Map Ta Phut ( Thai : มาบตาพุด , pronounced [mâːp tāː pʰút] ) is a town ( thesaban mueang ) in Rayong Province , Thailand. It is the site of Thailand's largest industrial park , the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate . Provincial offices are in Map Ta Phut.
7-502: The town covers parts of the sub-districts Noen Phra and Thap Ma, the whole sub-districts Huai Pong and Map Tha Phut of Mueang Rayong District , and parts of Map Kha sub-district in Nikhom Phatthana District . The name Map Ta Phut consists of three elements. Map is the vernacular, it means low-lying plain, the second and third elements Ta Phut is a person's name meaning the old Phut. According to local legend, Map Ta Phut
14-496: A history of air and water pollution, industrial accidents, illegal hazardous waste dumping, and pollution-related health impacts including cancer and birth deformities." 12°43′33″N 101°10′20″E / 12.72583°N 101.17222°E / 12.72583; 101.17222 This Thailand location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mueang Rayong District Mueang Rayong ( Thai : เมืองระยอง , pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ rā.jɔ̄ːŋ] )
21-540: Is in Mueang Rayong District. The town of Map Ta Phut is in the western part of Mueang Rayong District. It is the site of the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate , Thailand's largest petrochemical and heavy industry park. It contributes to Rayong Province's economic output, but has also become known for scandals involving hazardous waste, industrial accidents, and pollution. Originally named Mueang ,
28-572: Is the capital district ( amphoe mueang ) of Rayong province , Thailand . The provincial administration is in Tambon Map Ta Phut . Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Ban Chang , Nikhom Phatthana , Ban Khai , Wang Chan , and Klaeng . To the south is the Gulf of Thailand . The popular holiday island of Ko Samet , which is part of the Khao Laem Ya – Mu Ko Samet National Park ,
35-484: Is the residence of an elderly couple. The male name is Ta Phut, hence the name. In 1962, the sanitary district ( sukhaphiban ) Map Tha Phut was created as the first local government of the settlement. In 1991 it was upgraded to a sub-district municipality ( thesaban tambon ), and in 2001 to a town. According to the World Resources Institute , Map Ta Phut is "...one of Thailand's most toxic hot spots with
42-438: The district was renamed after its central sub-district Tha Pradu (ท่าประดู่) in 1917. In 1938 it was renamed "Mueang Rayong". The district is divided into 15 sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 86 villages ( mubans ). Rayong is a city ( thesaban nakhon ) which covers tambons Tha Pradu and Pak Nam and parts of tambons Choeng Noen and Noen Phra. The town ( thesaban mueang ) Map Ta Phut covers
49-400: The whole tambon Map Ta Phut and Huai Pong, parts of Noen Phra and Thap Ma and also parts of tambon Mapkha of neighboring Nikhom Phatthana district . There are a further two sub-district municipalities ( thesaban tambon ). Klaeng Kachet covers parts of the tambon Klaeng and Kachet, and Ban Phe parts of tambon Phe. The remaining areas of the sub-districts Noen Phra and Thap Ma as well as
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