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Island size: 111.255 sq.km. Composed with: 2 Tumbon (Tumbon Koh Mak and Tumbon Koh Kood)

6 Villages (Moo Ban)

• Klong Hin Dum Village
• Klong Chao Village
• Ao Yai Village
• Salak Aun
• Ao Plaow
• Ao Salad

Koh Kood Travel Guide and Tourist Attractions.
A group of 24 islands south of Koh Chang was designated as the Koh Kood sub-district in 1990.. These include the main island of Koh Kood, 9 islands of Koh Mak and 12 islands of Koh Rang. Koh Kood Sub-district has a very small population of less than 2,000. About 70% of the population are on Koh Kood while the rest live on Koh Mak. Almost all other islands are uninhabited. Fishing and agriculture are the main occupations

Situated 80 kms southeast of the provincial capital of Trat, Koh Kood is the farthest island from the mainland. It is also the easternmost island of Thailand bordering Kampuchea. With an area of 129 sq. kms Koh Kood is the second largest island of the Koh Chang Marine National Park and fourth largest in Thailand, after Koh Samui. It is supported by essential infrastructure, which include a hospital, schools, police station, electricity (mainly for state-run facilities), water and telephone system. Fuel and solar energy are, the main sources of electricity here. Most resorts generate their own electricity.

The oldest village in Koh Kood is the Klong Mad Village where the people are of Thai and Cambodian origins. These early dwellers had migrated from neighboring Koh Kong since the turn of the 20th century. Koh Kood has a mountainous terrain in the central region. About 70% of Koh Kood are covered by tropical rainforest. Development is scarce and mostly at coastal areas. Koh Kood boasts of scenic beauties, crystals clear sea, pristine beaches, breathtaking waterfalls and a very pure nature environment.

Boats from the piers in Laem Ngob and the Dan Kao pier on the mainland take about 4 to 5 hours to reach Koh Kood. Speedboats takes slightly over an hour. The resorts which cater to the higher priced market include this trip in their packages. There are several resorts, most of them are on the west coast. Koh Kood is little known to foreigners. Most of the visitors are Thais who find it a paradise. Most resorts have, a minimum requirement on number of guests per package, usually 10. However, if you do not have your own group you can join the others to meet the minimum required.

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The original inhabitants of Koh Kood were Thais and Cambodians who fled to the Thai territory when the French took over the city of Padjantakiri in 1904. The oldest community is Klong Mad Village whose residents still make a living out of planting rubber trees, cultivation of coconuts and basic fisheries. But the biggest community on Koh Kood is Ao Yai Village, a harbor where many fishing boats seek refuge during rough weather. Koh Kood (Koh Kud) has an essential infrastructure which includes a hospital, couple of schools, a police station, electricity (mainly for state-run facilities), water and telephone system. Fuel and solar energy are the main source of power on the island.

Ridged plains have given rise to many inland brooks, streams and waterfalls. The Klong Chao Waterfall is probably the most impressive with it’s height and spread. With three tiers it allows visitors to swim and bathe in the waters all year around. It was visited by King Rama VI in 1911 and was given the royal name ‘Anamkok Waterfall’ in commemoration to Ong Chiang Lue, a Vietnamese king taking refuge in the Kingdom of Thailand during the reign of King Rama I in the late 18th century.

While the global climate has experienced periods of both cooling and warming over millions of years, the climate of Southeast Asia has remained more or less the same as it is today. His is due to its location around the equator and, being surrounded by ocean providing plenty of moisture in the form or rain, the region was able to sustain consistent rainforests over a very long period of time. The rain is more evenly distributed throughout the year along the tropical zone, nurturing equatorial rainforests across South and Central America, Africa, Southeast Asia and Australia, which were all parts of the same landmass during the last ice age. Then, as the glaciers melted and the sea level rose, many of these rainforests became cut off from ech ther and various species established themselves, developing along distinctive evolutionary paths in response to local ecosystems and creating a great diversity of forest eco-systems and unique flora and fauna.

Situated in Trat, the easternmost province of Thailand, very close to the Cambodian border and about 315 km. from Bangkok. Koh Kood's size ranks it as the fourth largest island in Thailand or the second largest island next to Koh Chang in Trat Province. The Island is 25 kilometers long and 12 kilometers wide covers an area of approximately 105 square kilometers or 65,625 Rai. Its natural features mountains and plains where many streams originate and become waterfalls.

One famous waterfall is Nam Tok Khlong Chao, which flows throughout the year and is an ideal place for swimming. You can contact "The Hub" Activity Center at the Away Resort for interestin tours.

In 1911, King Rama VI paid a royal visit to this waterfall and named it 'Nam Tok Anam Kok' to commemorate Ong Chiang Su. In addition; there are beaches with crystal-clear seas. Very popular among visitors are areas such as Taphao Beach, Khlong Chao Beach, Khlong Hin Beach, and Phrao Beach. Accommodations with a private atmosphere is available for visitors at the inner sea of Koh Kood, and the other two islands, Koh Rat and Koh Mai Si, opposite to Koh Kood.

Koh Kood has no road that entirely circles the island and there are only two main roads, ne from the northeast port at Ao Salad Bay to Laem Hin Dum Cape, and one on the western coast, which is about 14 km. long. The only partially-paved road runs from Baan Ao Salad in the northeast to the southwest of the island and is approximately 14 km. in length, however, the road is only 2 meters wide. A very important bridge, Klong Chao Bridge, crosses to Lam Hin Dum Port in the western part of the island.