Trang, Thailand

This article is about the city Trang. For other uses, see Trang (disambiguation).

Trang ตรัง
City Municipality
City of Trang เทศบาลนครตรัง
Trang city hall, City Pillar Shrine of Trang, Trang railway station
Seal
Trang Location in Thailand
Coordinates: 7°33′27″N 99°36′37″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Trang
District	Mueang Trang
Government
• Type	City Municipality
• Mayor	Apichit Winothai
Area
• Total	14.77 km^2 (5.70 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	59,637
• Density	4,000/km^2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area code	(+66) 75
Website	trangcity.go.th

Thesaban nakhon Trang (Thai: เทศบาลนครตรัง (translated as Trang city municipality)), City of Trang, or Trang (Thai: ตรัง, pronounced [trāŋ]), also called Mueang Thap Thiang (เมืองทับเที่ยง), is a thesaban nakhon (city municipality) and the capital of Trang Province, Thailand. The city has a population of 59,637 (2005) and covers the whole tambon Thap Thiang of Mueang Trang district. Trang is 839 km south of Bangkok.^[1]

Geography

Trang lies on the Trang River, roughly halfway between the Tenasserim Hills and the coast of the Andaman Sea.^[2]

Climate

Trang has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). At just 8°N, the temperature in Trang is sees little variation throughout the year, although the pre-monsoon months from February to April are a little hotter in the daytime. The year is divided into a short dry season, from January to February, and a long wet season from March to December, with the heaviest rain in September. There is still some rain, however, in the dry season.

Climate data for Trang (1991–2020, extremes 1951-present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	37.0 (98.6)	40.0 (104.0)	40.5 (104.9)	40.3 (104.5)	39.0 (102.2)	36.8 (98.2)	35.6 (96.1)	35.7 (96.3)	36.5 (97.7)	35.6 (96.1)	35.9 (96.6)	34.8 (94.6)	40.5 (104.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.6 (90.7)	34.2 (93.6)	35.3 (95.5)	35.4 (95.7)	34.0 (93.2)	33.1 (91.6)	32.7 (90.9)	32.6 (90.7)	32.3 (90.1)	32.1 (89.8)	31.5 (88.7)	31.3 (88.3)	33.1 (91.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.0 (80.6)	27.7 (81.9)	28.3 (82.9)	28.5 (83.3)	28.1 (82.6)	27.7 (81.9)	27.3 (81.1)	27.2 (81.0)	26.9 (80.4)	26.7 (80.1)	26.7 (80.1)	26.5 (79.7)	27.4 (81.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.5 (72.5)	22.3 (72.1)	22.9 (73.2)	23.7 (74.7)	23.9 (75.0)	23.7 (74.7)	23.5 (74.3)	23.5 (74.3)	23.3 (73.9)	23.3 (73.9)	23.3 (73.9)	22.9 (73.2)	23.2 (73.8)
Record low °C (°F)	15.9 (60.6)	15.0 (59.0)	17.9 (64.2)	18.7 (65.7)	20.6 (69.1)	20.2 (68.4)	19.0 (66.2)	19.5 (67.1)	20.0 (68.0)	20.2 (68.4)	17.3 (63.1)	16.2 (61.2)	15.0 (59.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	57.3 (2.26)	25.6 (1.01)	101.6 (4.00)	149.0 (5.87)	216.7 (8.53)	214.7 (8.45)	254.4 (10.02)	286.0 (11.26)	287.0 (11.30)	283.3 (11.15)	226.2 (8.91)	152.2 (5.99)	2,254 (88.74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	4.6	2.4	6.0	10.0	15.0	14.2	15.4	16.7	17.4	18.9	14.9	10.5	146.0
Average relative humidity (%)	75.9	72.2	74.4	79.1	83.6	84.6	84.9	85.0	86.1	86.9	85.4	81.7	81.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours	198.4	214.7	204.6	183.0	151.9	150.0	114.7	114.7	108.0	111.6	141.0	179.8	1,872.4
Mean daily sunshine hours	6.4	7.6	6.6	6.1	4.9	5.0	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	4.7	5.8	5.1
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[3]
Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)[4](extremes)[5]

Transportation

The main road through Trang is Phetkasem Road (Route 4), which connects the city to Phatthalung and the border with Malaysia to the south-east, and to Krabi, Phang Nga, Phuket (via Route 402), Ranong, Chumphon, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phetchaburi, Ratchaburi, and Bangkok to the north.

Trang Railway Station is on a branch (terminating at Kantang of the Southern Line of the State Railway of Thailand.

Trang is served by Trang Airport, seven km from the city.^[6] Thai AirAsia, Nok Air and Thai Lion Air provide services to Bangkok from Trang.

References

1. "Distance: Bangkok to Trang". Google Maps. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
2. "Trang". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
3. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
4. "ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)" (PDF) (in Thai). Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department. p. 120. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
5. "Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010". Thai Meteorological Department. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
6. "Trang Airport". Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) Thailand: Trang. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.

External links

• Trang travel guide from Wikivoyage