Trang (province)
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ตรัง | |
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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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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: | |
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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 |
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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.
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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').
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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).
literature
- Thailand in Figures 2011 . Alpha Research, Nonthaburi 2011, ISBN 978-616752603-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Gross Provincial Product at Current Market Prices: Southern Provinces, National Economic and Social Development Board, 2011.
- ↑ a b Thailand in Figures 2011 . P. 393.
- ↑ Key indicators of the population and households, Population and Housing Census 1990 and 2000: Trang (PDF)
- ↑ Department of Provincial Administration : As of 2012 (in Thai)
Coordinates: 7 ° 33 ' N , 99 ° 37' E