Eastern Economic Corridor

Eastern Economic Corridor
Special Economic Zone
Eastern Special Development Zone Thai: เขตพัฒนาพิเศษภาคตะวันออก romanisation: Khēt Phathanā Phisēt Phāk Tawan-ǭk
(clockwise from upper left) View of Pattaya skyline, Wat Sothonwararam main hall, Sanctuary of Truth, Phra Abhimani and the mermaid of Ko Samet, and Ganesha of Wat Saman Rattanaram
Emblem
Motto:  The Prime Gateway to Asia[1]
Country	Thailand
Region	Eastern Thailand
Provinces	3 provinces Chachoengsao Chonburi Rayong Bangkok (peripheral) Samut Prakan (peripheral)
Largest city by population	Si Racha
Before establishment	Eastern seaboard
NCPO head order	17 January 2017
ESDZ act	15 May 2018
Governing body	Eastern Special Development Zone Policy Office
Government
• Type	Special economic zone
• Secretariat	Chula Sukmanop
Area
• Total	13,266 km2 (5,122 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	2,973,770
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Website	www.eeco.or.th

The Eastern Economic Corridor (Abrv: EEC; Thai: ระเบียงเศรษฐกิจภาคตะวันออก, romanized: Rabīang Sētthakit Phāk Tawan-ǭk, RTGS: Rabiang Setthakit Phak Tawan-ok, pronounced [rā.bīa̯ŋ sèːt.tʰā.kìt pʰâːk tā.wān.ʔɔ̀ːk]) officially the Eastern Special Development Zone (ESDZ), is a special economic zone of three provinces in eastern Thailand. Collectively, these provinces occupy an area of 13,266 km² (5,122 sq mi), and in 2016 had an estimated population of over 2.8 million.

The zone was established on 17 January 2017, at the direction of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), with the mission of promoting economic integration across the (Eastern seaboard).^[2] The first law of the EEC is the Eastern Special Development Zone Act, proclaimed on 15 May 2019.^[3]