Rayong
ระยอง | |
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 The statues of Phra Aphamani and the mermaid, characters from a famous Thai epic poem by Sunthon Phu, on Ko Samet | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto(s): ผลไม้รสล้ำ อุตสาหกรรมก้าวหน้า น้ำปลารสเด็ด เกาะเสม็ดสวยหรู สุนทรภู่กวีเอก ("Succulent fruit. Progressive industry. Tasty fish sauce. Beautiful and luxurious Ko Samet. Sunthon Phu, the great poet.") | |
 Map of Thailand highlighting Rayong province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Capital | Rayong |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Tripop Wongtrairat (since 2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,552 km2 (1,371 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 57th |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 723,316 |
| • Rank | Ranked 35th |
| • Density | 203.6/km2 (527/sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 14th |
| Human Achievement Index | |
| • HAI (2022) | 0.6599 "high" Ranked 13th |
| GDP | |
| • Total | baht 985 billion (US$34 billion) (2019) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 21xxx |
| Calling code | 038 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-21 |
Rayong province (Thai: ระยอง, pronounced [rá.jɔ̄ːŋ]) 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.[5]
As of 2016[update], per capita earnings were higher in Rayong province than in any other Thai province.[6]
- ^ Advancing Human Development through the ASEAN Community, Thailand Human Development Report 2014, table 0:Basic Data (PDF) (Report). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Thailand. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-974-680-368-7. Retrieved 17 January 2016, Data has been supplied by Land Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, at Wayback Machine.
{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)[dead link] - ^ "ร่ยงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2561" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2018]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior. stat.bora.dopa.go.th (in Thai). 31 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). Retrieved 12 March 2024, page 63
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Gross Regional and Provincial Product, 2019 Edition". <>. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). July 2019. ISSN 1686-0799. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "About Rayong". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Gross Regional and Provincial Product 2016 Edition". National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). Retrieved 2 July 2019.