Klaeng district

Klaeng

แกลง
Klaeng แกลง
District
	Sand beach at Chak Phong, Klaeng
	District location in Rayong province
	Coordinates: 12°46′42″N 101°39′12″E / 12.77833°N 101.65333°E / 12.77833; 101.65333
Country	Thailand
Province	Rayong
Area
• Total	788.463 km2 (304.427 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	77,286
• Density	159.4/km2 (413/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	21110
Geocode	2103

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

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 Kwian	ทางเกวียน	10	23,040
02.	Wang Wa	วังหว้า	14	10,661
03.	Chak Don	ชากโดน	08	04,786
04.	Noen Kho	เนินฆ้อ	09	04,525
05.	Kram	กร่ำ	06	05,574
06.	Chak Phong	ชากพง	07	08,949
07.	Krasae Bon	กระแสบน	14	07,406
08.	Ban Na	บ้านนา	13	08,250
09.	Thung Khwai Kin	ทุ่งควายกิน	13	14,808
10.	Kong Din	กองดิน	11	10,175
11.	Khlong Pun	คลองปูน	09	05,871
12.	Phang Rat	พังราด	08	06,095
13.	Pak Nam Krasae	ปากน้ำกระแส	08	06,884
17.	Huai Yang	ห้วยยาง	09	03,646
18.	Song Salueng	สองสลึง	08	05,619

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Khao Chamao district.

References

^ "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.
^ a b 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.
^ 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.
^ แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 25 (13): 407. 1908-06-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2012.
^ Mekloy, Pongpet (23 May 2019). "Return to Prasae River". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30.

External links

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[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.

[s-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.