Central Thailand

Central Thailand ( Thai: ภาค กลาง, pronounced [ p ʰ â ː k ː ŋ - kla ] ) is a region of Thailand, which is determined by the valley of the Chao Phraya River. The Chao Phraya River is formed by the confluence of the Nan, Ping, Wang and Yom at Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Sawan is also in the limit adopted to the north. To the south, the central region extends to the Malay Peninsula to the province of Prachuap Khiri Khan. Here in Thailand is only a narrow strip of land between Burma and the Gulf of Thailand.

To the NE, the region is bounded by the Phetchabun Mountains, from where it is the Khorat Plateau begins. In the west, forms the border with Myanmar, the rugged Tenasserim Mountains.

To the north central Thailand gradually changes into a more hilly landscape expectant. From Central Thailand from certain over 400 years, the Kingdom of Ayutthaya the fortunes of Siam. Even today, the power is concentrated in the region, which dominates Thailand. Hardly surprising, then, is that the central region is rich in historical sites. In addition to the numerous important buildings in today's capital Bangkok and again resurrected ancient capital of Ayutthaya and Nakhon Pathom, these are Lopburi.

Management

Central Thailand - together with the East, which is not always dealt with separately - is divided into 26 provinces ( Changwat ). Especially for Surveys on the region is further divided into four groups:

  • Bangkok and neighboring provinces: Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon
  • Lower Central Region: Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Chainat, Lopburi, Saraburi, Singburi
  • West Region: Kanchanaburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram, Suphanburi
  • Eastern region: Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Chonburi, Nakhon Nayok, Rayong, Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo, Trat

The eastern region is usually listed as a separate region, but change the provinces received therein so that you can see no consistency. It is also not administrative, but more a geographical and statistical classification.

Economy

The central and the eastern region is rich in agricultural products, such b. Rice, sugar cane, tapioca, rubber and a variety of varieties of fruits. The Chao Phraya watered the central lowlands, which represents one of the major rice-growing areas in the world, and supplies an extensive network of channels. Previously, the sewer system was intended not only for irrigation, but also for transport. This function is no longer needed now.

In particular, in the east, the livestock and fishing plays a role. The eastern provinces are also rich in natural gas resources, so that the Thai government decided in the nineties to set up a regional growth center here. For the so-called Eastern Seaboard Development Program was launched, which should attract the one hand foreign trade -oriented companies as well as the petrochemical industry. To this end, two major port complexes at Laem Chabang, near Si Racha ( Chonburi province ), and at Map Ta Phut ( Rayong province ) were built. Laem Chabang is especially suitable for light industry, while Mapthaphut is provided for the chemical industry.

Yom River Tenasserim Hills Provinces of Thailand Nakhon Pathom Province Nonthaburi Province Pathum Thani Province Samut Prakan Province Ang Thong Province Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province Chainat Province Lopburi Province Saraburi Province Sing Buri Province Kanchanaburi Province Phetchaburi Province Ratchaburi Province Samut Songkhram Province Suphan Buri Province Chachoengsao Province Chanthaburi Province Nakhon Nayok Province Prachinburi Province Ficus elastica Si Racha District
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