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Trat (Thailand)
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Coordinates 12 ° 15 ′  N , 102 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 12 ° 15 ′  N , 102 ° 31 ′  E
Basic data
Country Thailand

province

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Residents 10,207 (2012)
Trat main street
Trat main street

Trat ( Thai : ตราด , formerly also Ban Bang Phra ) is a city ( เทศบาล เมือง ตราด ) in the Thai province of Trat . It is the capital of the district ( amphoe ) Mueang Trat and the province of Trat.

It is believed that the name Trat comes from Krat . Trat was surrounded by krat, a tree used to make brooms , during the Ayutthaya period.

geography

The Trat Province is located in the eastern part of the central region of Thailand , in the extreme southeast of Thailand near the border with Cambodia . The city is just over 300 km from the capital, Bangkok .

Economy and importance

Trat is - thanks to its proximity to the Cambodian border - of some importance as a trading town. The area around Trat is rich in gemstone mines , the yield of which ( rubies and sapphires ) is processed on site. Even the fruit growing is significant: durian , rambutan and mangosteen fruits are the main products.

Trat is more interesting for tourists as a starting point to the large islands of Ko Chang and Ko Mak .

The city of Trat has 10,207 inhabitants. (Last updated 2012)

traffic

The city has an airport ( IATA airport code : TDX, ICAO code : VTBO).

history

Trat was already an important seaport in the Kingdom of Ayutthaya .

Under King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), Trat and the province of Chanthaburi were briefly occupied by the French . In a complicated exchange of territory, Trat (and Chanthaburi) was returned on March 23, 1906, but Thailand renounced the area around Siem Reap and Sisophon in what is now Cambodia.

Attractions

Web links

Commons : Trat  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Department of Provincial Administration : As of 2012 (in Thai)