Krabi Geography

June 25, 2009 by  
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Twenty years ago, Krabi River, Krabi Town. Photo courtesy of Morag Mckerron.

Located on the western shore of the central Indochina peninsular, where the Andaman Sea lies adjacent, Krabi is blessed with plains, mountains, valleys, rainforest, mangroves, rivers, caves and islands. The coastline of Krabi is 160 km. long. It lies between a latitude of 7′ 30″ and 8′ 30″ North and a longtitude of between 98′ 30″ and 99′ 30″ East. To the North : lie the provinces of Phang Nga and Surat Thani. To the South : lie the province of Trang and the Andaman Sea. To the East : lie the provinces of Trang and Nakorn Sri Thammarat. To the West : lie the province pf Phang Nga and the Andaman Sea. Area : The province of Krabi covers an area of 4709 square km. divided into 8 districts ; Muang, Khao Phanom, Klong Tom, Plai Praya, Koh Lanta, Ao Luk, Lum Thab and Nuerklong.

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