| Official Name: | Kantang |
| Native Name: | กันตัง |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Trang |
| Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kantang |
| Population Total: | 86325 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 92110 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 9202 |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 7.4056°N 99.5153°W |
Kantang (Thai: กันตัง, in Thai pronounced as /kān.tāŋ/) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Trang province, Thailand.
Kantang was the original capital of Trang Province, at first in Khuan Thani, and then from 1893 to 1916 in Kantang itself. As the area was prone to flooding, the capital was moved inland to its present location. The city pillar shrine (lak mueang) of Trang is still at its original location at Khuan Thani.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Sikao, Mueang Trang, and Yan Ta Khao of Trang Province. To the southwest is the Andaman Sea. The district is at the mouth of the Trang River.
The district is divided into 14 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 83 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Kantang covers the entire tambon Kantang. There are 13 tambon administrative organizations (TAO) in the district.
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kantang | กันตัง | - | 13,225 | |
| 2. | Khuan Thani | ควนธานี | 6 | 4,630 | |
| 3. | Bang Mak | บางหมาก | 6 | 5,395 | |
| 4. | Bang Pao | บางเป้า | 7 | 9,402 | |
| 5. | Wang Won | วังวน | 5 | 3,991 | |
| 6. | Kantang Tai | กันตังใต้ | 6 | 6,972 | |
| 7. | Khok Yang | โคกยาง | 8 | 4,293 | |
| 8. | Khlong Lu | คลองลุ | 7 | 4,069 | |
| 9. | Yan Sue | ย่านซื่อ | 4 | 2,143 | |
| 10. | Bo Nam Ron | บ่อน้ำร้อน | 9 | 9,039 | |
| 11. | Bang Sak | บางสัก | 6 | 5,698 | |
| 12. | Na Kluea | นาเกลือ | 6 | 4,299 | |
| 13. | Ko Libong | เกาะลิบง | 8 | 6,843 | |
| 14. | Khlong Chi Lom | คลองชีล้อม | 5 | 4,286 |
The Kantang District's chief industry is fishing. The industry is highly concentrated in few hands and has recently come under fire by international organisations for human trafficking, over-fishing, abuse of human rights, and outright murder. An Environmental Justice Foundation video went so far as to name Kanatang's Boonlarp Fishing Partnership, Ltd., as a particularly egregious bad actor.[2] [3] [4]