| Hotel
in Trang |
| No. |
Hotel
Name |
Location
|
Rates |
| Best
Deal Trang's Hotel |
| 1. |
Wattana
Park Hotel |
Trang
City |
1,200-1,300 THB |
| 2. |
Trang
Plaza Hotel |
Trang
City |
1,400-1,500 THB |
| 3. |
Trang
Hotel |
Trang
City |
1,200-1,300 THB |
Location
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.
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.
History
People have been settled in Trang for a long time and
this has made it possible for its history to be directed
into different periods of time.
Traces of early civilization in Trang have been found,
as people have discovered a kind of axe called 'Kwan
Hinkat'. It was a tool of the early settlers of Trang
district. Also, bits of pottery and three-legged pots
have been found at Pina, Sambat hills and Kaophra Cave.
Together with these, colourful paintings have been found
at Kaosambat and different colourful beads, like the
ones found in Krabi, have been found at Kao Toa Nae,
Kantang district and Kaosambat in the Muang district.
All of these illustrates the life-style of the early
Trang community in the South of Thailand. In addition
to this, there have been numerous findings in the
sea. Human beings in the New Stone Age preferred living
in the caves and hills.