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Chonburi or "Muang Chon"

Chonburi, or so-called short "Muang Chon", a city that has significance as a seaport. A long time hundreds of years. Until now, it still is home to the Laem Chabang deep sea port with a secondary focus from BKP. It is also an important source of economic crops. It is also the location of the Laem Chabang Industrial Estate. A role in the commercial and national economies.
In the past, seaside town. Chonburi has gotten very good. And was used as a sanatorium and resort of kings. Including several high royalty him. Appear among the magnificent grounds of the palace of King Rama V King Rama 5 on the shrine. And became a popular tourist attraction today.
A location not far from Bangkok. And Suvarnabhumi Airport. It also has the famous sights of many. Chon Buri is famous, more and more. As a seaside resort town and tourist provinces. Until it became a province of the tourism industry growing province. One of the region. And bring revenue to the country an enormous amount every year now.
Chonburi province has an area of approximately 4,363 square kilometers or 2,726,875 rai, a province with a large number of the 51 coastal countries have dented the beautiful curved bend. The rock cliffs, sandy beaches and mangrove forests beach total length to 160 kilometers.
Geographical diversity of the province. From the plains and undulating hills on the east. Coastal plain estuary from Bangpakong to Sattahip. Pakong River basin with abundant sediment. Suitable for farming. And steep and mountainous areas of central and eastern provinces. To many large and small islands over 46 islands that serve as a natural fortress. Prevents the waves. Chonburi rarely makes big waves. The coast of Chon Buri is filled with fishing marinas. And is ideal for creating large commercial marinas.
The province. Chonburi today. Assumed that the residential community since the age Dvaravati. The city is located in the car at the Na Phra. Phanat Nikhom today is the center of the local transport at that time. Because the location of the city's many waterways cables, water lines can travel to other communities such as cities Sri Mahosot. Prachin Buri province. Or to the Headquarters. There are also walking through the city Paya ply This is another important ancient city in the area. To Rayong and Chanthaburi with
Later in the Sukhothai period. Community Bangpakong Estuary has been developed as a city named "Si Lo November, a coastal port city with a foreign vessel, junk from China, Vietnam and Cambodia and popular products before you go to the park stay to the river mouth. And park before returning to room or across the Gulf of Thailand to the south. These appear to still have Chinese children living in the city of Chonburi, many common every day and is the largest Chinese community in the east. The Great Wall of Sri Wed Lo was destroyed during the construction of Sukhumvit Road. Archaeological evidence in the remaining area is currently very low.
To the early Ayutthaya period. Wed metallurgy ant town Si important and ever since the Gulf coast shallow depth. Because the deposition of river sediment. Urban communities are gradually Move down south. And to build a new city at the Bang Pla Soi. (The city of Chonburi today) with a state beach and mooring for a better location.
In the reign of His Majesty Nang Klao 3 reign of King Asa the Intha people of Vientiane. Took a number of Lao people just come for the Royal Opohisompar. Whereas it. Them to the Lao people living in the area between Chonburi and Chachoengsao. And later established the city as a community Phanat Nikhom. Until the reign of King Rama 5 Phanat Nikhom city and the city collapsed as Banglamung District. Directly to the city, Chonburi. And the District of Chonburi Province, comes from that.
Chonburi divide Area into 10 districts and 1 sub-district, Muang District, including Chon Buri Yai district. Phanat Nikhom Banbung Phan Bo Thong district, Sriracha District, Banglamung, Sattahip District shrine. And Ko Mon Pattaya is under the administration of local specialty called Pattaya separate from the Banglamung area.