Mueang Phuket District

Mueang Phuket เมืองภูเก็ต
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Phuket Province
Coordinates: 7°53′24″N 98°23′6″E / 7.89°N 98.385°E / 7.89; 98.385Coordinates: 7°53′24″N 98°23′6″E / 7.89°N 98.385°E / 7.89; 98.385
Country	Thailand
Province	Phuket
Seat	Talat Yai
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
- Total	224.0 km2 (86.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- Total	196,733
- Density	878.3/km2 (2,274.8/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	83000 and 83100
Geocode	8301

Amphoe Mueang Phuket (Thai: เมืองภูเก็ต) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Phuket Province. The town Phuket itself is in the northwest of the district.

Geography

Promthep Cape

The district covers the southern part of the island Phuket. The western and southern coast consists of several more or less touristical beaches, from the northwest: Karon, Kata, Kata Noi, Nai Harn, Rawai and the Friendship Beach along the Chalong Bay. The beaches are separated from each other by rocky capes, most notably the Promthep Cape with the southernmost tip of the island. The cape is popular for Thai people to see the sunset there.

History

Originally named Thung Kha (ทุ่งคา), it was renamed to Mueang Phuket according to the province name on November 14 1938.^[1]

Temples

Pagoda of Wat Chalong

The most important of the 29 buddhist temples of Phuket is Wat Chalong (วัดฉลอง, วัดไชยธาราราม). It is dedicated to two highly venerable monks, Luang Pho Chaem (หลวงพ่อแช่ม) and Luang Pho Chuang (หลวงพ่อช่วง), who with their knowledge of herbal medicine helped the injured of a tin miners rebellion in 1876.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 44 villages (muban). The town of Phuket has city status (thesaban nakhon) and covers the tambon Talad Yai and Talad Nuea; Karon, Ratsada, Rawai and Wichit have subdistrict municipality status (thesaban tambon) and each cover the complete same-named tambon. Chalong and Ko Kaeo have a Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Nr. Name Thai name Villages Inh. 1. Talat Yai ตลาดใหญ่ - 52,192 2. Talat Nuea ตลาดเหนือ - 23,381 3. Ko Kaeo เกาะแก้ว 7 10,136 4. Ratsada รัษฎา 7 33,534 5. Wichit วิชิต 9 38,701 6. Chalong ฉลอง 10 18,072 7. Rawai ราไวย์ 7 13,623 8. Karon กะรน 4 7,094

References

1. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑" (in Thai) (PDF). Royal Gazette 55 (0 ก): 658. November 14 1938. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/A/658.PDF. 

External links

• amphoe.com