Ko Libong

Ko Libong
Ko Libong
Coordinates: TH 7°35′0″N 99°03′0″E / 7.58333°N 99.05000°E / 7.58333; 99.05000
Country Thailand
Province Trang Province
District Kantang District
Area
  Total 35.00 km2 (13.51 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total 3,500
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)

Ko Libong Is a name of an island in Thailand, and also of a Tambon of Kantang District which includes Mu Ko Libong Archipelago and a small section of the shoreline near Kantang town.

Details

Trang’s largest island is 15 minutes by long-tail from Hat Yao. Less visited than neighbouring isles, Ko Libong is known for its flora and fauna as much as for its beaches. The island is home to a small Muslim fishing community and has a few resorts on the beaches of the western coast.

On the eastern coast of Ko Libong at Laem Ju Hoi is a large area of mangroves protected by the Botanical Department as the Libong Archipelago Wildlife Reserve. The sea channels here are one of the last habitats of the rare dugong, and around 40 of them graze on the sea grass that flourishes in the bay.

Table of Islands

NrIsland Capital Other Cities Area (km²) Population[lower-alpha 1]
1 Ko KradanKo Kradanao yangalong, Ao Paradise Lost, Ao Niang, Ao Phai, Ao Rongthao, Ao Chonglom, 2.44 400
2 Ko LibongMaphrao Klong Wa, Batubute, Lungkhao, 35.00 3500[lower-alpha 2]
3 Ko MukKo MukAo Klang, Ao Sapanyao, Ao Hua Laem, Ao Phangka, Ao Hua Non, Ao Farang, 8.14 2000
4 Other IslandsKo Nok0.5 0
  Mu Ko LibongMaphraoKlong Wa, Batubute, Lungkhao,Ko Muk 46.00 5900

See also

Notes

  1. The Islands area and population data retrieved from the 2012 census
  2. Population data [1]

References

Coordinates: 7°14′50″N 99°23′32″E / 7.24722°N 99.39222°E / 7.24722; 99.39222


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