Rayong

Rayong ระยอง
City Municipality
City of Rayong เทศบาลนครระยอง
Chakphong, Klaeng district, Rayong
Flag Seal
Location in Rayong province
Rayong Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 12°40′27″N 101°16′44″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Rayong
District	Mueang Rayong
Government
• Type	City Municipality
• Mayor	Worawit Sopchokchai
Area
• Total	16.95 km2 (6.54 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	64,256
• Density	3,791/km2 (9,818/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area code	(+66) 38
Website	rayongcity.go.th

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This article is about the city Rayong. For other uses, see Rayong (disambiguation).

Rayong (Thai: ระยอง, pronounced [rá(ʔ).jɔ̄ːŋ]) is a city (thesaban nakhon) on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand and the capital of Rayong province. It covers tambons Tha Pradu and Pak Nam and parts of tambons Choeng Noen and Noen Phra, all within Mueang Rayong district. As of 2016 the population was 64,256 (est.). The main industry is fishing, and it is also the main producer of Thailand's fish sauce. It is also the center of the chemical and auto industries. In 2012 Ford Motor Company opened an assembly plant in Rayong to expand Ford's presence in the ASEAN area, employing some 2,200 people.

Rayong was named an Asia-Pacific City of the Future by the Financial Times in 2017.