Ko Yao (เกาะยาว), sometimes written Koyao, is a group of islands between Phuket and Krabi. There are two main islands, Ko Yao Noi ("Small Long Island") and Ko Yao Yai, with Noi being the more developed of the two. Ko Yao is located in the south of Phang nga Bay,
lying horizontally, 42 kilometers away from the mainland of Phang-nga
Province. It is a district of Phang-nga Province with a total area
of 141.067 square kilometers, consisting of 44 islands. Of these
islands, the two most important ones are Koh Yao Noi and Ko Yao
Yai, which is twice size of of Koh Yao Noi. Koh
Yao Noi is the center of government with all government
offices located there. Koh Yao has many tourist attractions
that still maintain their natural beauty along with many beautiful
beaches. The people of this island lead a simple life bond with
the sea along with making a living from the sea. Apart from this,
not far from the coast of Koh Yao are many exotic islands,
which increase the beauty of Ko Yao.
Ko Yao Noi remains a beautiful island, where most people still believe that the island should be preserved from human degradation.
Sea Gypsies (Moken people) were inhabiting the Bay before anybody else, except maybe other nomadic people like forest hunters and collectors (Sakai, Negritos). The 3,500 or so inhabitants of Koh Yao Noi are thought to be recent migrants from the Malay Peninsula (Satun, Trang).
The Mon population, linguistically and culturally belonging to the Khmer ethnolinguistic group, did settled in peninsular Thailand since ever, ruling maritime states like the one of Ligor (Nakhon Si Thammarat). They melt continuously with Southern migrants from Malaysia and with Northern rulers (Thai), over centuries of commercial exchanges and political conflicts. Most probably the Mon stock remains prevalent for most of the people living nowadays in Southern Thailand, including people of Koh Yao.
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