Phang-nga

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Phang-nga

Total population

9,559

Founded

1937

Air quality index

19Good

Coordinates8.46°, 98.53°

Demographic figures from National Statistical Office of Thailand. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Phang Nga is a town in southern Thailand, capital of Phang Nga Province. The town covers the whole tambon Thai Chang of Mueang Phang Nga district. As of 2005 it had a population of 9,559 and covered an area of 6.75 km². Phang Nga is 764 km from Bangkok by road.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Choketawee Promrut

Thai footballer

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Jomhod Kiatadisak

Thai kickboxer

Treechada Petcharat

Miss International Queen 2004

Kokaew Pikulthong

Thai politician

Somyot Chueathai

Thai lawyer and academic

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Tanapat Na Tarue

Thai footballer

T

Teerayoot Suebsil

Thai footballer

Jurin Laksanavisith

Thai politician

T

Teerepon Niyom

Thai architect

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Matee Sarakum

Thai footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Phang Nga

• Mortelle
  5474.2 mi away · pop. 234
• Sperone
  5475.1 mi away · pop. 2,153
• Faro Superiore
  5476 mi away · pop. 2,586
• Curcuraci
  5476.8 mi away · pop. 463
• Marotta
  5476.9 mi away · pop. 420
• Massa Santa Lucia
  5477.7 mi away · pop. 352
• Spartà
  5478.1 mi away · pop. 1,027
• Massa San Giorgio
  5478.4 mi away · pop. 351
• San Michele
  5479.1 mi away · pop. 894
• Castanea delle Furie
  5479.2 mi away · pop. 1,888
• Piano Torre
  5479.2 mi away · pop. 288
• Mili Marina
  5480 mi away · pop. 1,865

Browse all places in Phang Nga →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Phang-nga

Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga

Kānthō̜ngthīeo hǣng Prathēt Thai · 2002

Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi

John Hoskin · 1989

Rāingān kānwičhai chabap sombūn khrōngkān māttrathān sathānprakō̜pkān sapā nai Čhangwat Phūket Phang Ngā lae Krabī

Pawāranā ʻAtchariyabut. · 2004

Thailand Small Hotels Phuket and Phang Nga

Nithi Sthapitanonda · 2012

Sathiti thī samkhan, 2512

Thailand. Samnakngān Sathiti hǣng Chāt · 1971

Urlaubstagebuch Phang Nga Bay

Reisetagebücher Notebooks Publishings

An economic valuation of coastal ecosystems in Phang Nga Bay, Thailand

Udomsak Seenprachawong · 2002

Botrīan čhāk kānthamngān khrōngkān Green Coast nai phư̄nthī ʻAmphœ̄ Khuraburī Čhangwat Phang Ngā

Ratdā Lāpnun · 2007

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-05-04

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

Seen 2026-04-29

Lesser false vampire bat

Megaderma spasma

Seen 2026-04-28

Ruddy Kingfisher

Halcyon coromanda

Seen 2026-04-25

Black-thighed Falconet

Microhierax fringillarius

Seen 2026-04-25

Black-collared Starling

Gracupica nigricollis

Seen 2026-04-25

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus

Seen 2026-04-23

Common Sun Skink

Eutropis multifasciata

Seen 2026-04-19

Short-winged Rice Grasshopper

Pseudoxya diminuta

Seen 2026-04-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Phang-nga, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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