Trang (province)

Trang
	ตรัง
statistics
Capital:	Trang
Telephone code:	074
Surface:	4,917.519 km²; 44.
Residents:	618,675 (2009); 40.
Population density :	126 E / km² ; 34.
ISO 3166-2 :
Governor :	Seni Chittakasem
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Seat of the provincial administration (Sala Klang Changwat) of Trang

Shrine with the city column ( Lak Müang ) from Trang

Trang ( Thai ตรัง ) is a province ( Changwat ) in the southern region of Thailand . The capital of the province is also called Trang .

geography

The province of Trang is located on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula to the Andaman Sea . A total of 46 islands belong to the province of Trang, the mainland of which is mostly mountainous and has only a few plains. The Kao Luang and Banthat Mountains are the origins of the two main rivers that flow through the province: Trang and Palian .

Adjacent provinces and areas:
north	Krabi
east	Nakhon Si Thammarat
south	Phatthalung and Satun
west	Coast to the Indian Ocean

climate

The climate is tropical - monsoonal . The maximum temperature in 2008 was 34.8 ° C, the lowest temperature was measured at 19.9 ° C. On 171 rainy days fell in the same year 2117.2 mm of precipitation.

Economy and Importance

The area around Trang was an important trading center as early as the 1st century. Today rubber , palm oil and fishing are the main sources of income for the residents. The tourism has relatively little significance.

The province's gross provincial product in 2011 was 88.573 billion Baht , which corresponds to 127.296 Baht per inhabitant.

Data

The table below shows the share of the economic sectors in the gross provincial product in percent.

Industry	2006	2007	2008
Agriculture	42.3	40.5	41.3
Industry	12.7	13.8	14.2
Other	45.0	45.7	44.1

All figures in%.

By far the largest contributing industry to the province's economic output in 2011 was agriculture with 38.677 billion baht, followed by manufacturing with 12.865 billion baht, wholesale and retail with 11.648 billion baht and fishing with 5.002 billion baht. Baht.

Land use

The following land use is documented for the province:

Forest area: 668,153 Rai (417.6 km²), 21.7% of the total area
Agricultural area: 1,535,861 rai (959.9 km²), 50.0% of the total area
Unclassified area: 869,861 rai (543.4 km²), 28.3% of the total area

population

According to the 2000 census data, 99.8% of the population were Thai citizens. 86% were Buddhists, 13.7% Muslim.

traffic

The most important highway leading through the province is the Thanon Phetkasem (National Road 4), which connects Bangkok with the southern provinces. A branch of the southern line of the Thai State Railroad , which is served twice a day by trains to and from Bangkok, leads to Trang .

Airport

The domestic airport Trang ( IATA airport code : TST) is located about five kilometers south of the center of the provincial capital of Trang.
The nearest international airport is Hat Yai Airport (IATA code: HDY), about 150 km from Trang .

history

Traces of settlement show as early as the 1st century that there was brisk trade in Trang. Rubber trees, which came via Malaysia at the end of the 19th century , were planted and harvested here for the first time .

The Chinese workers who came to the area at that time shape the cityscape of the provincial capital to this day.

Attractions

Rubber Museum - shows the methods of rubber extraction and processing
Kantang - the country's first rubber tree is still around 22 km southwest of the provincial capital
Banthat Mountains - picturesque mountain landscape with rainforest that extends south to the border with Malaysia; Here is a refuge for the Sakai , a Negrito people who live quite simply in grass huts as hunters and gatherers.
National parks :
- Khao Chong - waterfalls and zoological garden
- Klong Lamchan - bird sanctuary with many species of ducks living on its numerous lakes
- Mu Ko Phetra National Park - Marine National Park in the southern part of the province

Symbols

The Trang Province seal shows a lighthouse bridge.

The tree and flower of the province is the green ebony ( Jacaranda filicifolia ). The plant was imported from Australia by the governor who also imported the rubber tree , so it was called Sri-Trang by the locals.

The motto of Trang Province is:

The province was ruled by the famous Phraya Ratsada,

All residents are generous,

The city of the best grilled pork,

Rubber trees were brought here and planted for the first time,

Si Trang, pleasant and pretty flowers, grow everywhere,

Dreamlike and amazing coral reefs can be found in the sea,

And lovely waterfalls are everywhere.

politics

Trang Province is a stronghold of the Democratic Party . It has always won all constituencies here since 1992. Trang is also the home province of the former Prime Minister (1992–1995, 1997–2001) Chuan Leekpai , who was party chairman from 1991 to 2003 and has since been the “chief advisor” (a kind of honorary chairman) of the Democrats. In the constitutional referendum of 2007 Trang was one of the provinces with the highest approval rates with 91.3% (7.5% no votes).

Administrative units

Provincial Administration

The province of Trang is divided into ten amphoe ('districts' or 'counties'). The counties are further subdivided into 87 tambon ('sub-districts' or 'parishes') and 697 muban ('villages').

Amphoe (counties)
Amphoe Mueang Trang ( อำเภอ เมือง ตรัง ) Amphoe Kantang ( อำเภอ กันตัง ) Amphoe Yan Ta Khao ( อำเภอ ย่านตาขาว ) Amphoe Palian ( อำเภอ ปะเหลียน ) Amphoe Sikao ( อำเภอ สิเกา ) Amphoe Huai Yot ( อำเภอ ห้วยยอด ) Amphoe Wang Wiset ( อำเภอ วัง วิเศษ ) Amphoe Na Yong ( อำเภอ นา โยง ) Amphoe Ratsada ( อำเภอ รั ษ ฎา ) Amphoe Hat Samran ( อำเภอ หาด สำราญ )

Administrative division of Trang Province

Local administration

A provincial administrative organization ( บริหาร ส่วน จังหวัด , อบ จ for short , Ongkan Borihan suan Changwat ; English Provincial Administrative Organization , PAO) exists for the entire area of the province .

In the province there is a “big city” ( เทศบาล นคร - Thesaban Nakhon): Trang ( เทศบาล นคร ตรัง ) and a “city” ( เทศบาล เมือง - Thesaban Mueang): Kantang ( เทศบาล เมือง กันตัง ). There are also 12 “small towns” ( เทศบาล ตำบล - Thesaban Tambon).