Pattaya
city in Chonburi province, Thailand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pattaya (Thai: พัทยา, 
พัทยา (help·info)) is a city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok.
Pattaya
พัทยา | |
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Special Governed City | |
| Pattaya City เมืองพัทยา | |
From left: Nong Nooch Garden, Pattaya sunset, Pattaya Beach, The Sanctuary of Truth, Walking Street | |
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 Pattaya Location of Pattaya on the Gulf of Thailand | |
| Coordinates: 12°56′N 100°53′E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chonburi |
| Mueang | Mueang Pattaya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Self-administrating municipality |
| • Mayor | Pol.Maj.Gen. Anan Charoenchasri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 107,406 |
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Registered residents only | |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| ISO 3166-2 | TH-S |
| Website | www.pattaya.go.th |
Tourism
In 2016, 65% of the tourists (coming to the city) were foreigners. Of foreigners there were most Chinese, followed by Russians, and then by Koreans, and then by Indians, and then by Germans.[1][2]
References
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