Trat Province

Trat ( Thai: ตราด ) is a province ( Changwat ) in the eastern region of Thailand, but it is counted administratively to Central Thailand.

  • 3.1 Data
  • 3.2 Known products from Trat
  • 4.1 Airports
  • 5.1 Important Festivals

Geography

Trat is a small province in the east, about 315 kilometers from Bangkok. The Cardamom Mountains in the east of the province forms a natural border with Cambodia. The second largest island in Thailand, Ko Chang, heard together with another 40 smaller island, including Ko Kut, for Mu Ko Chang National Park. Other islands of this province include Ko Kham, Ko Mak, Ko Phi.

Trat is known for attracting un trade in precious stones.

Climate

The climate is tropical and monsunal with three seasons (summer, winter and rainy season). Trat is known for the largest rainfalls of all Thai provinces. Between 1970 and 2008 fluctuated between 4,326 mm annual rainfall (2004 to 174 rainy days ) and 6,463 mm (2006 to 210 rainy days ).

History

During the Paknam crisis in 1893 the French army conquered the western part of Chanthaburi. In 1904, Siam had exchanged Trat to French Indochina in exchange for Chanthaburi. Two years later, Trat was born on March 23, 1906 again part of the Siamese empire. In addition many areas had east of the Mekong flow - as Battambang, Siem Reap and Sisophon - be ceded again.

Economy

Data

Known products from Trat

  • Fruit: Particularly well known are durian, rambutan, mangosteen and sweet Rakam (the fruit of Rakum - Salak palm: Salacca Wallichiana ). The main harvest season is from mid-May to mid-July.
  • Gemstones: In Trat give it also gems as in Chanthaburi, eg Rubies and garnet. But the berühmstete gemstone ruby is the king, who is regarded as particularly valuable.
  • Thai Dogs: The Thai Ridgeback from Trat are known for their intelligence, loyalty and courage.
  • Seafood: Here you can buy both fresh and dried seafood at a reasonable price; Pla Raa is a famous fish specialty from Trat.
  • Rubber products: the rubber of the rubber plantations in Trat has as good a quality as rubber from southern Thailand.
  • Basketry: The most famous is probably the Ngop, a peasant's hat with a wide brim to keep out the sunlight.

Traffic

Airports

In the province of the Trat airport is ( IATA code: TDX, ICAO code: VTBO ).

Attractions

  • Ko Chang, also known as Elephant Island because of the shape of the island, and 46 other smaller islands are part of the Mu Ko Chang National Park on the Gulf of Thailand. It is the second largest island after Phuket with a length of approximately 30 km and a width of approximately 17 km. It is located near the border with Cambodia. Subsequently, numerous beaches, such as the White Sand Beach, Pearl Beach, Klong Prao Beach are etc. It also offers other attractions including several waterfalls of varying sizes, wonderful scenic spots and historic temples. The best time to visit is from December to March, because the rainy season comes to an end and the average temperature is below 30 ° C.
  • The island of Ko Kut (also spelled Koh Kood ) is the last island of Trat. Here there are clean and quiet beaches or beautiful coral reefs. There are also other islands, such as the island of Ko Maisi Lek. Ko Kut is considered a beautiful dive site in the Gulf of Thailand.

Important Festivals

  • The day of the Battle of Koh Chang: The purpose of the festival is to commemorate the battlefield at Ko Chang. This battle was fought in 1941 during the Indochina War. There were many soldiers who have died in this battle. Therefore, the Thai Navy has set the date to commemorate every year on January 17 to 21.
  • Trat Independence Day: King Chulalongkorn ( Rama V ) Trat and Koh Kong had given to France, so that France withdraws the military from Chanthaburi. On March 23, 1906, Thailand has Trat, the island and the towns get back west of Khong and the river. This festival runs every year from March 23 to 27.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the province shows the sea with a mountain in the background. The tree is the province's Indian almond ( Terminalia catappa ).

The slogan of the province of Trat is:

Administrative units

The province is divided into seven administrative circuits ( Amphoe ). The circles are again in 38 subdistricts (tambon ) and further subdivided into 261 villages ( Muban ).

In the province there is a city ( เทศบาล เมือง - thesaban Mueang ): Trat ( เทศบาล เมือง ตราด ), and there are 9 small towns ( เทศบาล ตำบล - thesaban tambon).

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