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Trang,
or Taptiang, is another big town in the South, 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.
 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. |
