Ko Kut ( th, เกาะกูด, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') of Trat province, eastern

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

, consisting of a group of islands. With a population of 2,894 in 2011, it is the district with the smallest population of all Thailand.

History

Originally the area of the district was part of the sub-district (''

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 '' khwaen ...

'') Ko Chang, Laem Ngop district. In 1952 the sub-district Ko Mak was established to cover the whole island, at that time subdivided into four villages ('' mubans''). In 1980 three villages of Ko Mak were split off to create sub-district Ko Kut. On 1 April 1990 the government upgraded ''tambon'' Ko Kut together with ''tambon'' Ko Mak to a minor district (''

king 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 counti ...

''). The Thai government on 15 May 2007 upgraded all 81 minor districts to full districts. With publication in the ''Royal Gazette'' on 24 August the upgrade became official. As

local government Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-l ...

entities, the two

tambon administrative organization ''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 (TAO) were created in 2003 and 2004 respectively. The Tambon Council Ko Kut was upgraded to a TAO in 2003, and Ko Mak in 2004.

Geography

The largest island in the district,

Ko Kut Ko Kut ( th, เกาะกูด, ), also known as Koh Kood, is an island in the Gulf of Thailand The Gulf of Thailand, also known as the Gulf of Siam, is a shallow inlet in the southwestern South China Sea, bounded between the southwestern s ...

, is a major island dotted with seaside villages and coconut plantations. It is about 60 minutes from the mainland by speedboat.

Administration

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

s''), which are further subdivided into eight villages ('' mubans''). There are two tambon administrative organizations (TAO), one for each sub-district.

Gallery

File:Koh Kut, Thailand, Eastern Bay.jpg, Ko Kut, Laem Ao Yai File:Koh Kut, Thailand, Sunset by the sea.jpg, Ko Kut, Ao Bang Bao File:Koh Mak (island), Thailand, Palms on the beach 2.jpg, Ko Mak, Palm beach File:Koh Mak (island), Thailand, Western beach, Gulf of Thailand.jpg, Ko Mak

References

External links

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