Rayong is blessed with its abundance of nature beauty. It has
a well deserved reputation for producing seafood products such
as shrimp paste, fish sauce and dried seafoods, and tropical fruits
of which rambutan, mangosteen and durian are the most famous.
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In general the geography of Rayong
is marked by a series of mountains interspersed by flat plains
and large tracts of land under forest, rubber and fruit plantation.
Offshore, there are many islands which are well-known by the tourist,
such as Ko Samet and Ko Mun. |
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Rayong
is located in the east coast of Thailand on the northern shoreline
of the Gulf of Thailand, about 179 kilometers from Bangkok. Rayong
has an extensive coastline stretching for approximately 100 kilometers,
and some 3,552 kilometers square in area, and is divided into
6 administrative districts and 2 sub-district. To the north and
the west they are bordered by the province of Chonburi, the east
by Chanthaburi Province and the south by the Gulf of Thailand.
The total population of the province is about 508,398 persons.
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