🇹🇭 Rayong is a city 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 District. The main industry is fishing, and it is also the main producer of Thailand's fish sauce. It is also the centre of the chemical and auto industries. In 2012 Ford Motor Company opened an assembly plant in Rayong to expand Ford's presence in the ASEAN 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, 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.
Education • Rayongwittayakhompaknam School.
Rayong has a population of over 64,260 people. Rayong also forms the centre of the wider Rayong Province which has a population of over 723,316 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Rayong has links with:
🇨🇳 Liuzhou, China🇻🇳 Buôn Ma Thuột 12.678
🇳🇮 Chinandega 12.617
🇹🇭 Chanthaburi 12.6
🇹🇭 Prachin Buri 101.367
🇹🇭 Prachinburi 101.374
🇲🇳 Tsetserleg 101.45
🇲🇾 Teluk Datok 101.519
🇹🇭 Phetchabun 101.153
🇹🇭 Chachoengsao 101.071
🇲🇾 Teluk Intan 101.017
🇹🇭 Bang Lamung 100.9
Locations Near: Rayong 101.256,12.6742
🇹🇭 Pattaya 100.889,12.936 d: 49.3
🇹🇭 Bang Lamung 100.9,12.967 d: 50.5
🇹🇭 Si Racha 100.917,13.167 d: 65.9
🇹🇭 Chonburi 100.983,13.35 d: 80.8
🇹🇭 Chon Buri 100.983,13.35 d: 80.8
🇹🇭 Chanthaburi 102.1,12.6 d: 91.9
🇹🇭 Chachoengsao 101.071,13.688 d: 114.4
🇹🇭 Samut Prakan 100.711,13.598 d: 118.4
🇹🇭 Bang Na 100.583,13.667 d: 132.2
🇹🇭 Bang Khun Thian 100.433,13.65 d: 140.4
Antipodal to: Rayong -78.744,-12.674
🇵🇪 Callao -77.15,-12.067 d: 19829.2
🇵🇪 San Isidro -77.033,-12.083 d: 19818
🇵🇪 Lima -77.033,-12.05 d: 19816.7
🇵🇪 Ancón -77.15,-11.733 d: 19812.7
🇵🇪 Villa El Salvador -77,-12.05 d: 19813.3
🇵🇪 Chincha Alta -76.133,-13.45 d: 19719.4
🇵🇪 Pisco -76.2,-13.717 d: 19716.3
🇵🇪 Ica -75.733,-14.067 d: 19654.5