Mueang Rayong (, ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Rayong province,

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. 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

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. 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 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. In 1938 it was renamed "Mueang Rayong".

Administration

The district is divided into 15 sub-districts (''

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s''), which are further subdivided into 86 villages (''

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s'').

Rayong Rayong (, ) is a city (''thesaban nakhon'') on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand and the capital of Rayong province. It covers tambons Tha Pradu and Pak Nam and parts of ''tambons'' Choeng Noen and Noen Phra, all within Mueang Rayong dist ...

is a city (''

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'') 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 (''

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''). 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).

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