Chonburi (city)
Province
Chonburi ( Thai ชลบุรี, pronunciation: [ t͡ɕ ʰ on buri ː ] listen / i, also Chon Buri, Cholburi ) is a city ( เทศบาล เมือง ชลบุรี ) in Thailand's Chonburi province. It is the capital of the district ( Amphoe ) Mueang Chonburi Chonburi province.
The city of Chonburi has 30 927 inhabitants ( 2012). However, it only comprises the town center is. The immediate area is also settled, very dense. To live in Ban Suan Mueang thesaban to the eastern and southern suburbs were combined, more 64 636 inhabitants.
Name
The name derives etymologically from Chonburi Sanskrit जल jala ( 'water' ) and पुरि puri ( 'city' ).
Location
The Chonburi province is located in the eastern region of central Thailand. The city of Chonburi is located in the eastern catchment area of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand about 80 kilometers from the capital. The city is on the highway (Highway ) Sukhumvit Road and Burapha Withi Expressway ( Bang Na Expressway) or reached via the new Highway 7 (Bangkok - Chonburi Motorway ).
Economic importance and
Chonburi is a booming industrial city, somewhat weakened by the economic crisis as a result of the decline in the baht since 1997. Fisheries, trade and the port contribute to the economic importance of the bustling city at. In the south of the city are the biggest oyster colonies in the country.
As part of the Eastern Seaboard Development Program, a petrochemical industry developed of some importance, which works on the basis of natural gas reserves in the Gulf of Thailand. The approximately 30 km south of Chonburi since about 1990 newly created deepwater port Laem Chabang is now the largest Thai port with most intense ship traffic and motorway access to the Bangkok metropolitan area.
Agriculture generates mainly sugar cane, coconuts, rubber, cassava and rice of course. This is further processed into tapioca ( starch ), an important export product of Thailand.
In the automotive sector has the expertise Co., Ltd. in Chonburi. their corporate headquarters, which produces auto rickshaws ( tuk -tuks ) for the local market.
History
Chonburi was founded in the 14th century as part of the extension of the kingdom of Ayutthaya.
King Chulalongkorn ( Rama V ) made Chonburi end of the 19th century the capital of the province, which then consisted of three major towns.
Attractions
- Wat Yai Intharam - Buddhist temple ( Wat ) built by King Taksin, whose monument stands in front of the entrance. The temple stands in the center and shows beautiful murals.
- Wat Sam Yod - temple on a hill with a good view of the city, with a 34 m high Buddha statue
- Buffalo race - the end of Lent ( in October) will take place the spectacle, to cover a 150 meter long track at the riders with their brightly painted water buffalo. The starting point is the Wat Yai Intharam.
Traffic
Chonburi is connected via the konstenpflichtige in parts, six-lane highway 7 with Bangkok. At this motorway is also at a distance of about 65 km of the international airport Suvarnabhumi. To the south, the highway continues to Laem Chabang to Pattaya past. Almost parallel to this, the older Highway 3 ( Sukhumvit Road ).
Chonburi also has a station on the East Line of the Thai State Railway. It is operated once a day in passenger per direction. Trains run to / from Bangkok and Ban Phlu Ta Luang, Amphoe Sattahip.