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 Phuket province
is the biggest island in Thailand and the smallest province in the southern region, with a
land area of 538.72 square kilometers or about 336,875 rai.When adding up all islands
together, the total land area of Phuket province is about 543.034 square kilometers. It is
located to the east of southern region, at Andaman seacoast of India Ocean, together with
its other 39 small islands. The widest part of Phuket
Island is about 21.3 kilometers, and the longest part is about 48.7 kilometers. The
province is about 867 kilometers or 688 kilometers by air. The journey would take about
12-14 hours by car, and about 1.10 hours by airplane.
Phuket
province has its territory close to the following nearby provinces: |
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North |
Close to the sea which is
linked with Pang-nga province at Pak Phra straits with a width of about 490 meters. (It
was originally linked by Sarasin Bridge, but is now changed to Thep Kasatri Bridge at Ban
Tha Chat Chai, Thalang District, Phuket province and Ban Tha Kanun, Kok Kloi Sub-district,
Tha Kua Thung District, Pang-nga province.) |
South |
close to Andaman Sea of India
Ocean |
East |
close to Andaman Sea of
Pang-nga province |
West |
close to Andaman Sea of India
Ocean |
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The geographic feature in Phuket province is long and tapering from north to south. About
70% of the total area is mountainous, in the midst of natural beauty of the mountain
ranges, the sea, and the beach. The area in the West Coast is full of plain lands in the
middle while the area in the east has muddy soils and muddy forests. In the west, the area
has plenty of sand. Phuket province has beaches and the capes of natural beauty, which
attract both Thai and foreign tourists each year. |
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| Division of Administrative
Areas |
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Phuket province has a total of 3 districts, 17 sub-districts, 107 villages, 69
municipalities, 13 sub-district administration organizations, and 1 provincial
administration organization: |
- Muang Phuket
District, 8 sub-districts, 44 villages, 2 municipalities, 6 sub-district administration
organizations
- Thalang District, 6
sub-districts, 45 villages, 2 municipalities, 6 sub-district administration organizations
- Ka Thu District - 3
sub-districts, 18 villages, 2 municipalities, 1 sub-district administration organizations
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