Satellite photograph of Krabi

Krabi (Thai: กระบี่) is a town (thesaban mueang) on the west coast of southern Thailand at the mouth of the Krabi River into the Andaman Sea. As of 2005 the town has a population of 24,986. The town is the capital of Krabi Province and Krabi district. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x958, 156 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Krabi ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x958, 156 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Krabi ... Thesaban (Thai: ) are the municipalities in Thailand. ... The Krabi River is a river in Southern Thailand, named named after the town Krabi. ... The Andaman Sea (Burmese: ; IPA: ) is a body of water to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Myanmar, west of Thailand and east of the Andaman Islands; it is part of the Indian Ocean. ... Krabi (Thai กระบี่) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the shore of the Andaman Sea. ... Krabi is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Krabi Province in southern Thailand. ...

Administration

The town covers the tambon Paknam and Krabi Yai of Krabi district, and is subdivided into 10 communities (chumchon). Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. ...

Traffic

Since 1999 the town is served by the Krabi Airport west of the town. Passing through the town is Phetkasem highway (Thai highway 4). Krabi Airport (IATA: KBV, ICAO: VTSG), is the airport serving Krabi, Thailand - about 7 km (4. ... Road sign in Ratchaburi The Phetkasem highway (Thai ถนนเพชรเกษม) or the 4th highway is the longest highway of Thailand, 1,274 km. ...

Many tourists only travel through Krabi town to go to the more popular locations nearby, like Ko Phi Phi, Railay Beach, Ao Nang, Had Yau, Ko Jum, Phuket and Ko Lanta. Image:Phi Phi Islands. ... Railay Beach is a small peninsula located between the city of Krabi and Ao Nang. ... Ao Nang is a central point of the coastal province of Krabi, Thailand. ... Ko Jum (เกาะจำ also Koh Jum) or Ko Pu (เกาะปู) is a part of Nuea Khlong District in Krabi Province, Thailand. ... Phuket (Thai ภูเก็ต) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Ko Lanta (Thai: , also Koh Lanta) is a district (Amphoe) in Krabi Province, Thailand. ...

External links

• Website of the city (Thai only)
• Thailand Rock Climbing

Coordinates: 8°3′33″N, 98°55′8″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...