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ระยอง
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Rayong
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3,5520
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57th
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522,133
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2000
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45th
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147
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25th
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TH-21
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Saner Chandra
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2004
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(
Thai spelling ระยอง) is a
Province (''changwat'') of
Thailand . Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise)
Chon Buri and
Chanthaburi . To the south is the
Gulf Of Thailand .
It is still remembered by the local people that King
Taksin (of Thailand) came to Rayong after the fall of
Ayutthaya . During a short stay in Rayong he built a navy, and then went on to Chantaburi to collect his arms to fight back the
Burmese . In the
City Of Rayong is a shrine at which local people pay respects to Taksin.
The north of the province is covered by hilly landscape, but most part is low coastal plains. Several
Island s in the Gulf of Thailand belong to the province, including the two very touristic
Ko Samet and
Ko Mun .
The province is subdivided in 6 districts (''
Amphoe '') and two minor districts (''King Amphoe''). These are further subdivided into 58 communes (''
Tambon '') and 388 villages (''mubaan'').
