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Capital: Chonburi
Location: East Thailand
Neighboring provinces:
North: Chachoengsao
South: Rayong
West: Gulf of Thailand
East: Chanthaburi and Rayong
From Bangkok to Chonburi: 83 km
Photo: Pattaya City |
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| Chonburi |
Chonburi in short “Meang Chon” has been a popular seaside town of the eastern coast for a long period of time. It is also an agricultural site of economic plants such as sugar cane, cassava and Para rubber trees, as well as, a location of the Eastern Seaboard Development Project and significant industrial factories. |
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National parks in Thailand |
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How to get:
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By Car
Unter Construction |
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By Bus
There are buses leaving regularly from the Eastern Bus Terminal, Ekamai.
Address:
Eastern Bus Terminal, Sukhumwit Road at Soi 40 opposite Soi 63, Bangkok
Tel: 02 391 2504, 02 391 8097
Web: www.transport.co.th |
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By Rail
The State Railway of Thailand operates daily trains to Chonburi. For more information contact Bangkok's Hua Lamphong Railway Grand Station.
Address:
Hua Lamphong, Rama IV Road
Tel: 02 223 7010, 02 223 7020
Web: www.railway.co.th |
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View Chonburi - East Thailand in a larger map |
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Pattaya city
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Pattaya located in the province of Chon Buri at the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand (belongs one of the famous cities in Thailand) with a distance about 165 km from Bangkok.
The city of Pattaya is an municipality which covers the whole tambon Nong Prue and Na Kluea and parts of Huai Yai and Nong Pla Lai. It is in the industrialised eastern seaboard, along with Si Racha, Laem Chabang, and Chon Buri. However, it is a city mostly geared to tourism, with little emphasis on industry.
Attraction type:
Beach, Nightlife |
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Tourist attractions
and places of interest in Chonburi
- Wat Yansangwararam Woramahawihan |
Covers an area of 366 rai. Turn left from Sukhumvit road, at km 160 for 5 kilometers. It was constructed in 1976 for Somdet Phra Yanasangwon, the present Supreme Patriarch, and later was supported by His Majesty the King. At the entrance are situated international pavilions presenting each country’s national architectural style around the pond. Within the compound of the temple are the Mondop where a replica of the Buddha’s footprint is enshrined, a large Chedi containing the relics of the Lord Buddha, as well as, his enlightened followers, and Wihan Phra Yanaret.
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- Khao Khiew Open Zoo
- Million Year Old Stone Park
- Ko Lan Island
- Mini Siam
- Wat Yai Inthraram
- Suan Chaloemphrakiat
- The Monkey Training Centre
- Chao Pho Khao Yai Shrine
- Nong Nooch Garden
- Wat Yansangwararam
- Saithip Butterfly Garden |
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