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Chachoengsao or Paet Rio is located on the east of Bangkok. Its fertility is due to Bang Pakong River. It is an important venue for agricultural products in the Central Region, with mango as the most popular fruit of the province. Moreover, it is the location of the sacred Phra Phutthasothon Buddha image.

Derived from Khmer, the name Chachoengsao means deep canal, while the name of Paet Rio (Paet means eight and Rio means stripes) has been believed to have come from the way dried fish (which are abundant in the area) were being pierced into eight stripes.

The history of Chachoengsao dated back since the Ayutthaya Period during the reign of King Phra Borom Tri Lokkanat. Most people live along the banks of Bang Pakong River and canals. Phra Phutthasothon or Luang Pho Sothon is the center of beliefs and faith. In the past, Chachoengsao was a small town, and was upgraded to a province in 1916.

Chachoengsao is 80 kilometers from Bangkok, with the area of 5,351 square kilometers. The local administration is divided into 10 Amphoe (district) and 1 King Amphoe (sub-district), namely: Amphoe Muang, Bang Khla, Bang Nam Prieo, Bang Pakong, Ban Pho, Phanom Sarakham, Sanam Chai Khet, Plaeng Yao, Ratchasan, Tha Takiap, and King Amphoe Khlong Khuean.

Geographical Location

In general, the areas are plains with forests along the sea coast. In the east, in Amphoe Sanam Chai Khet, the areas contain highlands and mountains, with the attitude of 300 meters above sea level.

	Chachoengsao , or as commonly called "Paet Riu" , is some 100 kilometers east of Bangkok occupying an area of 5,351 square kilometers. Its area is a low basin suitable for cultivation ,especially rice, which is an economic crop providing the principal income to the province. Chachoengsao is administratively divided into nine Amphoes and two King Amphoes : Muang, Bang Khla, Bang Nam Prieo, Bang Pakong, Ban Pho, Phanom Sarakham, Sanam Chai Khet, Plaeng Yao, Ratchasan, King Amphoe Tha Takiap and King Amphoe Khong Khuan. [ Boundary ] North - Chachoengsao stretches beyond 5,000 square kilometers. Nakhon Nayok and Prachinburi. South - Chonburi and Chanthaburi. East - Prachinburi. West - Bangkok Metropolis, Samut Prakan and Pathumthani. [ Geography ] General area of Chachoengsao is low flat and low plain river. The area to be close to the sea is mangrove forest. And the east area in Amphoe Sanamchaiket is high and steep spot and mountain. It is high from sea level about 300 meters up. Chachoengsao has area 5,351 square kilometers. Prachinburi and Nakhon Nayok in the North, Chonburi in the South, Sakaeo in the East And Samut Prakan and Bangkok in the west. [ Employment ] The majority of the population of Chachoengsao are farmers. The cash crops are corn, sugar cane, tapioca, cotton, capoc, soy bean, mung bean, rice, crops, depending on their location and seasons. The Provincial Government has successfully promoted the growing of fruit and Para Rubber are Sweet Tamarinds, Longans and Lichees. These fruit tree crops have substantially increased local farmers annual incomes. The region has little in the way of large-scale business or industry.

	Only archaeological assumptions are made that, thousands of years ago, Bangpakong Riverfront , like many other river basins worldwide, was a center of ancient civilization and habitat to pre-historic populace. 5,000 year old skeletons and ornaments found at Khok Phanomadee, now a village in Amphoe Phanat Nikhom, Chonburi, and once a dominion under Chachoengsao's sovereignty, are the first testimony advocative to the nation. According to geographers, during 7,000-2,000 B.C. the coastline where pre- historic communities abode was much farther inland. Thus, the assumption that Bangpakong people were forefathers of the renowned Ban Chiang men is sensible.