Rayong ( th, ระยอง, ) is a city (''
thesaban nakhon
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
'') on the east coast of the
Gulf of Thailand and the capital of
Rayong province
Rayong province ( th, ระยอง, ) is one of seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in eastern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Chonburi, and Chanthaburi. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand.
, per capita ea ...
. It covers
tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district ('' amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 '' khwaen ...
s Tha Pradu and Pak Nam and parts of ''tambons'' Choeng Noen and Noen Phra, all within
Mueang Rayong district. As of 2016 the population was 64,256 (est.). The main industry is fishing, and it is also the main producer of Thailand's
fish sauce. It is also the center of the chemical and auto industries. In 2012
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...
opened an assembly plant in Rayong to expand Ford's presence in the
ASEAN
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area, employing some 2,200 people.
Rayong was named an Asia-Pacific City of the Future by the ''Financial Times'' in 2017.
Etymology
''Rayong'' comes from the
Chong word for ''
Pterocarpus macrocarpus, (''commonly known as Burma Padauk, and in Thai “Pradu”) a tree that is common in the region.
History
During the late
Ayutthaya period
The Ayutthaya Kingdom (; th, อยุธยา, , IAST: or , ) was a Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand. The Ayutthaya Kingdom is consid ...
, when the former capital of Thailand was being destroyed by the invading
Burmese, general Phaya Tak marched his troops to Rayong in order to build up his navy before proceeding on to
Chanthaburi. He was later anointed "king" in Rayong. Phaya Tak later became King Taksin of the Kingdom of Thonburi, after which he returned to Ayutthaya, defeated the Burmese and set up a new capital in Thonburi.
Yomjinda Road bisects one of Rayong's oldest settlements. The road follows the Rayong River which, in the reign of King Rama VI, was the chief means of transport. The community rehabilitated the old town and today it has become a tourist destination.
People
* Sutthi Atchasai: (environmentalist fighting pollution at
Map Ta Phut; died in 2014)
Gallery
File:Atmosphere within the Festival.jpg, Rayong Storytelling Festival, Yomjinda Road, 31 March 2018
File:Yonjinda Road Festival.jpg, Yomjinda Road, 31 March 2018
File:Rayong Museum.jpg, Rayong Museum, Yomjinda Road
Climate
References
External links
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The old market on Yomjinda RoadRayongถนนยมจินดา ยมจินดา ธรรมดาซะที่ไหน (Yomjinda Road is not normal)ย่านเมืองเก่าระยอง ถนนยมจินดา Rayong's old town
Populated places in Rayong province
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