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Chanthaburi is a town (thesaban mueang) in the east of Thailand
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Chanthaburi is a town (thesaban mueang) in the east of Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
, at the banks of the Chanthaburi River. It is the capital of the Chanthaburi Province
Chanthaburi Province

Chanthaburi is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. It is located in the east of Thailand, at the border to Battambang Province and Pailin of Cambodia and the shore to the Gulf of Thailand....
 and the Mueang Chanthaburi district
Amphoe Mueang Chanthaburi

Mueang Chanthaburi is the capital district of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand....
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The town covers the two tambon
Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
 Talat and Wat Mai of Mueang Chanthaburi district. As of 2005, the town has a population of 27,602.

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, the principal church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chanthaburi
Diocese of Chanthaburi

The Diocese of Chanthaburi is located in eastern central Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Bangkok.The diocese covers an area of 34,000 square kilometer, covering the provinces of Thailand - Chanthaburi Province, Chonburi Province, Prachinburi Province, Rayong Province, Sa Kaeo Province and Trat Province, as well...
, is the largest church in Thailand.