Laem Chabang is a city (thesaban nakhon) in Chonburi Province

Chonburi Province

Chonburi is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi and Rayong. To the west is the Gulf of Thailand. The eastern seaboard is heavily industrialized and underpinned by shipping, transportation, tourism, and manufacturing industries, and second to only Bangkok...

, Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

. It covers the tambon Bang Lamung of Bang Lamung district

Amphoe Bang Lamung

Bang Lamung is a district in the southern part of Chonburi Province, 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...

, and the complete tambon Bueng, Sura Sak, Thung Su Khla and parts of Nong Kham of Si Racha district

Amphoe Si Racha

Si Racha is a district in the province Chonburi, Thailand. Its center is the town of Si Racha, located at the Gulf of Thailand, about halfway between Chonburi and Pattaya....

. As of 2006 it has a population of 61,801.

It is home to Thailand's largest port by the same name, about 25 kilometres north of Pattaya

Pattaya

Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chonburi....

, and south of the city Chon Buri

Chonburi (city)

Chonburi is the capital of Chonburi Province in Thailand. It is located about 100km east of Bangkok, on the coast to the Gulf of Thailand. The name means city of water.Chonburi has had town status since 1935.-External links:...

. Starting in 1988, a major development to encourage development outside Bangkok and take advantage of proximity to the Gulf of Thailand, was the Laem Chabang container port that was completed in 1991. As of 2005 it is the 20th busiest port in the world. Much of the international shipping

Shipping

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 reaching Thailand goes through Laem Chabang. It is a stopping point for Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises

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As a port town, the economy is based on shipping services, as well as retail and tourism. The town is being marketed along with Bang Lamung township

Bang Lamung township

Bang Lamung is a township in Bang Lamung district, Chonburi Province, Thailand. Bang Lamung covers parts of the tambon Bang Lamung, Nong Pla Lai and Takhian Tia. As of 2006 it has a population of 9,170....

 as an alternative to seedy Pattaya. Sukhumvit Road

Sukhumvit Road

Sukhumvit Road , or Thailand Route 3 , is a major road in Thailand, and a major surface road of Bangkok and other cities it winds through. It follows a coastal route from Bangkok to Trat and is just over in length....

 goes through the town.

It has world class golf courses, such as the Laem Chabang International Country Club designed by Jack Nicklaus

Jack Nicklaus

Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...

. It also has a ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil

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 refinery

Refinery

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Two large infrastructure projects worth a total of 36 billion baht, both railways, have been approved on October 23, 2007, to be built to link up Korat

Nakhon Ratchasima

Nakhon Ratchasima or is a city in the north-east of Thailand and gateway to Isan. It is the capital of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Nakhon Ratchasima district...

 and Lat Krabang

Lat Krabang

Lat Krabang is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, located in the east of the town.Neighboring districts are Bang Bo, Bang Sao Thong and Bang Phli , Prawet, Saphan Sung, Min Buri and Nong Chok and Mueang Chachoengsao .In October 2005 the plan to create the special administrative area Nakhon...

 with Laem Chabang. This shows central government commitment to developing the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand

Eastern Seaboard of Thailand

The Eastern Seaboard of Thailand is an emerging economic region, and plays a key role in Thailand's economy. Its importance lies in the fact that it is Thailand's center for export oriented industries. High value goods, such as Japanese branded automobiles, which are manufactured there and...

, of which Laem Chabang plays a key role.

External links

• Website of municipality
• Port of Laem Chabang (thai, english "under construction")
• Hutchison Ports Thailand