525
05. Kram กร่ำ 06 05,574
06. ชากพง 07 08,949
07. กระแสบน 14 07,406
08. บ้านนา 13 08,250
09. ทุ่งควายกิน 13 14,808
10. กองดิน 11 10,175
11. คลองปูน 09 05,871
12. พังราด 08 06,095
13. Pak Nam Krasae ปากน้ำกระแส 08 06,884
17. ห้วยยาง 09 03,646
18. สองสลึง 08 05,619

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Khao Chamao District.

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistical Report on Population and Housing in each district, district and sub-district As of December 2008". Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA). Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b Wongthes, Sujit (29 August 2017). "พระเจ้าตาก ไม่อ้อมไปทางชลบุรี และสังฆราชชื่น เมืองแกลง (จ.ระยอง)" [King Taksin does not detour to Chonburi and Sangharaja Chuen, Klaeng Town (Rayong Province)]. Matichon (in Thai). No. 15145. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ Wongthes, Sujit (2019-07-30). "สุจิตต์ วงษ์เทศ : เมืองแกลง ระยอง ชาวชอง ก็บรรพชนไทย" [Sujit Wongthes : Mueang Klaeng Rayong, Chong people are Thai ancestors]. Matichon (in Thai). Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  4. ^ แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 25 (13): 407. 1908-06-28.
  5. ^ Mekloy, Pongpet (23 May 2019). "Return to Prasae River". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30.

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