Rayong province

Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox settlement Template:Infobox settlement Rayong province (Template:Langx, Template:IPA) is one of seventy-six provinces (changwat) within Thailand, and lies in eastern Thailand. The province is bordered by Chonburi to its west and north; Chanthaburi to its east; and the Gulf of Thailand to its south.<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Dead link</ref>

Template:As of, per capita earnings were higher in Rayong province than in any other Thai province.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Rayong began to appear in 1570 in the reign of Maha Thammaracha, The Khmer Ruler has invaded Siam in the eastern coastal city but unable to seize the city.

Following the fall of Ayutthaya to the Burmese during the Burmese–Siamese War, the future king of the Thonburi kingdom, Taksin, arrived in Rayong. In Rayong, Taksin built a new navy before going on to Chanthaburi to assemble forces to fight the Burmese. Taksin then passed back through Rayong during the reunification of Siam as the Thonburi kingdom. The oldest temple in Rayong, Wat Pa Pradu, is dedicated to Taksin where locals worship his spirit.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1906, Rayong was merged to Monthon Chanthaburi. In 1908, Klaeng district was merged to Rayong.

In the reign of King Rama VI, changed the name of "Rayong City" to "Rayong province" in 1916 but it still part of Monthon Chanthaburi. Later in 1931, Monthon Chanthaburi was dissolved and Rayong was merged to Monthon Prachinburi.

Geography

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The sunset at Khao Laem Ya–Mu Ko Samet National Park

Although the north is hilly, the province consists mostly of low coastal plains. The total forest area is Template:Convert or 8 percent of provincial area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Off the shoreline of Mueang Rayong District is Khao Laem Ya–Mu Ko Samet National Park, consisting of several islands.

National parks

There are two national parks, along with five other national parks, make up region 2 (Si Racha) of Thailand's protected areas.

Khao Laem Ya–Mu Ko Samet National Park, Template:Convert<ref name="AREA NP">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Rp
Khao Chamao–Khao Wong National Park, Template:Convert<ref name="AREA NP"/>Template:Rp

Symbols

The seal of the province shows the island Ko Samet. The provincial tree is the Alexandrian laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum). Neolissochilus soroides is a provincial fish.

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The project is the centerpiece of the government's "Thailand 4.0" economic initiative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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Administrative divisions

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Map of Rayong with 8 districts

Provincial government

The province is divided into eight districts (amphoes). These are further divided into 58 subdistricts (tambons) and 388 villages (mubans).

Local government

As of 21 November 2019 there are:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> one Rayong Provincial Administrative Organization - PAO (Template:Lang) and 30 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. The capital Rayong has city (thesaban nakhon) status. Ban Chang and Map Ta Phut have town (thesaban mueang) status and 27 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). The non-municipal areas are administered by 37 Subdistrict Administrative Organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).

Health

Rayong's main hospital is Rayong Hospital, operated by the Ministry of Public Health.

Human achievement index 2022

Health	Education	Employment	Income
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8	11	4	8
Housing	Family	Transport	Participation
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73	5	77	61
Province Rayong, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6599 is "high", occupies place 13 in the ranking.

Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using the Human achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.<ref name="HAI 2565" />

Rank	Classification
1 - 13	"high"
14 - 29	"somewhat high"
30 - 45	"average"
46 - 61	"somewhat low"
62 - 77	"low"

Map with provinces and HAI 2022 rankings

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Notable People from Rayong province

Petchara Chaowarat (born 1943), Actress
Dhawee Umponmaha (born 1959), Muay Thai kickboxer and 1984 Olympics silver medalist (Light welterweight)
Amphol Lumpoon (born 1963), Rocker and actor
Singdam Or.Ukrit (born 1974), Muay Thai kickboxer
Kittisak Rawangpa (born 1975), Footballer
Jirayu La-ongmanee (born 1995), Actor
Stamp Fairtex (born 1997), Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist (ONE Championship)

Gallery

The cape of Khao Laem Ya in the morning, Khao Laem Ya – Mu Ko Samet National Park
Khao Laem Ya – Mu Ko Samet National Park
Khao Laem Ya – Mu Ko Samet National Park
Khao Laem Ya – Mu Ko Samet National Park
Khao Laem Ya – Mu Ko Samet National Park
Khao Laem Ya – Mu Ko Samet National Park
Khao Chamao (Khlong Nam Sai) Waterfall, Khao Chamao–Khao Wong National Park