Phang-nga

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พังงา
Phang-nga
Phang Nga (Thailand)
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Coordinates 8 ° 28 '  N , 98 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 8 ° 28 '  N , 98 ° 32'  E
Basic data
Country Thailand

province

Phang-nga
Residents 9865 (2012)
Headquarters of the provincial government of Phang-nga
Headquarters of the provincial government of Phang-nga

Phang-nga ( Thai : พังงา ) is a city ( เทศบาล เมือง พังงา ) in the Thai province of Phang-nga . It is the capital of the district ( Amphoe ) Mueang Phang-nga and the capital of the province Phang-nga in southern Thailand .

The city of Mueang Phang-nga has 9,865 inhabitants. (Last updated 2012)

location

Phang-nga is located on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula (opposite the city of Nakhon Si Thammarat ) and on Maenam Phang-nga, which flows into the Andaman Sea . The city is about 800 kilometers from the capital Bangkok . Off the coast at Phang-nga is one of the most interesting landscapes in Thailand, with picturesque villages, white cone mountains, mangrove forests and wild jungle.

Economy and Importance

Phang-nga is benefiting from the upswing in Phuket , which is a little south and has developed into a tourist center in the south.

Attractions

( See also: Phang-nga Province )

  • Nature experience - landscape and coast around Phang-nga. Numerous islands and islets with crater-like depressions and beaches, which can only be reached from the water with small boats, are protected in the Ao Phang-nga National Park.
  • Chinese Quarter - a number of old buildings built on the steep rocky reefs

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. Department of Provincial Administration : As of 2012 (in Thai)

Web links

Commons : Phang Nga  - collection of images, videos and audio files