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Travel guide with information
about population, visitors and travelling-time on Koh Chang and
Koh Kood in Thailand |
Koh Chang,
Koh Kood and more islands between Bangkok, Pattaya and Cambodia
in Thailand. With pictures, maps and information
- not only from hotels, bungalow resorts and accommodation. Travel
and holiday in Thailand – easy with www.Ko-Chang.info |
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(Shrimp farm north of Baan Salak Khok)
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| Population
The majority of the almost 5000 island inhabitants
live off the cultivation of coconut, rubber production,
fishing or off the yield of shrimp farms. Meanwhile
more and more island inhabitants find work in
the expanding tourism industry.
Visitors
The first Farang (foreigner)
arrived on Koh Chang in 1987. In the year 1998
already over 70,000 holidaymakers visited the
island - and the number is rising continuously,
particularly because of the improvement of the
infrastructure and increasingly more comfortable
accommodations. Also the proximity to Pattaya
(3 - 4 hours by bus to Trat) and Bangkok (5 -
6 hours) attracts additional visitors to the island.
At the weekends, public holidays and vacations
many Thais come from Bangkok and the closer vicinity
for a short stay to the island, so that well over
half of all yearly visitors are Thai people. The
average duration of stopover of the non-Thai holidaymakers
amounts to 5 days. |
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Travelling-Time
& Weather
Koh Chang, like the rest of Thailand, has 2 seasons,
the rainy season here lasts from June until October
and the dry season from November until May. Most
visitors are on the island between December and
March, this is also the best time for a stay, since
the temperatures rarely exceed over 30° Celsius.
In November and December it can become occasionally
quite cool because of the wind in the evening and
at night.
The month with the most rainfall is August with
an average 700 mm of rain per square meter.
Click here for online weather in Chantaburi
(about 80 km from Ko Chang)! |
| Some Bungalow-Resorts close during the monsoon
season, but most resorts are open all year round.
Those who are looking for peace and solitude will
not regret visiting in the months with heavier
rainfall for it doesn't rain every day and all
day long.
During the high peak season, particularly Thai
public-holidays, long weekends or during the European
and Thai vacation times, shortages in accommodations
may occur. It may pay to reserve in advance to
avoid inconveniences or prepare yourself for a
night at the beach, in the restaurant or in the
hammock.
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