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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Ko Lanta
| native_name = เกาะลันตา
| native_name_lang= th
| settlement_type = [[District]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_map = Amphoe 8103.svg
| map_caption = District location in [[Krabi province]]
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = Thailand
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Krabi province|Krabi]]
| subdivision_type2 = Seat
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ko Lanta Yai|Saladan]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Subdistrict]]
| subdivision_name3 =
| subdivision_type4 = ''[[Muban]]''
| subdivision_name4 =
| established_title = District established
| established_date =
| population_total = 30,500
| population_as_of = 2012
| population_density_km2 = {{formatnum:81.4|R}}
| area_total_km2 = {{formatnum:339.843|R}}
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Postal code]]
| blank_info_sec1 = 81150
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Geocode]]
| blank_info_sec2 = 8103
| timezone = [[Time in Thailand|ICT]]
| utc_offset = +7
| coordinates = {{coord|7|39|20|N|99|2|31|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Ko Lanta''' ({{langx|th|เกาะลันตา}}, {{IPA|th|kɔ̀ʔ lān.tāː|pron}}) is a district (''[[Districts of Thailand|amphoe]]'') in [[Krabi province]], [[Thailand]].

==History==
The district was established in December 1901. It consists of four island groups: [[Mu Ko Lanta National Park|Mu Ko Lanta]] (170 km2), Mu [[Ko Klang, Ko Lanta|Ko Klang]] (162 km2), [[Mu Ko Rok]] (3.5 km2), and [[Ko Ngai|Mu Ko Ngai]] (3.6 km2). Other island groups are smaller, like [[Mu Ko Haa]].

The origin of the name is unclear, but it may originate from the [[Javanese language|Javanese]] word ''lantas'', meaning a type of grill for fish. The name of the island was officially changed to ''Lanta'' in 1917.

It is believed{{by whom|date=December 2024}} that the area was one of the oldest communities in Thailand, dating back to the prehistoric period. It is believed{{by whom|date=December 2024}} that this province may have taken its name after the meaning of ''Krabi'', which means 'sword'. This may have stemmed from a legend that an ancient sword was unearthed prior to the city's founding.{{CN|date=August 2019}}

==Geography==
[[File:KOH LANTA BRIDGE.jpg|thumb|left|Bridge construction between Ko Lanta Noi and Ko Lanta Yai, August 2015]]

The district, approximately 70 km from Krabi town, consists of three major islands. The first, [[Ko Klang]], is separated from the mainland by a small river (klong) and road bridge, and is often mistakenly thought of as part of mainland [[Krabi province]]. Of the two remaining larger islands, the larger, more populated '''[[Ko Lanta Yai]]''' (commonly known as simply "Ko Lanta") and the smaller '''[[Ko Lanta Noi]]''', together with 50 other smaller islands make up the 52 island [[Mu Ko Lanta National Park]]. The largest island (Ko Lanta Yai) has nine beaches running down the entire west coast, forests, and tropical jungle. The geography of the island is typically mangroves, coral rimmed beaches, and tree-covered hills. A popular tourist destination, the islands are known for their long, sandy beaches and scuba diving.<ref>{{cite web|title=Koh Lanta|url=http://www.tourismthailand.org/Where-to-Go/Koh-Lanta|website=Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)|accessdate=22 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702133138/http://www.tourismthailand.org/Where-to-Go/Koh-Lanta|archive-date=2 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ko Lanta Yai and Ko Lanta Noi are connected by the Siri Lanta Bridge opened in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jarnjanatawe |first1=Karnjana |title=Koh Lanta bridge on the cards |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/2025771/koh-lanta-bridge-on-the-cards |access-date=28 June 2021 |work=Bangkok Post |date=26 November 2020}}</ref>

Neighboring districts are [[Nuea Khlong district|Nuea Khlong]] to the northwest and [[Khlong Thom district|Khlong Thom]] to the northeast and east.

Mu Ko Lanta National Park, established in 1990 as the 62nd national park of Thailand, occupies 134 km2 of the district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mu Ko Lanta National Park |url=http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style1/default.asp?npid=49&lg=2 |publisher=Department of National Parks (DNP) Thailand |access-date=22 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701051905/http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style1/default.asp?npid=49&lg=2|archivedate=1 July 2015}}</ref>

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Ko Lanta (1991–2020, extremes 1981-present)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed =
|Jan record high C = 35.9
|Feb record high C = 37.2
|Mar record high C = 38.0
|Apr record high C = 38.5
|May record high C = 38.0
|Jun record high C = 35.0
|Jul record high C = 35.0
|Aug record high C = 34.5
|Sep record high C = 34.0
|Oct record high C = 35.7
|Nov record high C = 34.7
|Dec record high C = 35.0
|year record high C = 38.5
|Jan record low C = 19.0
|Feb record low C = 18.9
|Mar record low C = 20.0
|Apr record low C = 21.5
|May record low C = 22.4
|Jun record low C = 22.0
|Jul record low C = 21.7
|Aug record low C = 20.5
|Sep record low C = 21.7
|Oct record low C = 21.2
|Nov record low C = 21.0
|Dec record low C = 19.5
|year record low C = 18.9
|Jan high C = 32.6
|Feb high C = 33.5
|Mar high C = 33.9
|Apr high C = 33.8
|May high C = 32.6
|Jun high C = 31.9
|Jul high C = 31.6
|Aug high C = 31.2
|Sep high C = 30.9
|Oct high C = 31.0
|Nov high C = 31.3
|Dec high C = 31.4
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 27.7
|Feb mean C = 28.3
|Mar mean C = 28.8
|Apr mean C = 29.0
|May mean C = 28.9
|Jun mean C = 28.5
|Jul mean C = 28.2
|Aug mean C = 28.2
|Sep mean C = 27.8
|Oct mean C = 27.4
|Nov mean C = 27.2
|Dec mean C = 27.1
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = 24.1
|Feb low C = 24.4
|Mar low C = 24.7
|Apr low C = 25.1
|May low C = 25.4
|Jun low C = 25.3
|Jul low C = 25.1
|Aug low C = 25.2
|Sep low C = 24.8
|Oct low C = 24.5
|Nov low C = 24.3
|Dec low C = 23.9
| year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 31.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 24.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 69.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 121.6
|May precipitation mm = 227.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 285.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 288.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 342.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 319.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 297.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 148.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 64.6
| year precipitation mm = 2219.5
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 2.6
|Feb precipitation days = 1.8
|Mar precipitation days = 4.8
|Apr precipitation days = 9.0
|May precipitation days = 14.2
|Jun precipitation days = 15.1
|Jul precipitation days = 14.9
|Aug precipitation days = 14.8
|Sep precipitation days = 17.0
|Oct precipitation days = 17.9
|Nov precipitation days = 12.3
|Dec precipitation days = 7.8
|year precipitation days = 132.2
|Jan humidity = 76.0
|Feb humidity = 74.2
|Mar humidity = 76.7
|Apr humidity = 79.8
|May humidity = 82.5
|Jun humidity = 83.4
|Jul humidity = 83.2
|Aug humidity = 83.3
|Sep humidity = 85.0
|Oct humidity = 85.7
|Nov humidity = 84.0
|Dec humidity = 80.4
| year humidity = 81.2
| Jan dew point C = 22.9
| Feb dew point C = 22.9
| Mar dew point C = 24.0
| Apr dew point C = 25.0
| May dew point C = 25.5
| Jun dew point C = 25.3
| Jul dew point C = 25.0
| Aug dew point C = 25.0
| Sep dew point C = 24.9
| Oct dew point C = 24.7
| Nov dew point C = 24.2
| Dec dew point C = 23.3
| year dew point C = 24.4
|Jan sun = 198.4
|Feb sun = 183.6
|Mar sun = 186.0
|Apr sun = 147.0
|May sun = 114.7
|Jun sun = 111.0
|Jul sun = 114.7
|Aug sun = 114.7
|Sep sun = 108.0
|Oct sun = 111.6
|Nov sun = 105.0
|Dec sun = 179.8
|year sun =
|Jand sun = 6.4
|Febd sun = 6.5
|Mard sun = 6.0
|Aprd sun = 4.9
|Mayd sun = 3.7
|Jund sun = 3.7
|Juld sun = 3.7
|Augd sun = 3.7
|Sepd sun = 3.6
|Octd sun = 3.6
|Novd sun = 3.5
|Decd sun = 5.8
|yeard sun = 4.6
|source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Thailand/CSV/KoLanta_48566.csv
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020
| publisher = World Meteorological Organization
| access-date = 12 October 2023}}</ref>
|source 2 = Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun 1981–2010)<ref name=RID>{{cite web
| url = http://water.rid.go.th/hwm/cropwater/CWRdata/ETo/ETo_PenMon_2554.pdf
| title = ปริมาณการใช้น้ำของพืชอ้างอิงโดยวิธีของ Penman Monteith (Reference Crop Evapotranspiration by Penman Monteith)
| publisher = Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department
| page = 118
| language = Thai
| accessdate = 8 August 2016}}</ref>(extremes)<ref name=TMD1>{{cite web
| url = http://climate.tmd.go.th/content/file/75
| title = Climatological Data for the Period 1981–2010
| publisher = Thai Meteorological Department
| accessdate = 4 August 2016
| archive-date = 26 December 2018
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181226035029/http://climate.tmd.go.th/content/file/75%0A
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
}}

==Administration==
The district is divided into five subdistricts (''[[tambon]]s''), which are further subdivided into 37 villages (''[[muban]]s''). Ko Lanta Yai has township (''[[thesaban tambon]]'') status and includes part of ''tambon'' Ko Lanta Yai.
{|
|- valign=top
||
{|
! No.
! Name
! Thai name
! Villages
! Pop.
||    
|-
||1.||[[Ko Lanta Yai (Tambon)|Ko Lanta Yai]]||เกาะลันตาใหญ่||8||6,720||
|-
||2.||[[Ko Lanta Noi]]||เกาะลันตาน้อย||8||5,360||
|-
||3.||[[Ko Klang]]||เกาะกลาง||10||7,835||
|-
||4.||[[Khlong Yang]]||คลองยาง||6||5,860||
|-
||5.||[[Sala Dan]]||ศาลาด่าน||5||4,725||
|}
|| [[Image:Tambon 8103.png|120px|Map of Tambon]]
|}

==Islands==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="background: #CCC;"| Nr!! style="background: #CCC;" class="unsortable"|Island !!style="background: #CCC;" class="unsortable"| Capital !!style="background: #CCC;" class="unsortable"| Settlements !!style="background: #CCC;"| Area (km²) !!style="background: #CCC;"| Population{{efn| 1 = Island's area and population retrieved from the 2012 census}}
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|1 ||[[Ko Bu Bu]]||Had Na Koh ||Southern Beach, Northern Beach ||align="right"|0.123 ||align="right"| 5
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|2 ||[[Ko Ngai (Lanta)]]||Ban Ko Hai ||Laem Lanang, Ao Tapang, Laem Baewa, Ao Muang, Ao Ko Tong, Laem Daeng, Laem Laya, Ao Nako ||align="right"|3.586 ||align="right"| 100
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|3 ||[[Ko Klang]]||[[Huahin (Lanta)]] ||Pak Khlong, Khlong Yang, Tha Klong ||align="right"|165 ||align="right"| 13,700
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|4 ||[[Ko Lanta Noi]]||[[Ban Lanta Noi]] ||Langsod, Klong Mak, Tha Rai, Hua Laem Ngu, Klong Tanod, Thung, Ro Yai, Laem Palm ||align="right"|75 ||align="right"| 5,350
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|5 ||[[Ko Lanta Yai]]||[[Saladan]] ||Thung Yee Pheng, Ban Lanta Yai, Hua Laem, Sung Gau, Ao Tanod, Pra-Ae, Klong Kwang ||align="right"|80.82 ||align="right"| 10,830
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|6 ||[[Ko Mai Ngam]]|| || ||align="right"|1.95 ||align="right"| 0
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|7 ||[[Ko Pleo]]||Ko Pleo || ||align="right"|0.16 ||align="right"| 10
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|8 ||[[Ko Por]]||Ko Por ||Ao Tha Kang, Ao Nai Ban ||align="right"|1.6 ||align="right"| 500
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|9 ||[[Ko Rapule]]|| || ||align="right"|1||align="right"| 0
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|10 ||[[Ko Talabeng]]||Ao Kua Koh ||Ao Talay Waek, Ao Bon ||align="right"|2.04 ||align="right"| 2
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|11 ||[[Ko Waen]]|| || ||align="right"|0.17 ||align="right"| 0
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|12 ||[[Ko Wan Tia]]|| || ||align="right"|1.44 ||align="right"| 0
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|13 ||[[Mu Ko Rok]]||Laem Thong ||Ao San Chao, Hat Thalu, Ao Man Sai, Hat Tarua, Laem Sayam ||align="right"|3.48 ||align="right"| 5
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|14 ||[[Mu Ko Haa]]||Ko Haa Sam Lagoon ||The Chimney Point, Whip Coral Point, Ko Haa Yai coral beach, The Cathedral ||align="right"|0.16 ||align="right"| 0
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|15 ||[[Mu Ko Maa]]||Ko Maa || ||align="right"|0.1 ||align="right"| 0
|-style="background:#FFF;"
|16 ||More Islands||Ko Raputang, Ko Kam Yai, Ko Kam Noi, Ko Klaueng|| ||align="right"|2||align="right"|0
|-style="background:#F2E0CE;" | class="sortbottom"
|  || Ko Lanta district||[[Ban Saladan]]|| ||align="right"|339.7||align="right"|30,500
|}

== Transport ==
The nearest airports are at [[Krabi Airport|Krabi]], [[Trang Airport|Trang]], and [[Phuket International Airport|Phuket]]. Krabi Airport, the most popular one for travel to Ko Lanta, is approximately 10 km from the provincial town and operates international flights to several foreign destinations.

The nearest train station is in Trang Province just south of Krabi. From there, there are trains to and from Bangkok.

There are regular, daily ferry boats operating between Ko Lanta and Krabi, Phuket, and Ko Phi Phi. A ferry run by Phetpaily departs daily from Klongdao Pier on Ko Lanta to Ko Ngai and Ko Mook.

There are only two main roads on Ko Lanta, one in the northeast and another in the southwest, which runs parallel to the beach. On Ko Lanta Noi there is just one main road in the east and a smaller one that links to the ferry pier. On the mainland, Highway 4206 connects with Khlong Thom District, passing Khlong Yang and Koh Klang sub-districts to a public car ferry at Baan Hua Hin. To get from the mainland of Thailand to Ko Lanta Yai, one public car ferry must be taken, then the bridge between Lanta Noi and Lanta Yai. A bridge connecting Ko Lanta to the mainland is currently under construction.

[[File:Ko Lanta National Parc.jpg|thumb|Ko Lanta National Park]]
[[File:Ko Lanta Thailand-8.jpg|thumb|Beach in Ko Lanta]]

== Culture ==
Krabi and Ko Lanta incorporate a mix of Buddhists, Thai-Chinese, Muslims, and sea gypsies. The majority of the population in rural areas is Muslim. The area, however, has no apparent religious tension. Most of them speak with a thick Southern dialect that is difficult for even other Thais to understand. Given this multiculturalism, Krabi is always celebrating something, be it Thai Buddhist, Thai-Chinese, or Thai-Islamic tradition. Chao-le (sea gypsies) inhabit Ko Lanta and follow a lifestyle that has been relatively unaffected by the islands' tourism.{{CN|date=August 2019}}

The French TV show [[Koh-Lanta]] took place on Ko Lanta and took its name from there.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Thailand koh lanta beach.jpg|Ko Lanta Beach
Image:koh lanta.jpg|Ko Lanta
File:Ko Lanta Thailand-6.jpg|Ko Lanta
File:Ko Lanta Thailand-7.jpg|Ko Lanta
File:Ko Lanta Thailand-17.jpg|Ko Lanta
File:Beach house Ko Lanta (22212524722).jpg|Beach house, Ko Lanta
</gallery>

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Ko Lanta}}

{{Amphoe of Krabi}}

[[Category:Districts of Krabi province|Ko Lanta]]

Ko Lanta district - Revision history

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