CHACHOENGSAO - CITY AND PROVINCE

Chachoengsao Information

Chachoengsao City, generally called “Mueng Pad Riew” from the old sayings of the plentiful land full of rice and big fish in the river, especially Pla Chon (Snakehead fish), the most plentiful and biggest one which can be divided into 8 pieces & keep it dried by sunlight. So Mueang Pad Riew’s name might derive from this fish making.

As for Chachoengsao name in the old days, probably it came from Khmr language “Struengstreng”/”Sang Sao” or “Dep River” in the old days for the great river.

The first written document about this city was in Ayutthaya period as one of the inner cities surrounding the capital during King Borom Trailokanart of Ayutthaya (1448-1488) and was later reappeared during the time of King Naresuan, the Great, using this city as His gathering place for people/soldiers during fighting with other bordering countries as Thai frontier city. Later during King Rama V the Great, this city was cited as one city in Prachinburi Provincial.

After the year 1933 the central government changed it status into Chacoengsao Province with a Provincial Goernor to look after.

Chachoengsao Geography

Total area: 5.370.28 square Km, east of Bangkok. Low land with agricultural plantations all around bordering with Bangkok, Chonburi, Nakhon Nayok, Prachinburi, Sakaeo and Rayong.

How to get there:

•       by train: by Eastern Train from Bangkok station 61 km
•       by bus/car: by High Way (HW) #304 – 5 km, HW #3 – 100 km or HW #34 - and connect with HW # #314 – 90 km

Direction:

North:  Prachinburi and Nakhon Nayok

South: Chonburi, Chantaburi and Thai Gulf

East:   Prachinburi and Sakaeo

West:  Samutprakarn, Pathumthani and Bangkok

Governance

Chachoengsao divede into 11 districts – 93 Tambols – 892 villages and the local administrations are one Provincial Administrative Organization with 29 Municipalities and 79 Tambol Administrative Organizations.