Time zone ICT (UTC+7) Population 3,500 (2012) | District Kantang District Area 35 km² | |
Ko Libong Is a name of an island in Thailand, and also of a Tambon of Kantang District which includes Mu Ko Libong Archipelago and a small section of the shoreline near Kantang town.
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Map of Ko Libong, Kantang District, Trang, Thailand
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Trang’s largest island is 15 minutes by long-tail from Hat Yao. Less visited than neighbouring isles, Ko Libong is known for its flora and fauna as much as for its beaches. The island is home to a small Muslim fishing community and has a few resorts on the beaches of the western coast.
On the eastern coast of Ko Libong at Laem Ju Hoi is a large area of mangroves protected by the Botanical Department as the Libong Archipelago Wildlife Reserve. The sea channels here are one of the last habitats of the rare dugong, and around 40 of them graze on the sea grass that flourishes in the bay.