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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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