Phang Nga ( th, พังงา, , ) is a town (''

thesaban mueang Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...

'') in southern

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

, capital of Phang Nga Province. The town covers the whole ''

tambon ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...

'' Thai Chang of

Mueang Phang Nga district Mueang Phang Nga ( th, เมืองพังงา, , ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Phang Nga province in southern Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is ...

. 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. The municipal administration was created on 11 February 1937. Note that B.E. 2479 ended on March 31. The town is subdivided into nine wards (''

chumchon Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...

''). #Talat Yai (ตลาดใหญ่) #Borirak Bamrung (บริรักษ์บำรุง) #Samakkhi (สามัคคี) #Thung Chedi (ทุ่งเจดีย์) #Ruamchai Phatthana (ร่วมใจพัฒนา) #Na Krok Khok Ya (นากรอกคอกหญ้า) #Thanon Mai (ถนนใหม่) #

Khao Chang Khao Chang (เขาช้าง), is a 45 m high hill in Phang Nga Province, Thailand. It is in Phang Nga town behind city hall. At the foot of the mountain and within the Wat Phra Paht Phra Chim temple compound there is a cave known as ''Phu ...

(เขาช้าง) #Wang Mokaeng (วังหม้อแกง)

Notable people

Teerayoot Suebsil Teerayoot Suebsil is a professional footballer from Thailand. He currently plays for Bangkok United in the Thailand Premier League. He also played for Bangkok University FC in the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage. See also *Football in ...

(born 1978), professional footballer

References

External links

*http://www.phangngacity.go.th (Thai) Populated places in Phang Nga province Populated places established in 1937 1937 establishments in Siam Cities and towns in Thailand {{PhangNga-geo-stub