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.[1] 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. [2] In 1938 it was renamed "Mueang Rayong".[3]
Administration
The district is divided into 15 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 86 villages (mubans). Rayong is a city (thesaban nakhon) 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 (thesaban tambon). 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).
mueang, rayong, district, mueang, rayong, thai, เม, องระยอง, pronounced, ːŋ, capital, district, amphoe, mueang, rayong, province, thailand, provincial, administration, tambon, phut, mueang, rayong, เม, องระยองdistrictdistrict, location, rayong, provincecoordin. Mueang Rayong Thai emuxngrayxng pronounced mɯ a ŋ ra jɔ ːŋ is the capital district amphoe mueang of Rayong province Thailand The provincial administration is in Tambon Map Ta Phut Mueang Rayong emuxngrayxngDistrictDistrict location in Rayong provinceCoordinates 12 40 6 N 101 16 30 E 12 66833 N 101 27500 E 12 66833 101 27500 Coordinates 12 40 6 N 101 16 30 E 12 66833 N 101 27500 E 12 66833 101 27500CountryThailandProvinceRayongSeatTha PraduArea Total514 5 km2 198 6 sq mi Population 2008 Total229 657 Density410 3 km2 1 063 sq mi Time zoneUTC 7 ICT Postal code21000Geocode2101 Contents 1 Geography 2 Economy 3 History 4 Administration 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksGeography EditNeighboring districts are from the west clockwise Ban Chang Nikhom Phatthana Ban Khai Wang Chan and Klaeng To the south is the Gulf of Thailand 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 EditThe 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 1 It contributes to Rayong Province s economic output but has also become known for scandals involving hazardous waste industrial accidents and pollution History EditOriginally named Mueang the district was renamed after its central sub district Tha Pradu thapradu in 1917 2 In 1938 it was renamed Mueang Rayong 3 Administration EditThe district is divided into 15 sub districts tambons which are further subdivided into 86 villages mubans Rayong is a city thesaban nakhon 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 thesaban tambon 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 No Name Thai Villages Pop 4 0 1 Tha Pradu thapradu 20 6610 2 Choeng Noen echingenin 0 7 41 4290 3 Taphong taphng 16 17 9640 4 Pak Nam pakna 0 8 8430 5 Phe eph 0 7 18 1290 6 Klaeng aeklng 0 7 11 0940 7 Ban Laeng banaelng 0 7 0 6 6760 8 Na Ta Khwan natakhwy 0 6 0 6 2930 9 Noen Phra eninphra 0 7 29 65910 Kachet kaechd 10 0 7 05611 Thap Ma thbma 0 8 18 18712 Nam Khok nakhxk 0 4 0 4 45013 Huai Pong hwyopng 0 1 14 28014 Map Ta Phut mabtaphud 0 1 19 74615 Samnak Thong sankthxng 0 5 0 5 190See also EditEastern Seaboard of ThailandReferences Edit Map Ta Phut Port Eastern Economic Corridor EEC Office Retrieved 2 July 2019 prakaskrathrwngmhadithy eruxng epliynchuxxaephx PDF Royal Gazette in Thai 34 k 40 68 1917 04 29 phrarachkvsdikaepliynnamcnghwd aelaxaephxbangaehng phuththskrach 2481 PDF Royal Gazette in Thai 55 k 658 666 1938 11 14 Population statistics 2008 Department of Provincial Administration Archived from the original on 2009 05 30 External links Editamphoe com thai Khao Laem Ya Mu Ko Samet National Park Eastern Economic Corridor EEC Office Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mueang Rayong District This Rayong Province location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mueang Rayong district amp oldid 1072357863, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
