Ko Lanta Yai

Ko Lanta Yai
Native name:
เกาะลันตาใหญ่
Kantiang Bay in southern Ko Lanta Yai
Geography
LocationStrait of Malacca
Coordinates7°35′0″N 99°03′0″E / 7.58333°N 99.05000°E / 7.58333; 99.05000
ArchipelagoLanta Islands
Area81 km2 (31 sq mi)
Administration
Province Krabi
DistrictKo Lanta
TambonSaladan (North)
Ko Lanta Yai (South)
Demographics
Population10,830 (2012)
LanguagesThai, Southern Thai
Additional information
Time zone
Postal code81150

Ko Lanta Yai (Thai: เกาะลันตาใหญ่) is an island in the Strait of Malacca off the west coast of Thailand, between the Phi Phi Islands and the mainland. It is administratively part of Krabi Province, most of which is on the mainland. Together with neighboring Ko Lanta Noi, which forms the Ko Lanta archipelago, and several other islands, it forms the amphoe of Ko Lanta District.