Pattaya (English spelling)

Japanese: パタヤー（英語表記）Phatthaya

A city in Chonburi Province in central Thailand. Population 34,867 (1980). Located on the eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand (Gulf of Siam), it is one of Thailand's largest tourist destinations. Pattaya was once just a small village engaged in fishing and agriculture, but in the 1960s during the Vietnam War, tourism development progressed rapidly and it became a world-famous resort. Japanese-owned hotels and other establishments have sprung up along the coastline, and various problems have arisen with tourism development. [Tanabe Shigeharu]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

タイ中部，チョンブリー県の都市。人口3万4867(1980)。タイ湾(シャム湾)東岸に位置するタイ最大の観光地の一つ。漁業，農業を営む一寒村にすぎなかったパタヤーは，ベトナム戦争中の1960年代から急速に観光開発が進み，世界中に知られる保養地となった。日系資本のホテルなどが海岸線に沿って林立し，観光開発に伴うさまざまな問題が発生している。【田辺繁治】

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