Kantang ( th, กันตัง, ) is a district (''

amphoe An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...

'') in the western part of Trang province,

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History

Kantang was the original capital of Trang Province, at first in Khuan Thani, and then from 1893 to 1916 in Kantang itself. As the area was prone to flooding, the capital was moved inland to its present location. The city pillar shrine ('' lak mueang'') of Trang is still at its original location at Khuan Thani.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Sikao, Mueang Trang, and Yan Ta Khao of Trang Province. To the southwest is the

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. The district is at the mouth of the

Trang River Trang River ( th, แม่น้ำตรัง) is one of main rivers of Trang Province apart from Palian River. Trang River has two origins, the first one is in Khao Luang, a summit of Nakhon Si Thammarat Range, Nakhon Si Thammarat Provinc ...

Administration

The district is divided into 14 sub-districts (''

tambon ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...

s''), which are further subdivided into 83 villages (''

muban Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...

s''). The town (''

thesaban mueang Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...

'') Kantang covers the entire ''tambon'' Kantang. There are 13 tambon administrative organizations (TAO) in the district.

Economy

The Kantang District's chief industry is fishing. The industry is highly concentrated in few hands and has recently come under fire by international organisations for human trafficking, over-fishing, abuse of human rights, and outright murder. An

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video went so far as to name Kanatang's Boonlarp Fishing Partnership, Ltd., as a particularly egregious bad actor.

References

External links

amphoe.com
(Thai) Districts of Trang province {{Trang-geo-stub