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]
Trang ตรัง | |
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| 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 / 7.55750°N 99.61028°E | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Trang |
| District | Mueang Trang |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Municipality |
| • Mayor | Apichit Winothai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.77 km2 (5.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 59,637 |
| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area code | (+66) 75 |
| Website | trangcity.go.th |
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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) | 35.0 (95.0) | 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) | 17.0 (62.6) | 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) | 19.0 (66.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 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
External links
Trang travel guide from Wikivoyage
