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Ko Chang
เกาะช้าง | |
|---|---|
 West coast of Ko Chang | |
 District location in Trat province | |
| Coordinates: 12°6′13″N 102°21′7″E / 12.10361°N 102.35194°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Trat |
| Seat | Ko Chang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 217 km2 (84 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 8,538 |
| • Density | 39.34/km2 (101.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 23170 |
| Geocode | 2307 |
Ko Chang (Thai: เกาะช้าง, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ t͡ɕʰáːŋ]) is an amphoe (district) in Trat province, Thailand. It is on the Gulf of Thailand's eastern seaboard, 300 km (190 mi) from Bangkok, near the border with Cambodia.[1]
The island Ko Chang occupies most of the district's land area, along with several smaller islands. With an area of 210 km2 (81 sq mi), Ko Chang is the third-largest island in Thailand by area, after Phuket and Ko Samui.[2] The name Ko Chang means 'Elephant Island' and derives from its elephant-shaped headland. Despite the presence of elephants on the island, they are not indigenous. At present, there are eight villages on the island.[1]
- ^ a b "Ko Chang". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 13 January 2020.|archive-url=//web.archive.org/web/20200113104227/https://www.tourismthailand.org/Destinations/Provinces/ko-chang/467%7Carchive-date=13 January 2020|url-status=live
- ^ "อักขรานุกรมภูมิศาสตร์ไทย" [The Royal Institute Thai Gazetteer] (in Thai) (Online ed.). Royal Society of Thailand. Retrieved 16 January 2020.