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Administration
Krabi is divided into eight districts : Amphoe Muang (Krabi Town), Khao
Panom, Khlong Thom, Plai Phraya, Ko Lanta, Ao Luk, and Lam Thap and,
Nhua Khlong.
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Size, Location
and Boundaries
Krabi is on the Andaman Sea coast of south-west Thailand,
between 7' 30" and 8' 30" north latitude, and 98' 30" and 99' 30" west
longitude.
Total area is 4,709 square kilometers bounded thus :
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- Connects with Phang-nga and Sura Thani Provinces. |
| South |
- Connects with Trang Provinces and the Andaman Sea. |
| East |
- Connects with Trang and Nakhon Si Thammarat Provinces. |
| West |
- Connects with Phang-nga Provinces and the Andaman Sea.
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Distances from Krabi to |
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Phang Nga
Phuket
Trang
Phattalung
Surat Thani
Nakhon Si Thammarat
Satun |
- 86 kms.
- 176 kms.
- 131 kms.
- 193 kms.
- 211 kms.
- 233 kms.
- 276 km |
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Ao Luk
Plai Phraya
Khao Panom
Khlong Thom
Ko Lanta
Lam Thap
Nua Khlong |
- 43 kms.
- 66 kms.
- 39 kms.
- 42 kms.
- 45 kms.
- 67 kms.
- 17 km |
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Population
Krabi's estimated population, as of September 1999, is 344,610
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Geography
Krabi's mountainous physical geography is broken by highlands and plains
on the mainland.The provincial administration also covers more than 130
islands in the Andaman Sea. Natural forest cover is chiefly mangrove and
Cassia trees. Krabi's sandy clay soil conditions are perfect for a
variety of agricultural products, including rubber trees, palms, mangos,
coconuts, and coffee. The Krabi River flows 5 kilometers through the
city and falls into the Andaman at Tambon Pak Nam. There are other
streams as well : the Khlong Pakasai, the Khlong Krabi Yai and the
Khlong Krabi Noi in the province's highest range of mountains, the
Khao Phanom Bencha.
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Climate
Weather in Krabi is typically that of the tropical monsoon, providing
the province with just two seasons, the hot season from January to
April, and the rainy season from May to December. Monsoon winds, which
change according to season, blow from the southeast, the southwest, and
the northeast. Temperatures range between 16.9 and 37.3 degrees Celsius
and the yearly rainfall averages 2,568.5 millimeters.  |
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