Mueang Rayong District

Mueang Rayong
เมืองระยอง
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Rayong Province
Coordinates: 12°40′6″N 101°16′30″E / 12.66833°N 101.27500°E / 12.66833; 101.27500Coordinates: 12°40′6″N 101°16′30″E / 12.66833°N 101.27500°E / 12.66833; 101.27500
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 ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code 21000
Geocode 2101

Mueang Rayong (Thai: เมืองระยอง, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ rā.jɔ̄ːŋ]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand. The provincial administration is located 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. It contributes to Rayong Province's outstanding economic output, but has also become known for a row of scandals involving hazardous waste, industrial accidents, and pollution.

History

Originally named Mueang, the district was renamed after its central subdistrict Tha Pradu (ท่าประดู่) in 1917. [1] In 1938 it was renamed "Mueang Rayong".[2]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 15 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 86 villages (muban). Rayong is a city (thesaban nakhon) which covers the tambon Tha Pradu and Pak Nam and parts of tambon 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 further two subdistrict 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 subdistricts 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.[3]
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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