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Trang, or Taptiang,
is another big town in the South of Thailand, which is the first to grow
rubber trees of which the saplings were brought in from Malaysia
by Phraya Rasssadanupradit Mahissarapakdi.
 Trang
is a seaport on the Thai west coast 1,124 kms. from Bangkok
on Phetchakasem Road. At present, there is a new route, from
Suratthani to Trang, which makes the total distance from Bangkok
864 kms. Its area is 5,216 square kms. or about 3,095,000 Rai.
The northern boundary is next to Thung Song District, Nakhorn
Si Thammarat Province; the southern by Thung Wah District, Satun
Province, the Indian Ocean. The Administration of the province
is divided into 9 districts and 1 sub-district; Muang (Trang
Town), Kantang, Huay Yod, Sikao, Yan Takhao, Palian, Wang Wiset,
Nayong Districts, and Ratsada Had Samran sub-districts.
In the last years many hotels and resorts where build on the
beautiful islands - Koh Mook, Koh Ngai, Koh Kradan and Koh
Sukorn - to accommodate the increasing numbers of tourists
visiting the area.
 The
geography of Trang
consists of
three main areas: the North which is hilly like waves with flat
plains in between suitable for rubber plantations; the Central
which consists of sloping areas and in the North of which most
of the soil is red and suitable for agriculture; the South which
is flat low coastal land along the west side of the Indian Ocean,
spreading all along the province's boundary of 119 kms. Its
soil is sandy and thus suitable for oil palms.
Climate
Trang is a coastal province on the Indian Ocean and on a narrow
piece of land, thus, there are monsoons all year round, resulting
in a high amount of rain. Only the time from February to April
is without rain. The amount of rain in 1980 was as high as 2,607.6
mm. For this reason, Trang only has two seasons: summer and
rainy season. The above said characteristics make Trang most
suitable for agriculture, especially rubber planting.
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For
vegetarians, a Vegetarian Festival is organized every October.
This is a Chinese tradition where believers refrain from eating
meat and particular vegetables for nine days in order to make
merit and give offerings to the spirits.