In the district is the Phi Phi Archipelago and several smaller islands. The karst landscape at the coast has attracts tourists to the beaches of Ao Nang and Railay, well-known to rock climbers.
Khao Phanom Bencha National Park in the north of the district protects the forests around Phanom Bencha, the highest elevation in Krabi Province. That hills are also the source of the Krabi River, which empties into Phang Nga Bay at Krabi town. Its estuary with mangrove forests and mudflats is a Ramsar-protected wetland.
AdministrationEdit
The district is divided into 10 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 66 villages (mubans). Krabi itself is the only town (thesaban mueang) of the district, covering tambons Pak Nam and Krabi Yai. The remaining tambons each have a tambon administrative organization (TAO).
mueang, krabi, district, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2018, learn, wh. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mueang Krabi district news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mueang Krabi Thai emuxngkrabi pronounced mɯ a ŋ kra biː is the capital district amphoe mueang of Krabi province in southern Thailand Mueang Krabi emuxngkrabiDistrictDistrict location in Krabi provinceCoordinates 8 3 42 N 98 55 7 E 8 06167 N 98 91861 E 8 06167 98 91861CountryThailandProvinceKrabiSeatPaknamArea Total595 7 km2 230 0 sq mi Population 2000 Total79 622 Density133 7 km2 346 sq mi Time zoneUTC 7 ICT Postal code81000Geocode8101Geography EditNeighboring districts are from the north clockwise Ao Luek Khao Phanom and Nuea Khlong To the south and west it borders Phang Nga Bay nbsp Ao Nang BeachIn the district is the Phi Phi Archipelago and several smaller islands The karst landscape at the coast has attracts tourists to the beaches of Ao Nang and Railay well known to rock climbers Khao Phanom Bencha National Park in the north of the district protects the forests around Phanom Bencha the highest elevation in Krabi Province That hills are also the source of the Krabi River which empties into Phang Nga Bay at Krabi town Its estuary with mangrove forests and mudflats is a Ramsar protected wetland Administration EditThe district is divided into 10 sub districts tambons which are further subdivided into 66 villages mubans Krabi itself is the only town thesaban mueang of the district covering tambons Pak Nam and Krabi Yai The remaining tambons each have a tambon administrative organization TAO No Name Thai name Villages Pop 1 Pak Nam pakna 17 2942 Krabi Yai krabiihy 7 6923 Krabi Noi krabinxy 13 1 3265 Khao Khram ekhakhram 6 9 2496 Khao Thong ekhathxng 6 5 77411 Thap Prik thbprik 8 7 9622523 Sai Thai isithy 7 10 85116 Ao Nang xawnang 8 7 89817 Nong Thale hnxngthael 7 8 64718 Khlong Prasong khlxngprasngkh 11 4 670 nbsp The missing numbers 4 7 10 and 12 14 were split off as Nuea Khlong districtExternal links Editamphoe com nbsp This Krabi Province location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mueang Krabi district amp oldid 1173369353, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
