Chachoengsao
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About Chachoengsao
Chachoengsao is a town in Thailand, capital of Chachoengsao Province. It is on the banks of the Bang Pakong River. It incorporates tambon Na Mueang and parts of Ban Mai, Bang Tin Pet, Wang Takhian, and Sothon of Mueang Chachoengsao District. The town was built up in 1549 amid the rule of King Maha Chakkrapat of Ayutthaya and initially was an inside for military enrollment. Amid the rule of King Maha Thammaracha, the kingdom was in a feeble condition because of being vanquished by the Burmese. Phraya Lawaek, the Khmer ruler, recruited Thais from a few towns incorporating Chachoengsao to be in his work compel.
Chachoengsao is here and there alluded to as "Paet Riu", a name got from expansive fish privately captured previously. Paet Riu actually signifies "eight cuts" or cuts which alludes to the manner in which the fish was cooked and filled in as a neighborhood dish in Chachoengsao. The common seal demonstrates the principle lobby of the Sothornaramvoraviharn Temple. In this corridor is the most imperative Buddha picture of the area, called Luang Por Buddha Sothorn. The commonplace tree is Peltophorum dasyrachis. The tree was appointed to the territory by Queen Sirikit on the 50th commemoration of the crowning ordinance of King Rama IX in 2000. The common blossom is the yellow showy.