Trang, Trang
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Trang ตรัง |
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| City Municipality | |
Trang City Hall
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 Trang
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| Coordinates: 7°33′27″N 99°36′37″E / 7.55750°N 99.61028°ECoordinates: 7°33′27″N 99°36′37″E / 7.55750°N 99.61028°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand
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| Province | Trang Province |
| Amphoe | Mueang Trang District |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 59,637 |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
Trang (Thai: ตรัง, IPA: [traŋ], also Mueang Thap Thiang เมืองทับเที่ยง) is the capital of Trang Province, Thailand. The city (thesaban nakhon) 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.
Trang lies on the Trang River, roughly halfway between the Tenasserim Hills and the coast of the Andaman Sea.
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 March, and a long wet season from April to December, with the heaviest rain in September. There is still some rain, however, in the dry season.
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.
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