Rayong province

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right"\n! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#DEFFAD"|Statistics\n|-\n||Capital:||Rayong\n|-\n||Area:||valign=top|3,552.0 km²
Ranked 57th\n|-\n||Inhabitants:||valign=top|522,133 (2000)
Ranked 45th\n|-\n||Pop. density:||valign=top|147 inh./km²
Ranked 25th\n|-\n||ISO 3166-2:||TH-21\n|-\n!colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#DEFFAD"|Map\n|-\n|colspan="2" align=center|\n|}\nRayong province (Thai spelling ระยอง) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Chonburi and Chanthaburi. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand.

Table of contents

1 History 2 Geography 3 Symbols

History

\nStill remembered by the local people is the fact that 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 Chantaburi to collect his arms to fight back the Burmese. In the city of Rayong is shrine that local people pay respects to Taksin.

Geography

\nThe north of the province is covered by hilly landscape, but most part is low coastal plains. Several islands in the Gulf of Thailand belong to the province, including the two very touristic Ko Samet and Ko Mun.

Symbols

\n{|\n|- valign=top\n||\n||The seal of the province shows the island Ko Samet. The provincial tree is krathing (Calophyllum inophyllum). \n|}\n

Administrative divisions

\nThe province is subdivided in 6 districts (Amphoe) and two minor districts (King Amphoe). These are further subdivided into 58 communes (tambon) and 388 villages (mubaan).\n{|\n!|Amphoe\n!|\n!|King Amphoe\n|--- valign=top\n||\n#Mueang Rayong\n#Ban Chang\n#Klaeng\n||\n

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4. Wang Chan\n
5. Ban Khai\n
6. Pluak Daeng\n

\n||\n#Khao Chamao\n#Nikhom Patthana\n|}\n

External links

\n*Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand\n*Golden Jubilee Network province guide \n