Thai.
Name of a province (map)
and its capital city in the south of Thailand, 828 kms from
Bangkok with
a population of about 50,000. In Malay Trang means ‘dawn’, and
possibly refers to the fact that merchant vessels from Malaysia used
to arrive at this harbour at daybreak. Another source however states
that this province was formerly called Thab Thiang but changed its
name into Trangkhapura, City of Waves, due to its role and location
on the coast. Its present day name is an abbreviation of this. The
province has nine
amphur
and one
king amphur.
See also
Trang data file.
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