Sattahip
Sattahip is approxiatmely 37 km"s from
Pattaya and 17 kilometres from Ban Chang. Sattahip is famous
for its large naval base, fish market and army bases, including
anti aircraft fields and navy port.
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Sattahip is a district (Amphoe)
in the province Chonburi,
Thailand.
It is located at the southern tip of the province, close to
the tourism center Pattaya.
Sattahip Geography
Sattahip is a coastal and mountainious area, its
Neighbouring districts are Bang
Lamung to the north, and Ban
Chang of Rayong
Province to the west. To the south and the east is
the Gulf of
Thailand.
Sattahip Attractions
The Juksamet Port of Sattahip is one of the few deep-water
ports of Thailand. Also the Sattahip Naval Base is the largest
base of the Royal
Thai Navy and is home to the HTMS
Chakri Naruebet, the Navy's sole aircraft
carrier.
The Air
Base (U-Tapao International Airport) was used
extensively by the US Air
Force during the Vietnam
War. The Sattahip Naval Base was the site of the 20th
World
Scout Jamboree in December 2002/January 2003.
The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon),
which are further subdivided into 41 villages (muban). There
are three townships (thesaban
tambon) - Sattahip, Na Chom Thian and Bang Sare.
Sattahip covers parts of tambon Sattahip and Phlu Ta Luang,
Na Chom Thian and Bang Sare each parts of the same-named
tambon. There are further 5 Tambon administrative
organizations (TAO).
| No. |
Name |
Thai name |
Villages |
Inh. |
|
| 1. |
Sattahip |
สัตหีบ |
9 |
68,543 |
|
| 2. |
Na Chom Thian |
นาจอมเทียน |
9 |
11,336 |
|
| 3. |
Phlu Ta Luang |
พลูตาหลวง |
8 |
26,341 |
|
| 4. |
Bang Sare |
บางเสร่ |
11 |
15,627 |
|
| 5. |
Samaesan |
แสมสาร |
4 |
5,732 |
|
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