Si Racha District

Si RachaNote: An alternative spelling is Sri Racha. Si Racha is the official transcription of the Thai pronunciation attributable to the fact that the consonant cluster doesn't occur natively in Thai speech . (; ) 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.

It is in a heavily industrial zone consisting of manufacturing and shipping industries, supported by the sprawling port of Laem Chabang (20th largest in the world, see List of world's busiest container ports). With Chonburi city to the north and Pattaya, Bang Lamung township, Laem Chabang to the south, it forms the economic zone of the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand, a fast growing zone that is second to only Greater Bangkok in population and wealth. Due to the strong infrastructure, Laem Chabang and the Eastern Seaboard in general is the major hub for international exports, which have become the underpinning of the Thai baht.

Name

The name Si Racha is from Sanskrit Sri Raja via Pali.

Location

To the north is Amphoe Mueang Chon Buri, and south is Amphoe Bang Lamung.

Administration

The districts is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 58 villages (muban). Si Racha itself has town (thesaban mueang) status and covers the complete tambon Si Ratcha.The city (thesaban nakhon) Laem Chabang<!--แหลมฉบัง--> covers the whole......
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