Chachoengsao province
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Chachoengsao
ฉะเชิงเทรา | |
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UTC+7 (ICT) | |
Postal code | 24xxx |
Calling code | 038 |
ISO 3166 code | TH-24 |
Website | chachoengsao |
Chachoengsao (Thai: ฉะเชิงเทรา, pronounced [t͡ɕʰàʔ.t͡ɕʰɤ̄ːŋ.sāw]) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat), located in eastern Thailand.
History
Chachoengsao or Paet Rio ('eight stripes') is a province in
Geography
Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi, Chonburi, Samut Prakan, Bangkok, Pathum Thani, and Nakhon Nayok. It has a short coastline on the Gulf of Thailand.
The western part of the province is the low river plain of the
Economy
The province has gained a reputation as a centre for recycling potentially hazardous
Symbols
The provincial seal shows the main hall of the Sothornvararamvoraviharn Temple. In this hall is the most important
The provincial tree is
The provincial slogan is "The bountiful Bang Pakong River, the sacred Buddha image of Luangpho Sothon, Phraya Si Sunthon the scholar of Thai language, and the pristine Ang Rue Nai Forest."[citation needed]
Administrative divisions
Provincial government
The province is divided into 11 districts (amphoes). These are further divided into 93 subdistricts (tambons) and 859 villages (mubans).
Local government
As of 26 November 2019 there are:
Health
Chachoengsao's main hospital is Buddhasothorn Hospital, operated by the Ministry of Public Health.
Transport
Chachoengsao's main rail stop is Chachoengsao Junction railway station.
Religion
Human achievement index 2022
Health | Education | Employment | Income |
17 | 21 | 9 | 1 |
Housing | Family | Transport | Participation |
66 | 39 | 66 | 36 |
province Chachoengsao, with an HAI 2022 value of 0.6676 is "high", occupies place 8 in the ranking. |
Since 2003, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at the sub-national level using the
Rank | Classification |
1–13 | "High" |
14–29 | "Somewhat high" |
30–45 | "Average" |
46–61 | "Somewhat low" |
62–77 | "Low" |
Map with provinces and HAI 2022 rankings |
References
- ISBN 978-974-680-368-7. Retrieved 17 January 2016, Data has been supplied by Land Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, at Wayback Machine.]
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link)[dead link - ^ a b "ร่ยงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2561" [Statistics, population and house statistics for the year 2018]. Registration Office Department of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior. stat.bora.dopa.go.th (in Thai). 31 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ a b "ข้อมูลสถิติดัชนีความก้าวหน้าของคน ปี 2565 (PDF)" [Human Achievement Index Databook year 2022 (PDF)]. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) (in Thai). Retrieved 2 March 2024, page 21
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- ^ "About Chachoengsao". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 7 September 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ตาราง 5 พื้นที่เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่า พ.ศ. 2562" [Table 5 Wildlife Sanctuary Areas in 2019] (PDF). Department of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Plant Conservation (in Thai). 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "ตารางที่ 2 พี้นที่ป่าไม้ แยกรายจังหวัด พ.ศ.2562" [Table 2 Forest area Separate province year 2019]. Royal Forest Department (in Thai). 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2021, information, Forest statistics Year 2019
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Beech, Hannah; Jirenuwat, Ryn (8 December 2019). "Recycled laptops triggering toxic fumes in Thailand". New York Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019 – via The Independent.
- ^ "Number of local government organizations by province". dla.go.th. Department of Local Administration (DLA). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
7 Chachoengsao: 1 PAO, 1 Town mun., 33 Subdistrict mun., 74 SAO.
External links
- Chachoengsao travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Flag of Chachoengsao province
- Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University[permanent dead link]