Kantang District

Kantang
กันตัง
District

District location in Trang Province
Coordinates: 7°24′20″N 99°30′55″E / 7.40556°N 99.51528°E / 7.40556; 99.51528Coordinates: 7°24′20″N 99°30′55″E / 7.40556°N 99.51528°E / 7.40556; 99.51528
Country Thailand
Province Trang
Seat Kantang
Area
 • Total 612.7 km2 (236.6 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 86,325
 • Density 135.5/km2 (351/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code 92110
Geocode 9202

Kantang (Thai: กันตัง, pronounced [kān.tāŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Trang Province, Thailand.

History

Kantang was the original capital of Trang Province, at first in Khuan Thani, and then from 1893-1916 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 Andaman Sea. The district is at the mouth of the Trang River.

Administration

The district is divided into 14 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 83 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Kantang covers the entire tambon Kantang. There are 13 tambon administrative organizations (TAO) in the district.

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[1]
1.Kantangกันตัง-13,225
2.Khuan Thaniควนธานี64,630
3.Bang Makบางหมาก65,395
4.Bang Paoบางเป้า79,402
5.Wang Wonวังวน53,991
6.Kantang Taiกันตังใต้66,972
7.Khok Yangโคกยาง84,293
8.Khlong Luคลองลุ74,069
9.Yan Sueย่านซื่อ42,143
10.Bo Nam Ronบ่อน้ำร้อน99,039
11.Bang Sakบางสัก65,698
12.Na Klueaนาเกลือ64,299
13.Ko Libongเกาะลิบง86,843
14.Khlong Chi Lomคลองชีล้อม54,286

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 Environmental Justice Foundation video went so far as to name Kanatang's Boonlarp Fishing Partnership, Ltd., as a particularly egregious bad actor.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-05-17.
  2. ↑ "EJF names Thai firm responsible for murder, slave labor". Undercurrent News. 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2 December 2015. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ Thailand's Seafood Slaves; Human Trafficking, Slavery and Murder in Kantang's Fishing Industry (PDF). London: Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF). 2015. ISBN 978-1-904523-37-6. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Thailand's Seafood Slaves (Video). YouTube. Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF). Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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