Rayong

ระยอง; Rayong
Coordinates	12 ° 40 ′ N , 101 ° 17 ′ E Coordinates: 12 ° 40 ′ N , 101 ° 17 ′ E
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Basic data
Country	Thailand
province	Rayong
ISO 3166-2	TH-21
Residents	54,641 (2005)

Rayong ( Thai ระยอง , [ ráʔ.jɔːŋ ]; full name: "Thesaban Nakhon Rayong" - เทศบาล นคร ระยอง ) is a "large city" ( Thesaban Nakhon ) in Rayong Province .

The Rayong Province is located in the east of Thailand , on the Gulf of Thailand . However, administratively it is counted to the central region .

geography

Rayong is located on the Gulf of Thailand in the middle of a fertile region and coastal waters rich in fish. Rayong is crossed by the Mae Nam Rayong. The distance to the capital Bangkok is about 200 km.

The Khao Laem Ya - Mu Ko Samet National Park is located in the Mueang Rayong district.

Economy and importance

The main products of agriculture are the yields of the orchards : durian , rambutan and mangosteen , also sugar cane , cassava and pineapple .

A large part of the Thai fish sauce ( น้ำปลา - Nam Pla ), which is indispensable in Thai cuisine, is made in Rayong .

Since the beginning of the 1990s, Rayong and its vicinity developed through an initiative (Eastern Seeboard) of the Thai government into an economic zone with the new deep sea port Map Ta Put and the settlement of numerous western and Asian large companies such as BASF , BMW , Toyota , General Motors and Ford . Ford opened a large plant in May 2012 at a cost of $ 450 million. An unpleasant side effect is the heavy environmental pollution in some areas from industrial and sometimes toxic exhaust gases.

traffic

The nearest airport is U-Tapao – Rayong – Pattaya International Airport .

history

Rayong is first mentioned when, after the fall of Ayutthaya , King Taksin made a stop in Rayong with about 5000 followers and rebuilt the Thai fleet from here before moving on to Chanthaburi . It was in Rayong when his soldiers offered him the title of king because of his courage and organizational power.

Attractions

Wat Lum Mahachai Chumphon (Thai: วัด ลุ่ม มหาชัย ชุมพล ) - Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) with a shrine of King Taksin ( ศาล สมเด็จ พระเจ้าตากสิน - Saan Somdet Phra Chao Taksin ).

Wat Pa Pradu (Thai: วัด ป่า ประดู่ ) - with a large reclining Buddha

Phra Chedi Klang Nam ( Chedi in the water ) ( พระ เจดีย์ กลาง น้ำ ) - about 2 km south of the city center on a small island in the Rayong River is the 10 m high pagoda, where a temple festival with boat races and folk theater is held in November.

Sao Lak Mueang ( ศาลหลักเมือง ) - the city pillar ( Lak Mueang ) now stands in a Chinese-style brick building and was previously housed in a wooden shrine.

Phra Buddha Angkirot ( พระพุทธ อังคีรส ซึ่ง ) - the city's most important Buddha statue is in a pavilion in the Suan Sri Mueang Park ( สวน ศรี เมือง ) behind the town hall.

Mangrove park with observation tower on the Rayong River near the coast (southwest of the city center).

Sobha Botanical Garden - on Rayong-Ban Phe road and has a large variety of trees and plants, as well as three houses in classic Thai style that are over a hundred years old.

Fishing port - lively trade and change characterize this part of Rayong.

Hat Sai Thong (Golden Beach) - located about five kilometers west of Rayong and is considered to be quiet and clean; in front of it is the island of Ko Saket .