Bang Lamung
บางละมุง

Statistics
Province:	Chonburi
District office:	12°58′36″N, 100°54′48″E
Area:	173.0 km²
Inhabitants:	44,859 (2000)
Pop. density:	259.3 inh./km²
Geocode:	2004
Postal code:	20150
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Bang Lamung (Thai: บางละมุง) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Chonburi Province, Thailand. Chon Buri (Thai ชลบุรี) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A geocode is a geographical code to identify a point or area at the surface of the earth. ... A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... A amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Chon Buri (Thai ชลบุรี) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ...

History

Mueang Bang Lamung was located in Ban Bang Lamung, Tambon Bang Lamung. The government downgraded Bang Lamung to be a district, with the district office located on the bank of Khlong Nok Yang. Later when the Khlong Nok Yang was not convenient for transportation anymore, the district head Phraya Sattaya Nukun (Choem) moved the district office to the nearby seashore in Tambon Na Kluea in 1909. Mueang (Thai: ) or Muang (Lao ເມືອງ) were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar. ...

On October 21st, 1952 the district office was completely destroyed by a storm. The government set up a temporary office in Bang Lamung school, Sukhumvit Road. In 1953 the government gave the budget to build a new office in the same area as the school. That office is still in use today. Sukhumvit Road (Thai สุขุมวิท) is one of the major roads in Bangkok, Thailand. ...

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Si Racha of Chonburi Province, Pluak Daeng, Nikhom Phatthana, Ban Chang of Rayong Province, Sattahip of Chonburi Province and the Gulf of Thailand. Amphoe Si Racha is a district in the province Chonburi, Thailand. ... Rayong province (Thai spelling ระยอง) is a province (changwat) of Thailand. ... Amphoe Sattahip is a district in the province Chonburi, Thailand. ... The Gulf of Thailand is a gulf located in the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean), surrounded by the countries Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. ...

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 61 villages (muban). The city of Pattaya is a special municipal area which covers the whole tambon Nong Prue and Na Kluea and parts of Huai Yai and Nong Pla Lai. There are further two townships (thesaban tambon) - Bang Lamung and Laem Chabang. Laem Chabang covers parts of the tambon Bang Lamung, and of neighboring Si Racha the complete tambon Bueng, Sura Sak, Thung Su Khla and parts of Nong Kham. Bang Lamung covers parts of the tambon Bang Lamung, Nong Pla Lai and Takhian Tia. The non-municipal area is administrated by 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. ... Muban (Tha หมู่บ้าน) is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Thais enjoying Pattaya beach at sunset Pattaya City Pattaya (Thai: , RTGS: Phatthaya) is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand ( ), about 165 km southeast of Bangkok in the province of Chon Buri. ... Thesaban (Thai: ) are the municipalities in Thailand. ... Amphoe Si Racha is a district in the province Chonburi, Thailand. ...

Sources

• Bang Lamung district history (Thai)

Amphoe of Chon Buri
Amphoe:	Mueang Chon Buri - Ban Bueng - Nong Yai - Bang Lamung - Phan Thong - Phanat Nikhom - Si Racha - Ko Sichang - Sattahip - Bo Thong
King Amphoe:	Ko Chan