Map Ta Phut

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Map Ta Phut
มาบตาพุด
Town
CountryThailand
ProvinceRayong Province
DistrictMueang Rayong District, Nikhom Phatthana District
Population
 (2005)
 • Total5,705
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)

Map Ta Phut (Thai: มาบตาพุด, pronounced [mâːp tāː pʰút]) is a town (thesaban mueang) in Rayong Province, Thailand. It is the site of Thailand's largest industrial park, the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate. Provincial offices are in Map Ta Phut.

Geography[]

The town covers parts of the sub-districts Noen Phra and Thap Ma, the whole sub-districts Huai Pong and Map Tha Phut of Mueang Rayong District, and parts of Map Kha sub-district in Nikhom Phatthana District.

History[]

In 1962, the sanitary district (sukhaphiban) Map Tha Phut was created as the first local government of the settlement.[1] In 1991 it was upgraded to a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon),[2] and in 2001 to a town.[3]

According to the World Resources Institute, Map Ta Phut is "...one of Thailand's most toxic hot spots with a history of air and water pollution, industrial accidents, illegal hazardous waste dumping, and pollution-related health impacts including cancer and birth deformities."[4]: 20 

References[]

  1. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง จัดตั้งสุขาภิบาลมาบตาพุด อำเภอเมืองระยอง จังหวัดระยอง (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 79 (100 ง): 2370–2371. 1962-11-13.
  2. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งเทศบาลตำบลมาบตาพุด อำเภอเมื���งระยอง และอำเภอบ้านค่าย จังหวัดระยอง พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๔ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 108 (211 ก ฉบับพิเศษ): 42–47. 1991-12-04.
  3. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งเทศบาลเมืองมาบตาพุด พ.ศ. ๒๕๔๔ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 118 (52 ก): 10–14. 2001-07-04.
  4. ^ Excell, Carole; Moses, Elizabeth (2017). Thirsting for Justice; Transparency and Poor People's Struggle for Clean Water in Indonesia, Mongolia, and Thailand (PDF). Washington DC: World Resources Institute. ISBN 978-1-56973-921-1. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

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Coordinates: 12°43′33″N 101°10′20″E / 12.72583°N 101.17222°E / 12.72583; 101.17222

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