Mueang Trat district
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Mueang Trat
เมืองตราด | |
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UTC+7 (ICT) | |
Postal code | 23000 |
Geocode | 2301 |
Mueang Trat (
History
The area was settled in 1901 as a khwaeng of Mueang Trat. The government upgraded the khwaeng to Mueang Trat District in 1908. In 1921 the district was renamed Bang Phra after the name of the central tambon. The district name was changed to Mueang Trat in 1938 due to a new naming policy for capital districts.[1]
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise):
.The district has one border crossing into Cambodia, at Ban Tha Sen. It is a "temporary" crossing, open only several days a week. As of 2019[update] there are plans to construct a permanent border crossing.[2]
Administration
The district is divided into 14 sub-districts (
1. | Bang Phra | บางพระ | |
2. | Nong Samet | หนองเสม็ด | |
3. | Nong Sano | หนองโสน | |
4. | Nong Khan Song | หนองคันทรง | |
5. | Huang Nam Khao | ห้วงน้ำขาว | |
6. | Ao Yai | อ่าวใหญ่ | |
7. | Wang Krachae | วังกระแจะ | |
8. | Huai Raeng | ห้วยแร้ง | |
9. | Noen Sai | เนินทราย | |
10. | Tha Phrik | ท่าพริก | |
11. | Tha Kum | ท่ากุ่ม | |
12. | Takang | ตะกาง | |
13. | Chamrak | ชำราก | |
14. | Laem Klat | แหลมกลัด |
References
- ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 55 (ก): 658. 14 November 1938. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2011.
- ^ Waewkraihong, Jakkrit (1 July 2019). "Boom along the border". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
Further reading
- Komarakul Na Nakorn, Takoon; Bupphapibul, Teerapat (May 2019). "ตราด - คลองใหญ่ ชีวิตและความหมายปลายถนนสุขุมวิท (Trat - Khlong Yai, a glimpse of life till the end of the journey". Osotho Magazine (in Thai). 59 (10). Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT): 12–25. ISSN 0125-7226.
External links
Trat travel guide from Wikivoyage
- amphoe.com