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General
Located approximately 814 kilometers from Bangkok is Krabi province, one of most attractive destinations is southern Thailand. Encompassing an area of 4,708 square kilometers, the western border of Krabi is the Andaman Sea, the northern boders are Andaman sea and eastern borders are Nakon Si Thammarat and Trang Province. Krabi is an ideal getaway destination teeming with natural attraction including white sandy beaches, fascinating coral reefs, numerous large and small islands and verdant forests with caves and waterfalls.
Krabi’s topography is mostly mountains and highlands separates by plains in some parts. `flowing though Krabi City to Andaman Sea at Pak Nam Sub-district is Maenam Krabi which is 5 kilometers in length. In addition, there are several canals originating from the province’s highest mountain range, Khoa Pranom Bencha including Khlong Pakasai, Khlong Krabi Yai and Khlong Krabi Noi. Lush mangrove forests line the canals and the banks of Maenam Krabi particularly before it empties into the Andaman Sea. The provinces sandy soil conditions are suitable for growing various agricultural products, particularly rubber trees, palms, coconuts, cashew nuts, coffee, and local fruits like ………..
Due to the influence of the tropical monsoon, there are only two seasons in Krabi; the hot season from January to April and rainy season from May to December. Temperatures range between 17C and 37C.
Krabi is administratively divided into 8 Amphoes(Districts): Amphoe Mueang, Khao Pranom, Khlong Thom, Plai Phraya, Ao Luek, Lam Thap, and Nuea Khlong. The provinces jurisdiction covers not only in – land districts and sub – districts, but also extends to more than 130 large and small islands in cluding the world famous Phi Phi Island.
In addition, Krabi is the location of two world class beaches Ao nang and Hat Rai ley, which offer numerous diving trips, shops ect. Additional attractions in the province are stunning limestone cliffs and rock formations which make it a heaven for rock climbers and a National Park located approximately 40 kilometers outside of town with lakes, caves and spectacular natural scenery.

History of Krabi
Some archeologists claim that Krabi City is one of the older settlements in the country as there is archeological evidence indicating that this area had been home to homosapiens during the prehistoric times or between 25000-35000 B.C. the assumption has been strongly supported by the discovery of stone tools, ancient colored pictures, beads, pottery and skeletal remains in the provinces cliffs and caves.

In 1200 A.D., the area was known as Ban Thai Samo, one of 12 royal cities that had a monkey as the town symbol. During this period of time, Krabi was under the rule of KINGDOM of Ligor, a city better known today as Nakon Si Thamarat.
During the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910) the community was known as Pakasai Sub – country and remained under the direct jurisdiction of Nakon Si Thammarat province.
Around 1872, King Rama V elevated Pakasai Sub-country to Krabi province with the provincial administration office situated at Krabi-yai sub-country (currently, the office is located near the estuary at Pak Nam Sub-district) and in 1875, ordered the separation of Krabi province from Nakon Si Thammarat Province
During the present reign, the corps of civil servants, merchants, and people of Krabi and nearby provinces have collectively organized the construction of the royal residence at Laem Hang Nak Cape which id thirty kilometers west of Krabi town on the Andaman coast to be presented to His majesty the King.

Original of the name “ Krabi”
There are two legends concerning the original of the name “Krabi”. The first is that villagers presented a large ancient sword (or Krabi) that was discovered by chance to the governor. Later when a smaller, on discovering a smaller one, it was also presented to the governor. Regarded as sacred and auspicious, the governor decided to keep them in the province. As the process for the establishment of the province was still in progress, the swords were placed crossing each other in Khoa Khanap Nam cave. Since then, the crossed swords have remained a part of provincial seal.
The second legend is that “Krabi” was derived from the name of local tree known as “Lumphi” The Malay and Chinese merchants mispronunciation of name to “Ka-Lu-bi” or “Kho-Lo-bi” finally resulted in “Krabi” (or sword).

Map of Krabi and South of Thailand