Laem Chabang
Laem Chabang
แหลมฉบัง | |
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| City of Laem Chabang เทศบาลนครแหลมฉบัง | |
Entrance to the port in 2005 | |
Location in Bay of Bangkok Location in Thailand | |
| Coordinates: 13°05′N 100°53′E / 13.083°N 100.883°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chonburi |
| District | Si Racha |
| Subdistrict municipality | 3 January 1992 |
| City municipality | 24 May 2010 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City municipality |
| • Mayor | Jinda Thanomrod |
| Area | |
• Total | 88.59 km2 (34.20 sq mi) |
| • Water | 21.06 km2 (8.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 88,271 |
| • Density | 996/km2 (2,580/sq mi) |
| 60,000 people are not registered | |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postcode | 20230 |
| Calling code | (+66) 38 |
| Website | lcb |
Laem Chabang (Thai: แหลมฉบัง, pronounced [lɛ̌ːm tɕʰābāŋ]) is a port city municipality (thesaban nakhon) in Si Racha and Bang Lamung districts of Chonburi Province, Thailand. It includes Thung Sukhla subdistrict (tambon) and parts of subdistricts Bueng, Nong Kham and Surasak of Si Racha District and part of Bang Lamung township of Bang Lamung District. As of 2019 it had a population of 88,271. The city has grown up around the port, but also serves as a major stop on the coastal highway linking Pattaya and Bangkok via Sukhumvit Road (Hwy 3). The city is also known for hosting a Japanese retirement community with specialty stores geared towards them.