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Pattaya
A Travelers Paradise
Pattaya is nestled
along a picturesque bay on the East
Coast of the Gulf of Thailand, roughly
170 kilometers southeast of Bangkok.
From a fishing village in the 1960’s,
Pattaya has emerged as the favorite
Southeast Asian vacation center. A
fascinating escape where tourists, holiday
makers and vacationers from around
the world unfold an incomparable array
of possibilities to unwind during an
exotic holiday beach vacation.
Unlike other beach resorts, where natural surroundings are used
as magnets to attract tourists, Pattaya makes an all-out attempt
to provide the best of everything. Here, everything means everything
a tourist can imagine while on holiday: recreation, entertainment,
sports, sightseeing and fun. To put it simply, Pattaya is a paradise
for everyone, as it has a variety of attractions suitable for all
types of visitors. This is the place where you can fill your day,
from dusk to dawn, with endless activities, or you may choose to
do nothing at all and relax.
Pattaya Facts
This exotic beach
resort welcomes approximately 5 million
visitors a year. The friendly and hospitable
Thai nature boosts its promotion, frequently  bringing
back the repeat visitors and constantly
increasing the number of newcomers. Pattaya
city is located on the eastern coast
of the country at latitude 13 N and
longitude 101 E in the area of Chon
Buri province. It is 147 kilometers
from Bangkok and lies parallel to Sukhumvit
Road on its east and the coastline
on its west. Pattaya occupies an area
of 208.1 sq. km. that is divided into
53.44 sq. kilometers of land and 154.66
sq. kilometers of islands and sea.
Its coastline is 15 kilometers long.
Pattaya has a plain on the coast with
some high mountains to the south. The
area on the east slopes down towards
the sea on the west.
The Present
Pattaya currently integrates the delights
of a 1st class beach resort, city-like dining, shopping and night
entertainment facilities with more than 300 assorted hotels, thousands
of shops, restaurants and bars. In addition, there  are
an array of sports and recreational activities including beaches,
golf courses, tennis courts, go-kart, gyms for working out, weight
lifting and Thai-boxing gear. Pattaya offers a broad range of things
to do. During the day, one may enjoy riding elephants or driving
humble automatic mini-bikes, monstrous motorcycles, or even monster
multicolored convertible Jeeps. Others go for shooting firearms,
scuba diving and surfing, deep-sea fishing, speed boats, scooters,
water-skiing, parasailing, or aerial sports such as gliding ultra-lights
and flying motor-propelled gliders. On the other hand, at night,
there are restaurants, bars, theaters, cabaret shows, night clubs,
bowling halls, billiard & snooker clubs, discos, sauna & massage
parlors, not to cite its absolutely incredible shopping which is
available non-stop both day-and-night.
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The
Past
Pattaya’s name was
originated from the march of Phraya Tak (later
known as King Taksin the Great)
and his followers from Ayutthaya to Chanthaburi
just before the fall of the Ayutthaya Kingdom
to the Burmese invaders in 1767.When Phraya
Tak’s army arrived in the vicinity of
what is Pattaya today, he encountered the troops
of Nai Klom who tried to intercept him. When
the two leaders met face to face, Nai Klom
was awed by Phraya Tak’s dignified manner
and his army’s strict discipline, thereby
surrendering without a fight. The place where
the two armies confronted each other was later
called Thap Phraya, which means the Army of
the Phraya. This was later changed to Phatthaya,
which happens to mean the wind blowing from
the southwest to the northeast at the beginning
of the rainy season. Today the spelling of
the name has been simplified to Pattaya.For
centuries, Pattaya was a small fishing village
almost cut off from the outside world. But
a big change occurred on 29 April 1961 when
the  first
group of about 100 American servicemen who
would join the Vietnam War arrived in Pattaya
for relaxation. Soon, sleepy Pattaya became
Thailand’s premier and most successful
beach resort, which annually attracts hundreds
of thousands of pleasure-seeking visitors.
A full range of accommodations from super deluxe
hotels to bungalows and mini-pocket guesthouses
replaced fishermens huts along the beach. Fishing
vessels were adapted to become tourist boats
and swimmers and sunbathers from various parts
of the world frequented the quiet powdery golden
beaches. Places of nighttime entertainment
have also sprung up and are popular among international
tourists.
Administration
Pattaya City has been
administered under a special autonomous system
since 1978. It has a status comparable to that
of a municipality and is administered separately
by the mayor of Pattaya City, who is responsible
for making policies, organizing public services,
and supervising all employees of Pattaya City
Administration.
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 Information
provided by T.A.T (Tourism Authority of Thailand)
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