Trang Province

   Trang (also Muang Thap Thiang) is the one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the western shore of the Andaman Sea. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Satun.

Geography

   The province is located on the coast of the Andaman Sea, and contains 46 islands together with the mainland area. There are only few plains, and most of the area is hills. The Khao Luang and the Banthat mountain range are the sources of the two main rivers of the province, the Trang River and the PalianRiver.

   The southern coast of the province is protected in the Mu Ko Phetra National Park. The estuary of the Trang River together with the Had Chao Mai Marine National Park and Ta Libong Island Non-Hunting Area are also a registered Ramsar wetland.

History

   Trang was an important sea port of southern Thailand. According to legend the ships always arrived at morning, which lead to the name of the town - Trang derives from the Malay word for dawn. Actually, the town was located in the Khuanthani (now a tambon in district Kantang). In 1893, the then governor Phraya Ratsadanupradit Mahison Phakdi, planning to make Trang an important seaport to the west, relocated the town to district Kantang which is at TrangRiver26 km inland in 1916 by King Rama VI due to repeated floodings. delta. It was moved again to its present location

   The Trang area was the first area of Thailand where rubber trees were planted, brought there by governor Phraya Ratsadanupradit Mahison Phakdi from Malaysia in 1899.

Administrative divisions

   Trang is subdivided into 9 districts (Amphoe) and one minor district (King Amphoe). These are further subdivided into 87 communes (tambon) and 697 villages (muban).

  Amphoe

   1. Mueang Trang

   2. Kantang

   3. Yan Ta Khao

   4. Palian

   5. Sikao

   6. Huai Yot

   7. Wang Wiset

   8. Na Yong

   9. Ratsada

 King Amphoe

  10. Hat Samran

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"Trang Province." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 22 Apr 2007, 19:54 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 4 Aug 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trang_Province&oldid=124939507>.