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TRAT
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 A
small province at the eastern-most frontier bordering
on Cambodia with the Khao Banthat mountain range forming
a natural demarcation, Trat is a resort town with
over fifty large and small off-shore islands, long white
sandy beaches and unspoiled coral ranges. It is also a
major fruit-growing and fishing area.
About 315 kilometres from Bangkok
and covering an area of 2,819 square kilometres, the
province is administratively divided into the districts
of Meuang, Khao Saming, Laem Ngop, Khlong Yai and Bo
Rai, and the sub-districts of Ko Chang and Ko Kut.
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The Ko Chang Yutthanavi
Day is organized in late January at the Ko Chang Yutthanavi
Memorial on Laem Ngop. The event is to commemorate the
bravery of the Royal Thai Navy’s action against the French
on January 17, 1941. Merit-making and tribute rites are
performed and there is exhibition by the Royal Thai Navy.
Trat Memorail Day , on March
23, marks the day the province returned to Thai sovereignty
after the French occupation. The celebrations are held
at the provincial town hall.
Trat Fruit Fair , usually
in late May or early June, features exhibitions and
agricultural produce. There fruit contests, particularly
of sweet Salak (or Rakam)
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