Rayong
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| Rayong | |
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| Beach in Rayong
Beach in Rayong
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| Location in Rayong Province Location in Rayong Province |
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| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Rayong Province |
| Ampheo | Amphoe Mueang Rayong |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 54,641 |
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Rayong (Thai: ระยอง, pronounced [ra.jɔːŋ]) is a city (thesaban nakhon) on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand. It is the capital of Rayong Province, and covers the tambon Tha Pradu and Pak Nam and parts of tambon Choeng Noen and Noen Phra, all within Mueang Rayong district. As of 2005 the population was 54,641. The main industry is fishing, and it is the main producer of Thailand's fish sauce. It is also the center 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.[1]
Contents
Climate
| Climate data for Rayong (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.9 (89.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.61 (90.69) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.03 (77.05) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 20.7 (0.815) |
36.5 (1.437) |
70.3 (2.768) |
81.6 (3.213) |
198.6 (7.819) |
165.1 (6.5) |
171.8 (6.764) |
132.3 (5.209) |
255.2 (10.047) |
194.4 (7.654) |
50.8 (2) |
5.9 (0.232) |
1,383.2 (54.458) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 111 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 70 | 77.4 |
| Source: Thai Meteorological Department (Normal 1981-2010), (Avg. rainy days 1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
People
- Sutthi Atchasai (environmentalist fighting pollution at Map Ta Phut; died in 2014)[2]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rayong Province. |
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Green activist movement loses warrior
External links
Rayong travel guide from Wikivoyage
