Trat
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Trat |
| native_name | ตราด |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | Trat Airport in Thailand.jpg |
| imagesize | 250px |
| image_caption | Trat Airport |
| pushpin_map | Thailand |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Trat province |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Mueang Trat district |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_total_km2 | |
| area_land_km2 | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| timezone | ICT |
| utc_offset | +7 |
| postal_code_type | |
| area_code_type | Calling code |
| area_code | (+66) 39 |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the town Trat ::
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Etymology
Trat is believed to derive from Krat (กราด), the Thai name for the tree Dipterocarpus intricatus, common to the region and used to make brooms. It is also spelt Trad.
History
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Thai_Traditional_House_On_Stilts_Trat_Thailand.jpg" caption="A traditional wooden Thai house built on stilts in Amphoe Bo Rai, Trat Province, Thailand."] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Trat_-_Marché_de_nuit.JPG" caption="Night market in Trat, Thailand."] ::
Trat was already an important seaport in the Kingdom of Ayutthaya.
Under King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), Trat and Chanthaburi provinces were briefly occupied by the French. In a complicated exchange of territory, Trat (and Chanthaburi) was returned on March 23, 1906, but Thailand relinquished the area around Siem Reap and Sisophon in present-day Cambodia.
When the Vietnamese pushed the Khmer Rouge out of Cambodia in 1985, Pol Pot fled to Thailand and made his headquarters in a plantation villa near Trat. It was built for him by the Thai Army and nicknamed "Office 87".
Geography
Trat Province is located in the eastern part of the central region of Thailand, in the extreme southeast of Thailand near the border with Cambodia. It is just over 300 km from the capital Bangkok.
Climate
Trat experiences a tropical monsoon climate, with the dry season taking place from November to April and the wet season lasting from May to October. | location = Trat (1991-2020, extremes 1961-present) | single line = yes | metric first = yes | collapsed = Y |Jan record high C = 36.1 |Feb record high C = 35.7 |Mar record high C = 38.2 |Apr record high C = 35.7 |May record high C = 36.1 |Jun record high C = 34.5 |Jul record high C = 34.2 |Aug record high C = 34.2 |Sep record high C = 34.2 |Oct record high C = 35.9 |Nov record high C = 36.1 |Dec record high C = 35.8 | Jan high C = 31.9 | Feb high C = 32.0 | Mar high C = 32.6 | Apr high C = 33.3 | May high C = 32.8 | Jun high C = 31.5 | Jul high C = 30.7 | Aug high C = 30.7 | Sep high C = 30.9 | Oct high C = 31.8 | Nov high C = 32.6 | Dec high C = 32.2 | year high C = 31.9 | Jan mean C = 26.8 | Feb mean C = 27.3 | Mar mean C = 28.1 | Apr mean C = 28.6 | May mean C = 28.4 | Jun mean C = 27.5 | Jul mean C = 27.1 | Aug mean C = 27.2 | Sep mean C = 27.0 | Oct mean C = 27.0 | Nov mean C = 27.7 | Dec mean C = 27.1 | year mean C = 27.5 | Jan low C = 22.2 | Feb low C = 22.9 | Mar low C = 24.2 | Apr low C = 24.7 | May low C = 24.8 | Jun low C = 24.3 | Jul low C = 24.0 | Aug low C = 24.1 | Sep low C = 23.8 | Oct low C = 23.6 | Nov low C = 23.5 | Dec low C = 22.6 | year low C = 23.7 |Jan record low C = 13.0 |Feb record low C = 15.0 |Mar record low C = 15.9 |Apr record low C = 19.5 |May record low C = 21.0 |Jun record low C = 21.0 |Jul record low C = 19.9 |Aug record low C = 20.0 |Sep record low C = 19.5 |Oct record low C = 18.5 |Nov record low C = 15.7 |Dec record low C = 13.0 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 51.1 | Feb precipitation mm = 81.5 | Mar precipitation mm = 140.0 | Apr precipitation mm = 196.0 | May precipitation mm = 419.9 | Jun precipitation mm = 777.2 | Jul precipitation mm = 1024.1 | Aug precipitation mm = 969.7 | Sep precipitation mm = 816.4 | Oct precipitation mm = 337.6 | Nov precipitation mm = 85.2 | Dec precipitation mm = 27.8 | year precipitation mm = 4926.5 | unit precipitation days = 1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 3.5 | Feb precipitation days = 5.6 | Mar precipitation days = 9.6 | Apr precipitation days = 11.7 | May precipitation days = 18.8 | Jun precipitation days = 23.3 | Jul precipitation days = 24.6 | Aug precipitation days = 24.6 | Sep precipitation days = 22.5 | Oct precipitation days = 17.4 | Nov precipitation days = 6.8 | Dec precipitation days = 2.4 | year precipitation days = 170.8 | Jan humidity = 73.0 | Feb humidity = 76.8 | Mar humidity = 79.3 | Apr humidity = 80.3 | May humidity = 83.1 | Jun humidity = 86.5 | Jul humidity = 87.3 | Aug humidity = 87.6 | Sep humidity = 87.2 | Oct humidity = 84.5 | Nov humidity = 75.3 | Dec humidity = 69.8 | year humidity = 80.9 | source = NOAA{{cite web | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Thailand/CSV/Trad_48501.csv | title = Trad Climate Normals 1991-2020 | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | accessdate = April 16, 2024 | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1981-2010/RA-II/Thailand/Climatological%20%20Normals-(1981-2010)_060719.xlsx | title = Khlong Yai Climate Normals 1981-2010 | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | accessdate = April 16, 2024 | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/TABLES/REG_II/TH/48501.TXT | title = Khlong Yai Climate Normals 1961-1990 | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | accessdate = April 16, 2024
Economy
Its proximity to the Cambodian border gives Trat importance as a trading city. The area around Trat is rich in gemstone mines, whose yield (rubies and sapphires) is processed right in the town. Fruit growing is also important: durian, rambutan and mangosteen are the main products.
For tourists, Trat is more interesting as a starting point to the large islands of Ko Chang and Ko Mak.
The city of Trat had 10,207 inhabitants .
References
References
- Kato, Kenichi. (2014-12-22). "From ancient to present : Trat, Thailand Photo collection 01: Trat, Thailand Photo collection 01". makewthus product team.
- (1986). "(Eastern Part of the Gulf of Thailand): Trat, Chantaburi, Rayong".
- (2002). "The Rough Guide to Thailand's Beaches and Islands". Rough Guides.
- (2017-08-01). "Lonely Planet Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Northern Thailand". Lonely Planet.
- "Trat, General Information".
- (2017). "List of Plant quarantine station in Thailand".
- "Pred Nai Community Forest, Trad Province, Thailand (Book chapter)".
- (2007). "Innovation in Strategic Philanthropy: Local and Global Perspectives". Springer US.
- (6 February 1994). "Pol Pot, the Mass Murderer Who Is Still Alive and Well". The New York Times.
- "Department of Provincial Administration".
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