Klaeng district

Klaeng (Thai: แกลง, pronounced [klɛ̄ːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) on the coast of Rayong province, eastern Thailand.

Klaeng
แกลง
District
Sand beach at Chak Phong, Klaeng
Sand beach at Chak Phong, Klaeng
District location in Rayong province
District location in Rayong province
Coordinates: 12°46′42″N 101°39′12″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceRayong
Area
 • Total788.463 km2 (304.427 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total77,286[1]
 • Density159.4/km2 (413/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code21110
Geocode2103

History

Klaeng's history dates back to the Ayutthaya Kingdom. Due to its location mid-way between Mueang Rayong district and Chanthaburi province and due to its abundance of natural resources such as fertile rice fields and many watercourses, it has been a magnet for immigration.[2]

Its name "Klaeng" is believed to be a variant of the Chong word Ka-laeng (กะแล่ง), which means "walking catfish".[3]

Since the Ayutthaya period, Klaeng has been a place to gather people for war service.[2]

In the reign of King Rama V, Mueang Klaeng was a fourth class city under Monthon Chanthaburi. The former city offices were in Ban Laem Mueang, Tambon Paknam Prasae. In 1897 the office was moved to Ban Pho Thong, on the north side of Wat Pho Thong. In 1908 Mueang Klaeng was downgraded to a district of Rayong Province.[4]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Mueang Rayong, Wang Chan, and Khao Chamao of Rayong Province; Kaeng Hang Maeo and Na Yai Am of Chanthaburi province. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand.

Klaeng's main watercourse is the Prasae River.[5]

Administration

The district is divided into 15 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 146 villages (mubans). Klaeng is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers parts of tambons Thang Kwian and Wang Wa. There are a further four sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons): Kong Din covers parts of tambon Kong Din, Thung Khwai Kin parts of tambons Thung Khwai Kin and Khlong Pun, Pak Nam Prasae, parts of tambons Pak Nam Krasae and Sunthorn Phu, and the entiretambons of Kram and Chak Phong. There are also 15 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[6]
01.Thang Kwianทางเกวียน1023,040
02.Wang Waวังหว้า1410,661
03.Chak Donชากโดน0804,786
04.Noen Khoเนินฆ้อ0904,525
05.Kramกร่ำ0605,574
06.Chak Phongชากพง0708,949
07.Krasae Bonกระแสบน1407,406
08.Ban Naบ้านนา1308,250
09.Thung Khwai Kinทุ่งควายกิน1314,808
10.Kong Dinกองดิน1110,175
11.Khlong Punคลองปูน0905,871
12.Phang Ratพังราด0806,095
13.Pak Nam Krasaeปากน้ำกระแส0806,884
17.Huai Yangห้วยยาง0903,646
18.Song Saluengสองสลึง0805,619

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Khao Chamao district.

References
  1. "Statistical Report on Population and Housing in each district, district and sub-district As of December 2008". Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA). Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. Wongthes, Sujit (29 August 2017). "พระเจ้าตาก ไม่อ้อมไปทางชลบุรี และสังฆราชชื่น เมืองแกลง (จ.ระยอง)" [King Taksin does not detour to Chonburi and Sangharaja Chuen, Klaeng Town (Rayong Province)]. Matichon (in Thai). No. 15145. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. Wongthes, Sujit (2019-07-30). "สุจิตต์ วงษ์เทศ : เมืองแกลง ระยอง ชาวชอง ก็บรรพชนไทย" [Sujit Wongthes : Mueang Klaeng Rayong, Chong people are Thai ancestors]. Matichon (in Thai). Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  4. แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 25 (13): 407. 1908-06-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2012.
  5. Mekloy, Pongpet (23 May 2019). "Return to Prasae River". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30.
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