Amphoe Ko Kut

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Ko Kut
เกาะกูด
Statistics
Province:	Trat
District office:	Ko Kut 11°39′30″N, 102°32′32″E
Area:	162.2 km²
Inhabitants:	2,079 (2005)
Pop. density:	12.6 inh./km²
Geocode:	2306
Postal code:	23000
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Ko Kut (Thai: เกาะกูด) is a district (Amphoe) of Trat Province, eastern Thailand, consisting of a group of islands. With a population of about 2000 it is the district with the lowest population of all Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

In the past the area of the district was a village controlled by tambon Ko Mak, Laem Ngop district. It was upgraded to tambon Ko Kut in 1980. On April 1 1990 the government upgraded tambon Ko Kut together with tambon Ko Mak to a minor district (King Amphoe).^[1]

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts.^[2] With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.^[3]

[edit] Geography

It is a major island ringed by sleepy seaside villages and coconut plantation. It is about one hour from the mainland by speedboat.

Kut Island has limited infrastructure and hence is not overrun by tourists like nearby Ko Chang. Several small resorts on the islands cater to mostly Thai tourists who prefer a quiet and family-friendly atmosphere.

[edit] Administration

The district ist subdivided into 2 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 8 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 2 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).