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| Province: | Trat |
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| Area: | 50. Trat (ตราด is a province ( changwat) of Thailand. It is located in the east of Thailand and has borders with Chanthaburi Province to 2 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 23,981 (2000) |
| Pop. density: | 477. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7 inh. /km² |
| Geocode: | 2302 |
| Postal code: | 23110 |
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Khlong Yai (Thai: คลองใหญ่) is a district (Amphoe) of Trat Province, eastern Thailand. A Geocode ( G eospatial E ntity O bject Code) is representation format of a geospatial coordinate measurement used to provide a standard representation A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a Thai (th ภาษาไทย, transcription: phasa thai, transliteration:; pʰāːsǎːtʰāj is the national and An amphoe (sometimes also amphur, อำเภอ am-pʰəː is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Trat (ตราด is a province ( changwat) of Thailand. It is located in the east of Thailand and has borders with Chanthaburi Province to The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj
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History
In the past the area was a part of Patchanta Khiri Khet province (now Koh Kong). Koh Kong ( Khétt Kaôh Kŏng, Khêt Kaôh Kŏng before 1996 is a province of Cambodia. Unlike the other parts of Koh Kong, this area became part of Siam (Thailand) by the French-Siamese contract in the reign of King Chulalongkorn, in which Siam had to cede the areas east of the Mekong river as well as those provinces of western Cambodia like Battambang, Siam Nakhon and Sisophon. Chulalongkorn ( Rama V) (royal name Phra Chula Chomklao Chaoyuhua; พระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว
It was created as a minor district (King Amphoe) in 1912 and officially upgraded to a full district in 1959. An amphoe (sometimes also amphur, อำเภอ am-pʰəː is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand.
Geography
The district is at a narrow band of land along the coast to the Gulf of Thailand, separated from Cambodia by the Cardamom Mountains. The Gulf of Thailand (or Gulf of Siam) is a gulf that borders but is not part of the South China Sea ( Pacific Ocean) The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East The Krâvanh Mountains, or literally " Cardamom Mountains " ( Khmer regular script:, Chuor Phnom Krâvanh; Thai
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Trat of Trat Province, the province Koh Kong of Cambodia and the Gulf of Thailand. Mueang Trat (เมืองตราด is the capital district ( Amphoe Mueang) of Trat Province, eastern Thailand. Koh Kong ( Khétt Kaôh Kŏng, Khêt Kaôh Kŏng before 1996 is a province of Cambodia. The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East The Gulf of Thailand (or Gulf of Siam) is a gulf that borders but is not part of the South China Sea ( Pacific Ocean)
Sights
The Thai Red Cross Association's Khao Lan Center (ศูนย์สภากาชาดไทยเขาล้าน) is set on Trat-Klong Yai Road, Tambon Mai Rut, in the same area as the former Cambodian refugees camp. The camp was closed in 1986 when the refugees moved back to Cambodia. The center was established on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen Sirikit in 1992, commemorative to Queen Sirikit royal mercy to set the camp for Cambodian who suffered from their Civil War. Title and ranks Her formal name and title is Somdej Phra Nang Chao Sirikit Phra Borommarachininat ( th สมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ Buildings in the area are the Ratchakarun Hall (ศาลาราชการุณย์) and the museum in which the exhibition featuring the history, lifestyle and household items of Cambodian refugees.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 3 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 20 villages (muban). Tambon (ตำบล is a local government unit in Thailand. Below District ( Amphoe) and Province ( Changwat Muban (หมู่บ้าน is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Khlong Yai and Hat Lek both cover parts of the same-named tambon. Thesaban (เทศบาล are the municipalities in Thailand. There are further 2 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology | Khlong Yai | คลองใหญ่ | 9 | 14,877 | |
| 2. | Mai Rut | ไม้รูด | 6 | 4,642 | |
| 3. | Hat Lek | หาดเล็ก | 5 | 4,462 |
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