Rayong Province


Rayong Province is one of seventy-six provinces lies in eastern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chonburi, and Chanthaburi. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand.
, per capita earnings were higher in Rayong Province than in any other Thai province.

History

King Taksin came to Rayong after the fall of Ayutthaya. During a short stay in Rayong he built a navy, and then went on to Chanthaburi to assemble forces to fight the Burmese. There is a shrine in Rayong where local people pay their respects to Taksin.

Geography

Although the north is hilly, the province consists mostly of low coastal plains. Off the shoreline of Mueang Rayong District is Khao Laem Ya–Mu Ko Samet National Park, consisting of several islands.

Symbols

The seal of the province shows the island Ko Samet. The provincial tree is Alexandrian laurel.

Economy

Rayong is one of the three Thai provinces, together with Chonburi and Chachoengsao, at the center of the nation's Eastern Economic Corridor. The three provinces are to become Thailand's hub for manufacturing, research, and services tightly coupled with its ASEAN neighbors and the world logistically. The project is the centerpiece of the government's "Thailand 4.0" economic initiative.

Administrative divisions

Provincial government

The province is divided into eight districts. These are further divided into 58 subdistricts and 388 villages.

Local government

As of 21 November 2019 there are : one Rayong Provincial Administrative Organization - PAO and 30 municipal areas in the province. The capital Rayong has city status. Ban Chang and Map Ta Phut have town status and 27 subdistrict municipalities. The non-municipal areas are administered by 37 Subdistrict Administrative Organizations - SAO.

Human achievement index 2017

Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using the Human achievement index, a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board has taken over this task since 2017.

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