Mueang Rayong District

Mueang Rayong

เมืองระยอง
Mueang Rayong เมืองระยอง
District
	District location in Rayong Province
	Coordinates: 12°40′6″N 101°16′30″E / 12.66833°N 101.27500°ECoordinates: 12°40′6″N 101°16′30″E / 12.66833°N 101.27500°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Rayong
Seat	Tha Pradu
Area
• Total	514.5 km2 (198.6 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	229,657
• Density	410.3/km2 (1,063/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	21000
Geocode	2101

Mueang Rayong (Thai: เมืองระยอง, pronounced [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.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.^[4]
01.	Tha Pradu	ท่าประดู่	-	20,661
02.	Choeng Noen	เชิงเนิน	07	41,429
03.	Taphong	ตะพง	16	17,964
04.	Pak Nam	ปากน้ำ	-	08,843
05.	Phe	เพ	07	18,129
06.	Klaeng	แกลง	07	11,094
07.	Ban Laeng	บ้านแลง	07	06,676
08.	Na Ta Khwan	นาตาขวัญ	06	06,293
09.	Noen Phra	เนินพระ	07	29,659
10.	Kachet	กะเฉด	10	07,056
11.	Thap Ma	ทับมา	08	18,187
12.	Nam Khok	น้ำคอก	04	04,450
13.	Huai Pong	ห้วยโป่ง	01	14,280
14.	Map Ta Phut	มาบตาพุด	01	19,746
15.	Samnak Thong	สำนักทอง	05	05,190

References[]

^ "Map Ta Phut Port". Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 34 (ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29.
^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 55 (ก): 658–666. 1938-11-14.
^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30.

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[1] "Map Ta Phut Port". Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[2] ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 34 (ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29.

[3] พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 55 (ก): 658–666. 1938-11-14.

[4] "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30.

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