Pattaya Thailand

(Phatthaya) is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand (12°55'39?N, 100°52'31?ECoordinates: 12°55'39?N, 100°52'31?E), about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chon Buri.

Meaning the 'south-west monsoon wind" and correctly pronounced "Put-tuh-yah" not "Patt-eye-yah", it ranks as one of the most successful beach resorts in the world, with some 5.4 million visitors arriving in 2005. Increasing numbers of tourists come from the former Soviet Union and East Asia.