Kantang District


Kantang District is a district in the western part of Trang Province, Thailand.

History

Kantang was the original capital of Trang Province, at first in Khuan Thani, and then from 1893–1916 in Kantang itself. As the area was prone to flooding, the capital was moved inland to its present location. The city pillar shrine of Trang is still at its original location at Khuan Thani.

Geography

Neighboring districts are : Sikao, Mueang Trang, and Yan Ta Khao of Trang Province. To the southwest is the Andaman Sea. The district is at the mouth of the Trang River.

Administration

The district is divided into 14 sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 83 villages. The town Kantang covers the entire tambon Kantang. There are 13 tambon administrative organizations in the district.

Economy

The Kantang District's chief industry is fishing. The industry is highly concentrated in few hands and has recently come under fire by international organisations for human trafficking, over-fishing, abuse of human rights, and outright murder. An Environmental Justice Foundation video went so far as to name Kanatang's Boonlarp Fishing Partnership, Ltd., as a particularly egregious bad actor.