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.