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The island is the largest of the dozen islands administered as part of the Ko Kut District. The economy of Ko Kut is centered around fishing, agriculture, and tourism. Some sources have described the island as being relatively remote and underdeveloped. [1] [2] The island's remoteness and lack of development make it a potential hub for ecotourism.
In 1952, the sub-district Ko Mak was established to cover the whole island, at that time subdivided into four villages . [1] In 1980, three villages of Ko Mak were split off to create sub-district Ko Kut. [2] On 1 April 1990, the government upgraded tambon Ko Kut together with tambon Ko Mak to a minor district (king amphoe). [3]
Formerly most of the islands in Thailand were uninhabited, but in recent times many have been developed for tourism. Some of the island groups in Thailand come in clusters of numerous individual islands: Phang Nga Bay has 67, the Mu Ko Chang National Park has 52, Tarutao National Marine Park has 51, and Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park has 42. Notes:
Ko Chang (Thai: เกาะช้าง, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ t͡ɕʰáːŋ]) is an amphoe (district) in Trat province, Thailand. It is on the Gulf of Thailand's eastern seaboard, 300 km (190 mi) from Bangkok, near the border with Cambodia. [1] The island Ko Chang occupies most of the district's land area, along with several smaller islands.
The island is 25 km (16 mi) long and 6 km (3.7 mi) wide, with an area of 81 km 2 (31 sq mi), and a small portion of it belongs to the Mu Ko Lanta National Park. [1] The area was designated as the 62nd national park of Thailand in 1990. The island is relatively less developed, with most of the accommodation available being basic bamboo huts.
Ko Mai Si island. Ko Mai Si or Ko Mai Si Don (Thai: เกาะไม้ซี้) is a small island near Ko Kut (Thai: เกาะกูด) in Trat province, Thailand. It is only a small island in a group of Kut islands. Ko Mai Si is located about 1 km from the island Koh Kut and has an area of about 1.6 km 2.
The island of Ko Mak is in the east of the Gulf of Thailand, 35 kilometers from the mainland, and is the third largest island in Trat Province, after Ko Chang and Ko Kut. With an area of 16 square kilometers, Ko Mak has 27 km of coastline, many long sandy beaches, and a few hills. [ 9 ]
In an effort to stop Khmer Rouge infiltration from Thailand, Cambodia built a large fortified fence along the border in the second half of the 1980s. [8] [9] Since the advent of peace in Cambodia in the early 1990s relations with Thailand have once again soured over the Preah Vihear issue, as well as, to a lesser extent, Ko Kut island. [3]